Position Summary

Join Our Team as a Parking Officer II!

Are you ready to take on a dynamic role in Parking & Transportation Services? Under the guidance of the Associate Director, you’ll play a crucial part in ensuring smooth day-to-day operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and Mentor: Guide a team of 9 Parking Enforcement Representatives and 12 student assistants, ensuring they are well-trained and motivated to meet daily objectives.
• Training Excellence: Keep our training manuals up-to-date and deliver engaging training sessions.
• Administrative Support: Provide essential administrative assistance and take charge as the night shift lead.
• Student Engagement: Train and evaluate students and help manage our student field assistant program.
• Resource Management: Oversee equipment and inventory to ensure everything runs smoothly.
• Event Coordination: Lead and coordinate special events, working closely with other team members.
• Campus Patrol: Patrol the campus on foot or by vehicle to enforce parking rules and regulations.
• Service Response: Respond promptly to service calls, ensuring effective resolutions.

What We Offer:

• Collaborative Environment: Work closely with a dedicated team and collaborate with various departments to achieve common goals.
• Growth Opportunities: Gain valuable experience in training, administration, and event coordination, enhancing your skill set and career prospects.
• Community Engagement: Be part of a community-focused organization that values your contributions and supports your professional development.

If you’re passionate about leadership, training, and operational excellence, we want you on our team! Apply now to join us and make a difference.

Position Information

• Full-time (1.0 time-base), benefits eligible, permanent/probationary position.
• Position is designated non-exempt under FLSA and is eligible for overtime compensation.
• Standard work hours are Monday – Friday, 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., but may vary based on operational needs. Various shifts may also include weekends, nights, extended periods, and holidays, especially during special events or emergencies.
• The individual hired into this role will work on campus at SDSU in San Diego.

Department Summary

Parking & Transportation Services (PATS) is a department in the division of Safety and Community Empowerment in Business and Financial Affairs. PATS employs 18 professional staff and a team of student assistants. PATS provides comprehensive mobility services, solutions, and planning for the SDSU community. We employ a diverse team of professionals who coordinate and deliver parking, transit, micro mobility, car sharing, vanpooling, and other transportation needs. Our staff provide information and customer service to our campus community for permits, citation appeals, defensive driving and overall support for our parking management database used by our community for managing their parking accounts. PATS manages many vendor contracts in order to deliver services efficiently, affordably, and professionally. PATS Parking Representatives are responsible for the enforcement of parking rules and regulations on campus, in addition to providing parking and traffic support for numerous events. Our Parking Representatives provide enforcement through foot patrol and license plate recognition software. Student assistants provide office support and support services with our Parking Representatives through parking enforcement and special event support.

For more information regarding The Parking and Transportations Services department, click here.

Education and Experience

Entry to the first level within this classification requires high school level reading, writing and mathematical abilities and possession of a California Driver’s License. The nature of the duties may also require successful completion of a background check. Knowledge of and/or the ability to learn how to use applicable parking-related equipment and automated systems is essential. High school diploma or equivalent plus three to six months related experience would normally achieve these entry qualifications.

Licenses/Certifications Required

Valid California Driver’s License or the ability to obtain one within 10 days of hire.

Key Qualifications

• Working knowledge of applicable procedures and regulations related to parking and traffic control.
• Ability to act and resolve parking and traffic problems. 
• Ability to lift up to 30 pounds without assistance, and 50 pounds with assistance. Repeatedly, sit, bend, walk for extended hours, stand, and have repetitive arm movement for long periods of time, exposure to car and flare fumes, and the ability to tow equipment.
• One or more years of prior experience working in parking field operations relating to the enforcement of the California Vehicle Code and California Education Code is preferred.

Compensation and Benefits

Starting salary upon appointment is not expected to exceed $5,566 per month. 

Salary placement is determined by the education, experience, and qualifications the candidate brings to the position, internal equity, and the hiring department’s fiscal resources. 

San Diego State University offers a rich benefits package that constitutes a major portion of total compensation. For more information regarding SDSU benefits, please click here.

CSU Classification Salary Range: $3,794 - $5,956 per month. 

Diversity and Community at SDSU

At SDSU, our diversity gives us power and benefits every single member of our community. 

Through our commitment to equity and inclusion, we encourage all members of our community to purposefully learn from one another through open and respectful dialogue and responsible engagement.  For more information, click here.

Principles of Community

At San Diego State University, we are a community of diverse individuals who have and represent many perspectives, beliefs and identities. This diversity lends our community strength, and we commit to creating and sustaining an inclusive and intellectually vibrant environment that benefits all members of our university. 

SDSU’s Principles of Community is an aspirational statement that is intended to evolve over time. The statement reflects the ideals we are encouraged to uphold in our interactions with one another. 

Supplemental Information

This position is open to current SDSU employees only. Initial review of the required application materials, including cover letters and resumes, will begin on October 2, 2024. To receive full consideration, apply by October 1, 2024. The position will remain open until filled.

The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment. 

San Diego State University is not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions (e.g., H-1B visa). Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Offers of employment are contingent upon the presentation of documents that demonstrate a person's identity and authorization to work in the United States, which are consistent with the provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act. 

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and is required for employment. SDSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current SDSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

SDSU is a smoke-free campus. For more information, please click here.

SDSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers all qualified candidates for employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered military and veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who request an accommodation by contacting Michelle Puentes at mpuentes2@sdsu.edu.