On-Campus Employers

Hiring and Managing Work-Study Students

Recruiting a Work-Study Student

The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid helps approved employers recruit Work-Study students by hosting an annual Work-Study Job Fair and by offering access to a job board.

Job Fair

The Job Fair is held at the beginning of the fall semester and provides an excellent opportunity for employers to actively meet and recruit Work-Study students.

Job Board

Campus employment and part-time jobs can be posted in HireUTexas, the all-inclusive job board where UT Austin students and alumni can connect with campus, local, national and global employers offering career-oriented opportunities and internships, as well as campus employment, work-study and part-time jobs.

Employers are required to use the HireUTexas Job Board to post and advertise their jobs. Contact the HireUTexas team to request your department employer account or login if you are an existing user. Before posting a job, determine an adequate payrate and job title. Visit Student Employee Compensation on the UT Human Resources website for current information. Once an employer has posted their job, and a student has searched and found that job on HireUTexas, it’s time to meet and interview.

Interviews and Hiring

Before beginning the interview, it is imperative that the employer asks to see the Work-Study Verification (WSV) to verify that the student has been awarded Work-Study for the current academic year. The student must bring a recent copy of the WSV to the interview.

The employer has the final say in whether a student is hired. If the student is hired, the employer should close the job on HireUTexas right away. If an applicant is not hired, the employer should refer the student back to HireUTexas to look for placement elsewhere. The paperwork remains with the student to take to future interviews.

Hire By Dates:
The last day a department may hire a Work-Study student each semester is as follows:

SUMMER: August 1
FALL: December 1
SPRING: May 1

A student’s Work-Study award is meant to be earned over the entire award period.

After Hiring a Work-Study Student

Immediately after hiring a Work-Study student, the manager should work with their HR Partner to compile a Hire (or Add Additional Job or Change Job, depending on the student’s current employment status) for a Work-Study in Workday. The manager should provide the HR Partner with the WSV form, which will provide hire dates, responses to Work-Study Questionnaire, and the appropriate Work-Study Job Profile. In addition, the hiring department and Work-Study student must complete the University’s on-boarding process.

Give Work-Study students a written list of duties and responsibilities upon hiring to avoid a possible miscommunication of expectations.

When the department hires a student in to a Work-Study Job Profile, the document automatically routes to the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. After the job is approved, the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid will be able to assign the Work-Study Costing Allocation to pay the Work-Study share of the job. Visit the Timesheets and Paying Work-Study webpage for more information. Failure to hire a student in to the Work-Study Job Family will result in the student not being paid as a Work-Study, but instead the department being responsible for covering 100% of the student’s wages. The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid will not reimburse departments for any payments made on a non-Work-Study hire.

Change of Status

If changes occur, the hiring department must initiate the appropriate Add Additional Job or Change Job BP in Workday. The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid will be notified of the changes automatically.

Particular attention should be paid to the end date. The end date should be the last day the student worked. Students must be terminated when their assignment ends – for any reason. An explanation is essential.

Changes needing attention are as follows:

costing allocation
hourly pay
scheduled weekly hours
job title
end employment date (changing a start date requires assistance from Workday)
termination or resignation

Termination Policy

If employment ends for a reason listed below, termination is required.

End of assignment
Resignation
Involuntary termination due to unsatisfactory performance

In cases when unsatisfactory performance is an issue, the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid will advise the employer to complete the Separation Form, which serves as a record of the student’s INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION, and forward it to the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. In all cases, employee difficulties are to be handled following HRS policy. If serious misconduct is the reason for dismissal, the student will be barred from receiving Work-Study awards in the future.

Questions? Contact us at work.study@austin.utexas.edu.

NOTE: Work-Study programs at UT include Federal Work-Study, State Work-Study, and Institutional Work-Study.