UCLA
Residential Life

Training Assistant

Training Assistant(s) support organizing the training of our staff of over 500 student leaders. They report to the Assistant Director of Organizational Development and/or Training Coordinator. The assistant(s) will influence the direction of student staff training as a member(s) of the Training Committee and contribute to planning, organization, and implementation of those training programs.

Currently accepting applications for a term that will start mid to late Fall 2025 and continue through Summer 2026. Application due Friday, October 17, 2025, 10:00am.

What you’ll do

Key duties of the position include:

  • Advising the Training Committee by offering student perspectives and new ideas.
  • Design and compose the monthly student staff newsletter and assist with the distribution of all-staff communications related to training.
  • Communicate with and assist professional staff with administrative duties related to training initiatives.
  • Maintaining information databases including the master schedule of student trainings, staff rosters, etc.
  • Assist with the planning, organization, and implementation of training sessions and related programs/events, including but not limited to the two-week summer student staff training and quarterly in-service trainings.
  • Setting up, monitoring, and providing other on-site support for training events.
  • Recruiting and leading a student team to develop the training experience.
  • Supporting training evaluation through data collection, analysis, and reporting.
  • Additional tasks as assigned

What makes you qualified

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:

  • Understanding of UCLA Residential Life’s mission and values.
  • Experience participating in Residential Life Student Staff Training.
  • Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication, collaboration, and organization.
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
  • Comfort using basic software, cloud programs, and digital tools including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Suite (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, Slides, Sites), Canva, etc.

In order to support the academic success of our student staff, Residential Life conducts Grade Point Average and Enrollment Checks for all student employee positions. We may conduct these checks at the time of application and any time thereafter once the student has accepted a job offer.

For this position, candidates must have a 2.3 minimum cumulative GPA at the time of application, hire, and/or rehire (beginning of Fall Quarter of each academic year). First year students may use their high school or community college GPA. Successful candidates must maintain full-time student status (12 units per quarter) during time of employment.

How much you’ll get paid

$17.90/hr for about 5 hours per week during the academic year, and up to 19.5 hours per week in Summer.

How to Apply

Submit this application form:

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Questions?

Email training@orl.ucla.edu