Student Employment Assistant
Job Title: Student Employment Assistant
Classification: C4
Department: Enrollment Development
Updated: April 2026
Job Summary
Provide program and clerical support for the Student Employment Office (SEO). Aid on-campus student employees and student employee supervisors. This position functions on campus and in office to best serve our student employees. Remote work is unavailable.
Primary Duties
- Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Student Employment Office.
- Responsible for understanding and enforcing federal regulations related to the Federal I-9 Form as well as federal, state, and city tax forms.
- Assisting students and supervisors with Workday functions.
- Responsible for resolution of student and employer problems/questions through phone calls, emails, and walk-in traffic.
- Responsible for maintaining and updating files and record keeping systems.
- Responsible for maintaining and approving Workday job postings.
- Responsible for maintaining and approving off-campus Handshake job postings, approving Handshake employer accounts, and working with off-campus employers.
- Assist with maintaining the Student Employment website which includes design, maintaining informational web pages, and posting/updating online documents.
- Reviewing hire requests for students in Workday to be put on payroll taking into consideration the rules and regulations of the University, SEO and Federal government.
- Working closely with the Payroll Office while utilizing the mainframe application to ensure all student employees are paid properly and on time.
- Processing requests for graduate assistantship, student fellowship and student researcher work stipends.
- Reviewing student credit enrollment reports to confirm student hire eligibility.
- Continual monitoring and enforcing of GVSU, federal, and SEO regulations/policies in relation to on-campus and international student employees.
- Generate correspondence, memorandums, and presentation materials.
- Supervise and train front desk reception area student staff. This includes assigning tasks, scheduling hours, and overseeing daily functions.
- Recommend and/or implements changes in office procedures.
- Responsible for providing training for on-campus supervisors.
- Responsible for the training of supervisors in the Workday system.
- Understand basic procedures/regulations of Payroll and Human Resources and enforce those procedures/regulations in relation to student employees.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Non-Essential Functions:
- Coordination of annual Summer Job Fair which involves soliciting employers for the event through correspondence and personal contact, tracking registration and fees to this event, and coordinate with campus Facilities Services
- Assist with the planning of Student Employee Appreciation Week for all GVSU campuses. Recruit volunteers to assist in the events. Coordinate events with campus Facilities Services, Laker Food Co., and Public Safety.
- Plan and coordinate supervisor training and resource events each semester.
Required Qualifications
- High school graduate or equivalent.
- Minimum of four years of relevant work experience.
- Demonstrated administrative and organizational skills.
- Experience with various computer software applications such as Microsoft Office and/or equivalent.
- Data entry experience.
- Typing and spelling competency with grammar and proofreading skills.
- Possess strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully provide quality customer service.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully work independently, organize own work and coordinate work activities of others.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully coordinate large projects.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully handle multiple demands efficiently.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully organize and prioritize workload.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully navigate challenging situations in the workplace, while using good judgement.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated experience to successfully maintain satisfactory work performance and attendance records.
- Ability to successfully maintain positive intercultural and interpersonal relationships.
Preferred Qualifications
- Some college course work.
- Higher Education experience.
- Experience in Student Employment procedures.
- Working knowledge of federal and state labor laws.
- Supervisory experience.
- Training experience.
- Experience in customer service.
Supervision Received
- Receives minimal supervision from a designated supervisor.
- Much of the work is self-initiated.
- Person is expected to function with considerable independence and apply appropriate policies and procedures within the assigned area of responsibility.
Supervision Exercised
Hire, train, schedule and coordinate the work of student employees and may act as lead worker to PSS staff members within the department/unit/division.
Physical Demands
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Must have the physical stamina to work long hours and/or more than 5 days per week. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.