Steps Required for Department
To create and post a position with Career Services, departments should complete the Student Worker Request Form. Once the form is submitted, the position will be reviewed and then posted.
- Please call or email Career Services with questions.
- Email: careerservices@umsl.edu
- Phone Number: (314) 516-5111
The Student Worker Request Kuali Form is currently under maintenance. Once complete, we will replace the Google Form with the Kuali Form.
Before hiring, determine if the student is in any other active positions, multiple positions could affect how many hours a week they can work.
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The student can only work a total of 20 hours per week, even if they hold more than one student employment position.
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In some cases, students can work up to 28 hours per week. A written agreement must first be obtained from the supervisor.
Please note that Stripes Shared Services now requires an effective hire date of at least 10 business days out from the time the request for hire is submitted.
Check the Job Code Details page to verify that the student is eligible for a student title.
Please inform your student hire to complete any additional forms designated by the department related to the work they will be doing.
It is recommended that you work with your Business Manager before submitting the ePAF for a new student hire. The submission should be sent to Stripes, with any additional completed department designated forms along with the UMSystem Hire Form.
HR Processing - UMSystem Hire Form
Check out the Student Hiring Manual for detailed instructions on submitting a student ePAF.
After the ePAF has been submitted by the business manager and hiring department, inform your student hire that they will receive an email from Peoplesoft requiring them to fill out information in myHR.
Once preboarding has been completed in myHR, the student must submit valid I-9 identification documents to NER online.
If your student hire would prefer to submit their documents in-person, they must email the UMSLHR inbox to request an in-person I-9 appointment. You can find more information on our In-person I-9 webpage.
Please note that after the I-9 supporting documents are presented to NER, the hiring process could take anywhere between two to five business days to complete. Students will then have full access to myHR. Percipio access will be available 24 hours after that.
Students are not authorized to work until these steps have been completed.
The student can only work a total of 20 hours per week, even if they hold more than one student employment position.
In some cases, students can work up to 28 hours per week. A written agreement must first be obtained from the supervisor.
During the summer, fall break, winter break and spring break, students can work up to 40 hours per week. See below (from HR 101 Employee Status) for more information.
Student Employees: A University employee that is enrolled as a student at the University of Missouri and whose primary association with the University is related to the pursuit of an academic program. Because academic pursuit is the primary purpose of the student role, Student Employees should not be scheduled to work more than an average of 28 hours per week across all concurrent University jobs during the measurement period [1] and should be in a student title as described in HR-204 Student Position Titles.
**Students cannot work during scheduled class sessions.
Job title / Nature of Work
HR -204: Student Employment Titles
Clerical Student Assistant (4022) - Perform clerical/office duties such as receptionist, data entry, filing, mail duties, campus deliveries, and other general administrative office support.
Crafts & Service Student Assistant (4023) - Perform manual labor for the university, which may include food service, warehouse, facility operations, grounds work, equipment operator or other general labor.
Events, Recreation, & Athletics Student Assistant (4033) - Provide support in areas of events, recreation and athletics, which may include events staff, various camps assistance and support, recreation center support, lifeguards, trainers, fitness instructors, equipment support and other related work.
Healthcare Student Assistant (4081) - Assist health care staff by performing various tasks, such as clerical duties, data entry, report generation, or managing electronic files. Responsibilities may also include laboratory or research-related activities, equipment cleaning, providing customer service, assisting with scheduling, and handling department-specific assignments.
Information Technology Student Assistant (4029) – Provide a variety of IT services including troubleshooting system and printer problems, desktop and server-related issues, software installation and compilation, documenting changes to systems, ensuring compliance with department policies regarding computer usage, monitoring daily operation of computing laboratories, and other related responsibilities.
Paraprofessional Student Assistant (4024) - Perform a wide range of mid-level and above duties that are more complex in nature, such as administrative office support, customer service, retail services, tour guide, exam proctor, communications support, child development/childcare, tutor, and other related work.
Peer Learning Student Assistant (6669) - Provide support for student learning in an interactive classroom environment. Assist with facilitating small group interaction and other activities that identify and address student difficulties with conceptual content. Act as mentor/role model and assistant to the professor. Assist first year students with adjustment, learning and self-exploration.
Research Student Assistant (4025) - Perform a variety of research related duties, such as assisting with research projects, conducting research related tests, literature searches, data mining, laboratory support and monitoring, and other related responsibilities.
Student Assistant Professional (4080) - Perform a wide range of professional-level responsibilities for the university. Work could include advanced administrative or operational duties that require independent judgment and specialized skills. Some additional work under this title might include project coordination, financial or data analysis, event planning, recruiting, mentoring/training, and other related work.
Student Assistant Supervisor (4034) - Responsible for providing functional supervision to student workers, including assisting with interviewing and hiring student workers, setting performance expectations, providing performance feedback, scheduling, managing work, and other related tasks. May not approve timesheets or other legal documents. May also perform the same work as those they supervise.
Teaching Student Assistant (4026) - Provide a variety of teaching-related support duties, such as setting up a laboratory, preparing materials for a discussion section, posting materials online, assisting with recording grades, providing support for the administration of a course and classroom instruction, and other related responsibilities.
Technical Student Assistant (4027) - Perform non-IT related technical work such as editing, photography, videography, broadcast assistant, desk top publishing, website support, social media support, and lab related work and assistance.
Last updated: 5/1/2025
Job title / Nature of Work
HR -204: Student Employment Titles
Assistantship titles may be eligible for tuition waiver. Grants/PIs may be responsible for resident tuition and insurance.
Graduate Instructor Assistantship (4014): Instructor of Record with full teaching duties for undergraduate courses.
Graduate Professional Assistantship (4018): Administrative, professional, or technical duties which support growth and knowledge related to the student's field of study and career preparations and are not directly involved with academic teaching or research. Examples include advising students, coordinating student services, librarian/archivist's duties, and data analytics..
Graduate Research Assistantship (4016): Assist with research activities related to the student's academic program. Examples include conducting experiments, organizing and analyzing data, documenting research results, assist with publication preparation, and may present findings in publications or at conferences.
Graduate Teaching Assistantship (4017): Assist with formal classroom and/or lab instructional duties related to the student's academic program. Examples include leading or assisting with lectures and discussions, managing laboratory sections, quizzes, tutoring, grading, and developing materials. May hold office hours.
Last updated: 5/1/2025
Federal Work Study
The Federal Work-Study (FWS) program is designed to help undergraduate and graduate students who demonstrate financial need by providing meaningful employment that can help to offset educational expenses. The Office of Student Financial Services assists qualifying students find a part-time position on campus or off campus at an approved community service site. Please review the Federal Work Study Handbook.
Supervisor Eligibility for Federal Work Study:
The student must meet all of the following criteria -
- The student must have completed their FAFSA for the application year.
- The student must turn in any documents required by the Office of Student Financial Services.
- Students need to meet a minimum 2.0 GPA as an undergraduate student or 3.0 GPA as a graduate student.
- The student must be enrolled at least half-time (6 hours/semester for undergraduates, 5 hours/semester for graduate students)
- The student must be offered Federal Work-Study. They can access MyView to see if FWS is included in their aid package.
- The student must attend a mandatory work-study orientation session.
As a reminder for the supervisor -
- You must have attended a mandatory work-study orientation session.*
- Priority is given to students already participating in the FWS program.
- Funding for the FWS program is very limited.**
- New hire applications are processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Federal Work Study application is usually available in early April preceding the start of the academic year. Please check with the Office of Student Financial Services for more information about when the application will be made available each year.
For a student to apply for a position, they must have been awarded Federal Work Study and be registered to attend a work-study orientation session.
To view jobs, check out Career Services On Campus Student Jobs webpage to search for FWS jobs.
*Faculty and Staff work-study sessions are in-person and online. Students are only online.
**Once the student has exhausted all available funds allowed under their FWS position, please contact Student Financial Services
Career Services Kuali Forms
The student job posting form (Student Worker Request Form) is not yet available.
Federal Work Study Kuali Forms
Federal Work Study has moved all their forms online. To complete orientation, rehire an active FWS student or register yourself or students in the FWS Management System, please see the forms below:
Federal Work Study Orientation Form