Student Employment

HIRE A ROCKET!

ON-CAMPUS EMPLOYERS

Welcome to the resource page for on-campus employers. Contact the Rocket Career Center if you need consultation or guidance related to student employment. 

On-Campus Student Employment Policy 

On-campus Student Employment Compensation Plan

Hiring Manager ToolKit
Hiring Workflow Process

When hiring a student worker through on-campus student employment, use these step-by-step guides to assist in the hiring process.  

Posting Jobs/Handshake

All on-campus student employment positions MUST be posted on Handshake for a minimum of seven days. 

When posting a position for students, the Job Description Template below is required to be completed and pasted into the job description box.  

Job Description Template

ePAF Tutorials 

Changes to On-Campus Student Employment Hiring:

  • Dynamic Forms:  New Hire Paperwork
  • Background Checks
  • Required comments in the ePAF
  • Job Posting Template - revised

Learn about Hiring Updates

Hiring Dates

Summer 2025 

Start Date:  May 10, 2025

End Date FWS: August 15, 2025

End Date Non-FWS:  August 15, 2025

  • You may begin submitting your summer ePAFs on May 2, 2025.
  • We cannot begin approving ePAFs until May 7, 2025.

FALL 2025 - 2026

Start Date: August 16, 2025

End Date Graduating/FWS: May 1, 2026

End Date: May 8 , 2026

FALL 2025 ONLY

Start Date: August 16, 2025 

End Date FWS: December 23, 20254 

End Date Non-FWS: December 23, 2025 

Incoming students (Undergraduate and Graduate) 1st semester at UTOLEDO are not eligible to start until their 1st day of classes August 25, 2025.

In order to ensure that we can process the large volume of students at the start of the fall semester, we will be doing a two-tiered system for submitting ePAFs again this year. 

  • July 7, 2025: ePAFs can be submitted for students who did not take summer classes. 
  • August 6, 2025: ePAFs can be submitted for students who took summer classes 

SPRING 2026 ONLY

Start Date: January 2, 2026 

End Date FWS/Spring Graduates: May 1, 2026 

End Date Non-FWS: May 8, 2026 

Questions? Contact Us!

Josh Vail

Joshua Vail- Student Employment Specialist

StudentEmpServ@utoledo.edu
419.530.8553

 

Last Updated: 7/14/25