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Undergraduate Student Staff Hire and Extension/Separation Process 

If you are interested in making a new Undergraduate Student Staff Hire, please follow the directions listed below. Students cannot begin work until they have signed new hire documentation and received approval to begin work from Student Employment. 

 

Undergraduate Student Staff Hire Process: To begin the process please refer to the links below for all referenced documents. 

  • All documentation and questions should be submitted to Joseph Swann.

  • The  Student Classification Guide will help you determine what level you want to bring in the student assistant.  

  • The Student Assistant Pay Schedule provides the hourly rate for each level. 

  • Once you know the student assistant level, please fill out the Undergraduate Student Hire Job Description and sign (PDF – must still be in fillable format when you submit it to jswann@ucmerced.edu). If you already know who you intend to hire, please have them sign the bottom of the form as well and provide their student ID number. 

  • When emailing the completed documents please provide the following:

    • Funding Source: Please provide COA or an accurate description of the account.

    • Expected Start and End Date.

    • Number of hours the student hire will work each week.

    • Student ID number for your student hire.

    • Phone number for your student hire.

    • Physical Location where the student will be working on campus.

Undergraduate Student Hire Appointments: Please note, undergraduate student hires cannot hold more than two appointments at the same time. If they will be separating from one of these positions prior to starting a new one. Confirm the necessary separation form has already been submitted. 

Direct Hires vs Recruitment: Whether you need to recruit for the position or if you already know who you intend to hire the same documentation will need to be completed. Student information and signatures will be completed after you have made your final selection.

Separation and Extension: Two weeks prior to the student hire’s set end date, the SSHA AP team will contact the hiring manager. At that time you can decide if you would like to extend the student hire’s appointment or separate as planned. If you plan to extend, please provide the funding source you intend to use for the extension and the new end date. If you plan to separate, no further action will be needed once the SSHA AP team has been informed of your decision.  

  • Student Sick Leave and Separation: Students may earn sick leave occasionally during their employment period. Use of this sick leave is governed by UC Policy and the balance is not paid upon separation. Reporting sick leave on final timesheets with the intent of using up previous balance is not allowable. Absence from Work Policy.

Student Hire Benefits: Undergraduate student hire benefits are covered under SHIP. After an undergraduate student hire graduates these benefits continue through the day before the next academic term begins. However, if they graduate during the spring semester, their coverage continues through the summer up to the start of the fall semester.

NOTE: These are non-academic titles.  If you are seeking an academic undergraduate student hire title, please contact Vanessa Woodruff.