1. Check out the job postings (new ones are posted as they come in).
2. Click on Job Title for interview, contact person and other job information.
3. Take an Application Form located in wire basket in Career Services hallway to the contact person when you are interviewed for the job. Some departments will have these Application Forms on hand.
4. If you are hired, the contact person will fill in the center of the Application Form and the student is to complete the top portion.
5. Once hired, a student will need to go to the Student Employment office located in Career Services, Killian Annex, room 231 (second floor of OneStop), to complete Payroll paper work.
6. To get on Payroll and to be paid, you must present required IDs. See below for details.
7. Once on Payroll the staff will issue a timecard and explain the payroll system at WCU.

Required IDs:

For US Citizens and Resident Aliens:
It is Federal Law that you prove that you are a US citizen or that you can legally work in this country. To do so you must present the following:

1. An Identity Document
A photo ID - Drivers license, CAT card, Military or Tribal ID

AND

2. An Employment Eligibility Document
Your Original Social Security Card (It cannot be a photocopy or fax.)
OR
An Original (Certified) Copy of your Birth Certificate (It must have a Raised Seal stamped on it or on government issued, tamper resident paper. It cannot be a photocopy or fax.)

OR

3. A US Passport (expired or un-expired) or a Permanent Resident Card

A US Passport or Resident card serves both as an Identity and Employment Eligibility document. Resident Aliens must produce their card with their Resident Alien number.

Other documents are acceptable but most people do not have them, such as a US Citizen ID card. Please see the Student Employment staff for details concerning what other documents may be acceptable.

If a student doses not have these IDs on campus, the originals or official copies should be acquired from home. A duplicate Social Security card can be issued free at any Social Security office. The closest office to WCU is in Franklin. Ask the staff in Student Employment for details and directions.

Note: Faxes or photocopies are not permitted by Federal law as acceptable for these documents.

International Students:

After successfully interviewing for a job, international students must bring their Passport, I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record) and Visa to the Career Services office. The staff at that time will assist the student in completing all necessary paper work to be processed for employment.

Eligibility

A student must be enrolled, at least, as a haft-time student for each semester they plan to work. This means a minimum of 6 hours for undergraduates and 3 hours for graduate students during the fall or spring semester. During summer sessions, a student must carry a minimum of 3 hours per session they are working or enrolled half-time for the fall.

Hours per Week

All students can work up to 20 total hours for all on-campus jobs per week. Special permission is needed for students to work more than 20 hours per week. Generally the maximum is 30 hours per week. During fall, Christmas and spring breaks a student could work up to 40 hours per week. International students can not work more than 20 hours per week while classes are session. Some exceptions apply. Contact Student Employment office for more details.

Pay Information

• Starting pay for most jobs on campus is minimum wage. Others have higher rates depending on skills, seniority, etc.
• Students are paid once a month with the pay periods running from the 24th of one month to the 23rd of the next month.
• Payday is the 15th of the following month. For example, the pay period that runs from August 24 through September 23, payday would be October 15.
• Students pick up their paycheck from the individual WCU department. If a student works for more than one department the pay will be combined in to one check.
• Students not taking classes during the summer may have Social Security and Medicare withholding tax deducted from their checks.
• Student workers are considered temporary, part-time employees and are not eligible for benefits or unemployment insurance.

More Information

Detailed Guide to Non Work-Study Student Employment (Word)
For additional information or assistance, visit the Non Work-Study Student Employment Office on the second floor of Killian Annex, 828-227-3888.