Job Posting Title:
Student Employment HR Consultant
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Hiring Department:
Office of the Vice President of People and Talent
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
Exempt
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Earliest Start Date:
Immediately
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue
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Location:
AUSTIN, TX
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Job Details:
General Notes
The department of People and Talent serves as a strategic campus partner by providing solutions that attract, engage, develop, and retain employees. This position provides human resource guidance regarding student employment.
Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.
Your skills will make a difference.
You will be working for a university that is internationally recognized for our academic programs and research. Your work will make a difference in the lives of faculty and staff, thereby enhancing the student experience. If you are the type of person that wants to know your work has meaning and impact, you will like working in our department and for UT Austin. UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:
- Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)
- Voluntary Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options
- Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays
- Teachers Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with 8.25% employer matching funds
- Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)
- Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses
- Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional conference opportunities
- Tuition assistance
- Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets.
- Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card
- Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card
Purpose
This key position partners with departments such as Enterprise Business IT Solutions (eBITS), the Graduate School, Office of the Provost and Texas Global to manage the university’s student employment program. The Student Employment HR Consultant provides consultation to all College, Schools, and Units (CSUs) on student employment policies, HR best practices and work eligibility.
Responsibilities
- Provide consultation to CSU HR professionals on university policies related to work eligibility, student job classifications and employment benefits, performance management processes, workplace grievances, as well as compensation decisions and unit compensation structures, incorporating reviews of state and federal employment law.
- Serve as a Workday Business Owner for student employment. Recommend Workday system configuration changes and enhancements, establish work priorities, and develop Workday processing guidance for system users. Work collaboratively with Enterprise Business Information Technology Solutions team, the Workday Product Owner, and CSUs to meet the needs of the university’s student workforce. Provide written and verbal explanation on processes and changes to processes.
- Build and maintain strategic partnerships with central Human Resources teams, the Graduate School, Texas Global, Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, the Office of the Provost, HR Leadership Council members, and the Graduate Coordinator Network to ensure successful program administration.
- Oversee university-wide student employment initiatives and programs, including the Student Employee Education and Development (SEED) program, and the President's Student Employee of the Year awards program.
- Design and deliver trainings on student employment policies and performance management techniques to managers and CSU HR professionals. Facilitate workshops and forums for stakeholders on student employment topics.
- Other related functions as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and three (3) years’ experience in a combination of student employment, human resources, student services/student affairs or other relevant areas. Demonstrated competencies of effective communications, decision-making and critical thinking, problem solving, conflict management and service excellence are necessary to be effective in this position.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
More than three years of experience. M.A. in Higher Education, Human Resources or related field or SHRM-CP. Demonstrated experience navigating the university environment and working with a variety of university stakeholders.
Salary Range
$75,000
Working Conditions
- Work-Life balance of typical 40-hour work weeks.
- Work performed from the Austin TX office location a minimum of three days per week with option to work remotely two days per week (subject to change based on business need).
- Work around standard office conditions.
- Repetitive use of keyboard at a workstation.
Required Materials
Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
- Letter of interest
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
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Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
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Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
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E-Verify:
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
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Compliance:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
