Applying for Part-Time Jobs
For full-time positions at UNA, you must contact Human Resources.

Individuals seeking employment must adhere to the requirements of each respective employer.  Please be sure to verify all policies and procedures with potential employers, including attendance policies, and to follow them truthfully.  Documents falsely produced (identification papers, driving or medical records or doctor’s notes, etc.) with the intent to mislead or defraud an employer may be legally punishable as a misdemeanor or felony.

 

General Information

The University of North Alabama offers many varied opportunities for qualified students to work on campus during their college careers.  Up to 500 jobs are available during the fall-spring semesters.  Types of jobs range from lab assistant to desk assistant in residence halls, from office work to intramurals, from library assistant to maintenance work.  Students are encouraged to seek jobs related to their college majors and career plans.  Actual earnings are based on hours worked and rate of pay.  As a rule student employees earn minimum wage at UNA.

In order to balance class work and employment, a student employee may work on campus up to but not more than 20 hrs/wk while classes are in session.  In addition, students must maintain a 2.0 GPA to be eligible.

At UNA the work study market parallels the real job market:

  • Departments list job openings on campus.   

  • Students apply for and interview with departments that interest them.  

  • Paychecks are issued monthly. 

  • Positions are competitive...there are approximately 500 on-campus positions (over 6000 students attend UNA).

University vs. Federal Work Study

UNA offers two types of student employment:  Federal Work Study and University Work Study.  Other than the source of funding, the two programs are similar.  All student employees are protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act and subject to federal and state tax laws.   Note:  To be considered for Federal Work Study jobs, students must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  Federal Work Study is a federally-subsidized program and thus students must be US citizens and demonstrate financial need to qualify.

Steps to Finding a Campus Job

  • For currently listed work study job openings, visit the Career Services web page.

  • After selecting those departments of interest to you, contact those supervisors to set up interview appointments OR send letters of application, as each individual listing specifies. 

  • If you are offered the position, the supervisor will send a REQUEST TO HIRE form to Career Services.  You must complete certain payroll forms and present certain identification documents to the Career Services department before you can begin working.  YOU MUST HAVE AN ORIGINAL SOCIAL SECURITY CARD ISSUED BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TO WORK.

  • Begin working.  Fall assignments may begin as early as August 1.

International Students

Many international students are interested in working while attending the University of North Alabama.  Legally, international students are only allowed to work on-campus.  In addition, due to the extended time that it is taking to get Social Security numbers processed and cleared through Homeland Security for new students, international students must have successfully completed at least one full semester in a degree program before they can obtain an on-campus position.  You must obtain an eligibility card from International Student Services and present that card when you apply for a position.

Following is a step-by-step process that international students can use to search for and hopefully obtain a part-time job while in school.

  • Visit the Career Services web page.  Scroll to the bottom of the page where it says “On-Campus Positions” and click on the links for any of the categories that interest you.

  • Each of the individual job listings will provide some details about that particular job, including how that department wishes you to apply.  Please note that some of the positions will require specific computer knowledge, strong English/communication skills, required work hours, or other stated qualifications.  Make sure you only apply for those positions if you meet their requirements.

  • Apply for any job you are interested in – and meet the requirements for – according to the instructions in the job description (apply in person, by telephone, or email résumé).

  • Each individual department will explain their process to you (whether they require an application, an interview, or something else) and let you know whether or not you are hired.  If you are not hired, and while you are waiting, keep applying for other positions.

  • Once you are hired, ask the department to contact Stephanie Smith in Student Financial Services via email to let her know they have hired you (give them your name and student ID number so they can include it in the email). 

  •  Pick up a letter from Student Financial Services (the department hiring you will let you know when it is ready) and take it to the Social Security Administration Office at 203 South Walnut Street in Florence between 8:30 AM and 3:30 PM Monday-Friday to obtain your Social Security card.  Your card will be mailed to your UNA box.

  • Once you receive your Social Security card, return to the department that hired you and pick up your completed “Request to Hire” form (it should be completely filled out and signed by your supervisor and by you).

  • Bring your Social Security card, your passport, your United States visa, and the “Request to Hire” form to Career Services in GUC 107 between 8AM and 4PM Monday-Friday.

  • Career Services will photocopy your identification documents, help you complete your immigration and tax paperwork, and submit it for processing for you.

  • After the department that hired you receives your timecard, you can begin working.

 

 

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Notice: The University of North Alabama makes no representation or guarantee about positions listed by Career Services and the Cooperative Education program, including that they are still available, and is not responsible for safety, wages, working conditions or other aspects of off-campus employment. It is the student's responsibility to research the integrity of the organization(s) to which s/he is applying. The student should take all care and use common sense and caution when applying for, interviewing for, or accepting these positions, and students are solely responsible for obtaining necessary information concerning the employer.

 

One or more jobs were updated on 12/17/2007