Student Employment Assistant

University of California, Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz County, CA · 2 days ago

Human Resources$29.81–$33.26/hrPart-time

About the role

The Student Employment Assistant supports the student employment onboarding process for UC Santa Cruz, recognizing the transformative power of student employment on students' career readiness and professional development. Reporting to the Director of Experiential Learning & Student Employment, the position involves initiating the misconduct review process, supporting the employment misconduct disclosure process, and assisting with onboarding during peak periods.

Responsibilities

Initiates the allegations of misconduct review process for all concurrent/rehire student employees.
Conducts the employment misconduct disclosure process for all new and rehire student employees.
Supports the onboarding process during peak periods, including completing payroll packets, I-9 activations and approvals, and entries into the campus payroll and personnel system, UCPath.
Communicates with students, employers, and timekeepers, answering general questions related to student employment procedures.
Participates in ongoing professional development to enhance and maintain expertise in student employment, career readiness, and career development practices.
Represents UC Santa Cruz, as needed, in meetings.
Completes special projects, committee assignments, and other duties as assigned by the Director or Executive Director.

Qualifications

High school diploma and/or equivalent training and/or experience.
Clerical and organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
Ability to use good judgment and discretion when dealing with confidential information.
Strong interpersonal skills sufficient to connect with all levels of staff, students, and external constituents in a respectful, supportive, yet authoritative manner.
Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently in a goal-oriented, team-based environment.
Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize a heavy volume of workload with pressure of deadlines and constant interruptions.
Good written communication skills.
Able to perform accurate data entry and proofread work carefully.
Able and willing to learn and use new computer programs and applications as required by the unit or campus.

Preferred Qualifications

Basic knowledge of employment procedures and State and Federal hiring guidelines.
Basic knowledge of UC programs, career services, recruiting and staffing methods, and employment trends.

Benefits

Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications, and experience. The University of California, Santa Cruz is committed to providing competitive benefits to its employees. Details on benefits can be found on the official UC Santa Cruz benefits page.

Pay

Budgeted Salary: $29.81 - $33.26 / Hourly.

Schedule

Part-time, Fixed Percentage of Time: 50%, 20 Hours per Week. Days of the Week: Mon-Fri. Shift Includes: Day.

Union Representation

CX - Clerical & Allied Services

Job End Date

5 months from date of hire, with the possibility of extension.

Work Location

UC Santa Cruz Main Campus

Travel

Never or Rarely

Employee Classification

Limited appointment

Job Code Classification

004723 (BLANK AST 2)

Special Conditions of Employment

Selected candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment criminal history background check.
Selected candidate must pass the employment misconduct disclosure process.
Ability to work long periods of time at a computer with or without accommodation.
Selected candidate will be required to work primarily on campus, with periods of remote work possible based on operational needs.
If a hybrid work schedule is confirmed, the selected candidate must be able to work successfully from a home/remote office and be able to fulfill the requirements of the UCSC telecommuting agreement.
Selected candidate will be required to complete training within established time frames as directed including UC compliance training.

Safety Statement

All UCSC employees must understand and follow job safety procedures, attend required health and safety training, proactively promote safety at work, and promptly report actual and potential accidents and injuries.

Notice of Availability

In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the Clery Act), the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (ASFSR) is available at: https://chancellor.ucsc.edu/annual-security-reports/. This report is published by October 1st of each year and includes current institutional policies and procedures concerning campus safety and security; fire safety and evacuation policies; sexual misconduct and relationship violence reporting and response protocols; and crime and fire statistics for the three previous calendar years. A paper copy of the ASFSR is available upon request by contacting the UCSC Police Department at 114 Carriage House Rd., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, or by calling 831-459-2231 Ext. 1.

EEO/AA

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy. It is the policy of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and anti-discrimination efforts, consistent with its obligations as a Federal and State contractor.