On Campus Student Employment
At Chico State our mission for student employees is to foster a thriving campus community by prioritizing their basic needs, facilitating professional development, and supporting academic success. Student employees can enhance their skills, knowledge, and personal growth through paid employment opportunities that enables them to thrive academically, professionally, and personally.
- Student Employment Wage Rates
Student Employee Wage Rates 2024 (effective 1/1/2024) (PDF)
Student Employee Wage Rates 2023 (effective 1/1/2023) (PDF)As a reminder, all pay rates for student employee classifications I, II, and III, will be adjusted automatically by HRIS and Payroll and there will be no need to submit new Student Employment Authorization (SEA) forms to facilitate the new rate. However, these changes will not be reflected in PeopleSoft-HR until after January 16, 2024 when all of the December payroll has been processed. Pay rates for the student employee IV classification that are currently less than the “new” SE IV minimum ($17.00/hr.) will be adjusted automatically to that new minimum. Student employee pay rates equal to or greater than $17.00/hr. will not be changed and require approval from the Student Employment Office.
- Policies and Procedures Manual
- Handshake 101 - Getting Started
Set up a New Account as an “Employer” and Join an On-campus Department Account – new to Handshake as an Employer, just follow these steps to get started.
Tips on Job Descriptions and Classifications [pdf] (this is a guideline used to review and approve Student Assistant, Student Trainee, or Work-Study funded positions)
Status Messaging Instructions [pdf] – follow these step-by-step instructions to clearly communicate with your student applicants about their application status. You can enable and create custom messages that are automatically sent based on the applicant's status in Handshake. Automated messages can be configured in three stages: Pending (as soon as the application is received); Reviewed (when you view the applicant's profile, download their application documents, or manually mark them Reviewed); Declined (when the Applicant's status is set to Declined)
Leaving an “Employer”/On-campus Department [Handshake Article] - If you've connected to the wrong company, or no longer work for the company you're connected with, you can disconnect yourself from the company in Handshake and connect to the right one.
MANDATORY LANGUAGE FOR ALL ON-CAMPUS JOBS for Student Assistant, Student Trainee, or Work-Study funded positions
“The person holding this position may be considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.”
The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, National origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered veteran status, or any other protected status.
Compliance training completion (approx. 4 hours of work time) is required of this position within the first 30 days of work. Student employees not meeting this requirement may be released from employment.
- Recruitment and Hiring Resources
Student Employee Hire Process Steps [pdf] – process steps on Human Resources Service Center
Tips on Job Descriptions and Classifications [pdf] (this is a guideline used to review and approve Student Assistant, Student Trainee, or Work-Study funded positions)
Student Employment Interview Questions [sample]
- Supervising Student Employees
- Additional Student Employment Resources
Attendance Clerk Resources
Student Employee Resources