Student Resources

The Student Employment Office has several resources available to assist current and prospective student employees:

Looking for a Job?: Learn about the steps for securing a Student Employment position at Seton Hall University.
Seton Hall University Job Database: Look for and apply to open positions using the “Student Employment” filter.
Student Employment Terms and Rules: Review tips including how to be a successful student employee, maintaining a positive working relationship, and Dos and Donts.

Student Employment Scheduling Guide: Use this guide to assist you in creating your work schedule and tracking your FWS use (if applicable)

Weekly Scheduled Hours: Template for creating your work schedule at the start of the term. Student Employees cannot work more than 20 hours per week (29 hours per week during break periods). This template will calculate your hours and flag if your work schedule will exceed the weekly hour limit.
BW Hours: Live tracking tool for hours worked per Bi-Weekly pay period. This can be updated throughout the aid year to reflect actual hours worked.
FWS Hours Calculator: Template for creating your work schedule at the start of the term. This calculates the hours that you can work per week to stay within your FWS allotment. Federal Work Study Employees Only
FWS Balance: Live tracking tool for FWS paid per Bi-Weekly pay period. This can be updated throughout the aid year to track FWS usage and ensure that you remain within your allotment. Federal Work Study Employees Only

Guidelines and Procedures

Employment Eligibility Form (I-9 Form): This form must be completed in-person at the Financial Aid Office with the original form of the supporting document(s).
Federal Employee Withholding Form (W-4 Form): This form must be submitted to the Payroll Office in Bayley Hall, Room 10.
New Jersey State Employee Withholding Form (NJ W-4 Form): This form must be submitted to the Payroll Office, Bayley Hall, Room 10.
Student Direct Deposit Form: Submitting this form is optional. Please submit to Payroll Office, Bayley Hall, Room 10.

Students are not eligible for holiday or overtime pay.
Student employees are not eligible for unemployment benefits as non-traditional temporary employees (part-temporary).
Students may only be paid for actual hours worked. No additional hours may be added for any reason.
Students must sign out for all breaks.
Employees under 17 years of age are required to take a minimum ½ hour break after 5 hours of work. For example, a student working from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., with a one-hour lunch break would look like this: 9a - 12:30p (3.5), 1:30p - 5p (3.5) Total = 7 hours. Employees 18 years of age and older should take an hour break after 7 hours of work.