Short-term Job Opportunities:
Positions listed below have specific application instructions, which may vary by department. Please complete the Short-term and Student Application and follow the instructions listed to apply for positions of your interest.
Assistant – Early Childhood Education Lab School
Campus Location: San Marcos and Escondido
Hours Per Week: Not to exceed 26 hours per week
Work Schedule: Flexible
Hourly Pay Rate: $16.50 – $18
Job Duties: Assist preschool teacher with classroom and outside activities
Desired Skills/Qualifications: 6 units in child development
Contact: Tamara Holthaus, Early Childhood Education Lab School Coordinator, (760) 744-1150 ext. 2578, tholthaus@palomar.edu
Education Center Assistant
Campus Location: Camp Pendleton Site
Hours: 30 hours per week (Not to exceed 160 days a fiscal year)
Hourly Pay Rate: $18.40
Work Schedule: TBD
Job Duties:
- Assists students with CCCapply and navigating the application process and onboarding into the Academic Skills Program (ASP)
- Works as a liaison between the ASP program and the Base Education Center
- Proctors pre-tests and post-tests for each ASP session
- Explains procedural guidelines related to enrollment services, financial aid, and applicable District, federal, and state regulations/processes
- Assists current, returning, and prospective students and the public on the phone and at the front counter on a wide range of student services and answering general questions about attending Palomar College
- Data entry, phone, and email duties
- General office assistance
Desired skills/abilities:
- Maintain a high level of customer service in person, on the phone, and through written communication
- Clerical and secretarial experience involving frequent public or student contact
- Ability to provide technical assistance to students
- Ability to multitask and assist multiple students at a time during the busy hours of the day
Contact: Please complete the application and submit this and your resume to:
Yvette Maynard, Senior Education Center Coordinator, at ymaynard@palomar.edu
Substitute: Custodian I
Campus Location: San Marcos campus
Hours Per Week: 8-40
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. or 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Hourly Pay Rate: $23.82
Temporary Substitute Position: Duration of assignment is approximately 60 days but could extend through 6/30/26.
Job Description: Custodian I
Contact: Please email resume and application to Timothy Cross, tcross@palomar.edu
Digital Broadcast Arts Production Support – Media Studies
Position Description: Production Support (part-time)
Campus Location: San Marcos Campus
Hourly Pay: $16.50-$18.00 per hour
Work Schedule: Flexible
Hours Per Week: Position averages 12-14 hours per week.
Duties: Employee will provide pre-production, production and post-production support in all studio related courses for Digital Broadcast Arts (DBA).
Minimum Qualifications: Prior work or experience in Live TV, studio TV, live streaming, editing, and/or production work (desired but not required)
Point of Contact: Please submit your completed application to Zeb Navarro at znavarro@palomar.edu
Grounds Assistant
Campus Location: San Marcos Campus
Hourly Pay: $16.50– $18.40, higher compensation available based on experience, education, and qualifications
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, with flexibility
Hours Per Week: 24 hours (three 8-hour days)
Duties: Specialist project assignment to assist with plant propagation, plant database monitoring, and general landscaping maintenance.
Minimum Qualifications: At least 2 years of experience in nursery operations and/or landscape maintenance.
Point of Contact: Please submit completed applications and resumes to Antonio Rangel, arangel@palomar.edu.
Inventory Assistant, Earth, Space & Environmental Sciences Department
Campus location: San Marcos
Hours per week: 15
Work schedule: Flexible, but within the hours of M-F 8am – 5pm
Hourly pay rate: $17.40
Job duties: Inventory, categorize, and store rock and fossil collection in new cabinet
Minimum Qualifications: Completion of introduction to physical geology course, ability to identify common rocks, minerals, and fossils. Capability to lift boxes weighing up to 25 pounds, proficiency with Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets for data entry and inventory tracking. Position is temporary throughout the summer.
Contact information: Sean Figg at sfigg@palomar.edu
Nursing Program Assistant
Campus location: San Marcos
Hours per week: 30
Work schedule: Monday-Friday 9am to 2pm. Hours will vary depending on workload.
Hourly pay rate: $22
Job duties:
- Operates, maintains, calibrates and arranges for major repairs of complex instrumentation in an assigned laboratory.
- Monitors the laboratory budget; maintains and prepares requisitions to replenish an inventory and other consumables and supplies to meet laboratory needs; prepares work orders for facilities repairs and upgrades and for the replacement and purchase of equipment.
- Performs related duties and responsibilities as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- One to two years of administrative support work experience
Contact information:
Deborah Chow: dchow@palomar.edu
Registered Nurse (hourly) – Health Services
Campus Location: San Marcos and/or Escondido
Hours Per Week: 20-30 hours per week
Hourly Pay Rate: $32
Job Duties: Clinically assess and treat patients within the SHC College Registered Nurse protocols for various medical and injury complaints including behavioral health emergencies; ability to review immunization records and perform various immunizations to include TB skin/risk assessment testing. Ability to draw blood for lab tests, knowledge of CDC guidelines and complete vitals/medical history charting.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from a National League of Nursing-accredited four-year college or university.
- Five years of full-time equivalent ambulatory or urgent care nursing experience.
- Possession of an appropriate, valid California Registered Nurse Licensure by time of appointment.
- Possession of a California Public Health Nurse Certification is preferred.
- Possession of an appropriate, valid CPR Certificate by time of appointment.
- Possession of an appropriate, valid California driver’s license by time of appointment.
Contact: Submit CV/Resume and Cover Letter to Health Services Administration, Kimberlee Ahinger @ kahinger@palomar.edu.
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Assistant – MSE Learning Centers
Campus Location: San Marcos
Hours Per Week: 20-30
Work Schedule: Varies between 8:00am and 8:00pm
Hourly Pay Rate: $16.30, $17, or $18 based on experience
Number of Positions: Multiple
Job Duties:
- Provide general office assistance in support of an assigned STEM function
- Perform a variety of clerical and secretarial tasks
- Provide information to students, faculty, staff, and the general public
- Maintain a variety of records; proctoring
- Assist students with STEM Student Support Program information and questions
- Coordinate appointments, orientations, counseling appointment check-ins, events, and application screening processes
- Assist with promotion, set-up, running, and debriefing of activities and events
- Data tracking and entry
- Limited lab duties to include supply organization and inventory; limited lab support
Minimum Qualifications:
- Knowledge of modern office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers
- Ability to have good customer service
- Principles and procedures of record keeping
- Perform various clerical tasks in support of an assigned function
- Serve as a receptionist, answer multi-line phone, and greet students, faculty, staff, and general public.
- Maintain accurate records and files for assigned area; monitor various logs and files for current and accurate information
- Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action
- Respond to request and inquiries from students, faculty, staff, and general public
- Work independently in the absence of supervision
- Understand and follow oral and written instructions
- Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
- Operate office equipment including computers and supporting word processing and spreadsheet applications
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
Desired Qualifications: Knowledge of the sciences
Contact: Amber DeFreitas, adefreitas@palomar.edu or 760-744-1150 x2718
Substitute Instructional Computer Lab/Help Desk Specialist – Disability Resource Center’s Access Technology Center
Campus Location: San Marcos
Hours Per Week: 40
Work Schedule: Monday – Thursday, 7:30am -5:00pm. Friday, 7:30 – 2:00pm
Hourly Pay Rate: $34.72
Temporary Substitute Position: Duration of assignment is approximately 60 days but could extend to 6/30/26.
Job Description: Instructional Computer Lab/Help Desk Specialist
Contact: Please email resume to Adam Kasarda at akasarda@palomar.edu
Substitute ESL Student Advisor
Campus Location: San Marcos
Hours Per Week: 40 hours/week
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. with possibility of remote work one day a week
Hourly Pay Rate: $29.25/hour depending on degree(s)/experience
Temporary Substitute Position: Start date as soon as possible and through May 31, 2027; training will be provided
Job Description: ESL Student Advisor
Contact: Please email resume to Leanne Maunu at lmaunu@palomar.edu
Teacher (Substitute) – Child Development Center
Campus Location: San Marcos and Escondido
Requirements: Child Development permit qualified; 24 units in ECE or CD minimum, plus 16 units in GE and 1 year experience.
For immediate consideration, fax resume to (760) 761-3539 or call (760) 744-1150 ext. 2575. No deadline to apply. Visit the Child Development Center website for more information.
Theater Assistant (Application Pool) – Performing Arts Department
Campus Location: San Marcos
Hours Per Week: Varies
Work Schedule: Varies, based on production schedule
Hourly Pay Rate: $16.30
Job Duties: Assist in the safe operation and maintenance of theater sound, lighting, rigging, and related equipment, and systems used in support of stage productions and related events. Assist in the Performing Arts Department season production as needed – availability to work evenings and weekends are necessary for the main functions of this job.
Minimum Qualifications: Education equivalent to the completion of twelfth grade, plus a background in live event technology, theatrical productions or equivalent education preferred.
Desired Qualifications: A basic understanding of signal flow and various production systems; lighting, sound, and video. The ability to work independently, and safely on projects. Experience with reading and understanding stage and lighting plots. Students that are studying theater technology are encouraged to apply.
Contact: Email application and resume to Tony Cucuzella at acucuzzella@palomar.edu