Student Leader Application

Welcome! This is the central information page for UCSC Resident Assistant (RA)/Neighborhood Assistant (NA)(PDF) applications and position information. To submit your application, please navigate to Handshake.

We have opened up the campus-wide 2024-25 academic year application process for the RA/NA positions. Please refer to the following deadlines when applying for all areas:

Applications available: December 22, 2023

Application deadline: January 28, 2024

Individual interviews: February 12-16, 2024

Decisions sent to candidates: March 8, 2024

Information about 2024-25 Programs Assistant (PA)/Community Assistant (CA) positions will be available soon.

RA/NA Information Sessions

Date	Time	Location	Method	Passcode (if Zoom)
Thursday, January 11	3:00pm–4:00pm	University Town Center	In person	N/A
Thursday, January 11	5:30pm–6:30pm	RCC Red Room	In person	N/A
Thursday, January 11	6:00pm–7:00pm	Zoom	Zoom	696164
Thursday, January 11	7:00pm–8:00pm	Village Community Lounge (F5 Bldg)	In Person	N/A
Monday, January 15	2:00pm–3:00pm	Zoom	Zoom	822825
Wednesday, January 17	4:00pm–5:00pm	Zoom	Zoom	None
Tuesday, January 16	3:00pm–4:00pm	Zoom	Zoom	488378
Tuesday, January 16	4:00pm–5:00pm	Zoom	Zoom	None
Wednesday, January 24	1:00pm–2:00pm	College Nine Namaste Lounge	In Person	N/A
Wednesday, January 24	6:00pm–7:00pm	Cultural Center at Merrill	In Person	N/A
Friday, January 26	3:00pm–4:00pm	Porter I-Lounge	In Person	N/A

Information Session Slides can be reviewed here. (You must be logged in to your UCSC Google account to review the slides)

2024-25 RA/NA Application

(Please note there is a Supplemental Form in the Handshake Application. Your application will not be considered complete if the supplemental form is not completed. Please ensure you verify that all pieces of the application have been completed for your submission to count.)

Interview Resource Packet (more information coming in February)

For more information on the RA/NA position, reach out to us at lead@ucsc.edu

Career Center Workshop

Interview Preparation

College Student Life Involvement Opportunities

If you find that the RA/NA or PA/CA jobs are not of your interest, please consider some of the following linked skill-building opportunities:

Learn more about job opportunities in the Programs Office and Cocurricular Office. Many hire in the Spring.
Activities Office positions include the Fall Planning Assistant, the Activities Office Assistant, Tech Crew & Managers, Terry Freitas Cafe Staff & Managers, the College Guides, and the College Nine Student Senate Executives.
Cocurricular Office positions include the Faculty Initiatives Assistants, the CoCurricular Office Assistant, and the Practical Activism Conference Planners.

Cowell & Stevenson

Student jobs in the Crown Programs Office include: Programs Assistant, Historian position, Posting position, Orientation Welcome Leader, Lead Orientation Welcome Leader, Social Fiction Coordinator (primarily Winter quarter position), CUIP Intern Visual Communications Assistant (new position for 2022 - 2023 academic year)
Student jobs with Crown/Merrill (CR/MR) Event/Tech Crew include Crew member and Crew Manager.
Student jobs in the College Academic Advising Office as Peer Advisor and Lead Peer Advisor
Student jobs with Crown Provost Office include Core Peer Navigator and Leader Core Peer Navigator (work with Crown Core Faculty and support Frosh in Crown Core Courses)
Other College jobs include: Mailroom Clerk, Admin Office Assistant, Residential Education Office Assistant, Student Maintenance, Student Groundskeeper, Dining Hall Staff (various positions), Summer Maintenance Crew

Positions in the Programs and Leadership Office: Program Assistant and Orientation Welcome Leader

College Events Crew, Mailroom Clerk, Admin Office Assistant, Residential Education Office Assistant, Summer Maintenance Crew

Kresge Orientation Leader
Kresge Parliament (Kresge College Student Government)
Kresge Programs
Programs Assistant

Oakes Senate Positions
Oakes Welcome Leaders (OWL’s)
Social Media Specialist
Oakes Garden
Oakes Tech Crew

CUIP Internship
Leadership Opportunities
Council position
Student Life Office Assistant, Welcome (Orientation) Leaders
Program Assistants

Student Conduct