Library Employees: Student Employment

Join Handshake to apply for open student positions. Attach a student application, resume (optional), and your course schedule.

Students can work 20 hours per week during fall and spring semesters as long as they are enrolled in at least 6 hours of classes during the semester in which they are working.

Students can work 29 hours per week during intersessions, and up to the number of hours the university is open for the summer semester (38 hours). 

• Winter intersession requires current fall enrollment AND spring pre-enrollment
• May intersession requires current spring enrollment AND pre-May intersession and/or summer block enrollment
• August intersession requires fall enrollment

To work days in December after commencement, students must have been enrolled in a fall course at ECU AND provide proof of spring pre-enrollment.  A fall work permit will be required.

To work days in May after commencement, students must have been enrolled in a spring course at ECU AND provide proof of pre-May intersession and/or summer block enrollment.  A spring work permit will be required.

Pay periods start on the first working day of the month and go to the last working day of the month.

Pay day is the 12th of each month and reflects the previous month's hours worked.

Students must sign up for direct deposit to a:

• Checking account
• Savings account
• Tiger card account

A direct deposit form can be obtained through ECU's Employment Services Office (Danley 111).

Students changing their name or address can do so in the Records Office (Adm 111) and in Colleague Self-Service:

• Menu
• User Options
• User Profile

1. Post a job ad at ecok.joinhandshake.com (see step-by-step instructions in Supervisor's Materials box).
2. Review applications and setup interviews.
3. Hire a student.
   • Update Handshake applicants (see Handshake Job Post Instructions below).
   • Before the first day of work, supervisors need to request a work permit from the director using this form.
     • Information needed:
       • Student's name
       • Student's ID#
       • Student's hours enrolled for current semester
       • Workstudy eligibility and amount
     • Once the work permit is approved, the student and director will receive an email, and the director will forward to the appropriate supervisor.
       • If they have worked on campus before, they are ready to go.
       • If they have not worked on campus before, they will receive an email stating they need to fill out a new employee packet from Employment Services, Adm 160.
         • The completed packet will need to be returned to Employment Services.
         • Employment Services will ask to see a picture ID and a social security card or birth certificate.
4. Begin training the student.

The training materials can be found on the Student Employment Training page.

All students must have a valid work permit BEFORE working.

To be eligible to work, students must be enrolled at least half-time:

• Undergraduate students, 6 hours in fall or spring.
• Graduate students, 4 hours in fall or spring.
• Summer (June & July), students do not have to be enrolled for summer courses but must be enrolled for fall courses.

Fall work permits begin August 1st and extend to December 31st.  Returning students DO NOT need to get a spring work permit.  The fall permit will be extended thru May.

Spring work permits begin January 1st and extend to May 31st.  Only new students starting after December Commencement will need to get a spring work permit. The spring permit will be extended thru May.

Summer work permits begin June 1st and extend to July 31st.

Requests for work permits must be submitted to the director using this form.