Student Employment
The office of human resources, in conjunction with the office of financial aid, strives to create a workplace and working community at Loyola which models for our students "strong truths, well lived." Our vision of student employment—both undergraduate and graduate—is to provide students with the opportunity to work on campus, working hand-in-hand with our faculty, staff, and administrators to fulfill Loyola's mission and their own potentials. Human resources would like Loyola to be a place where students come not just to learn from their course work, but also for personal fulfillment and job experience.
The National Student Employment Association states:
Work helps prepare a student for modern office culture, and promotes constructive employer/employee relationships. Students express ingenuity and creativity as they are encouraged to make improvements in their job situation. Working students also develop good habits like consistency, dependability, cooperation, tact and poise, and learn responsibility through meeting work schedules and quality requirements.
While our creeds and beliefs sometimes differ, we are all collaborators in an important endeavor, striving together to realize the Ignatian vision of education at Loyola. Individually and collectively, we are called to serve others with care and concern for the whole person that is at the heart of Jesuit education. In so doing, we will make Loyola an institution worthy of our efforts and deserving of our pride.
Undergraduate Employment
There are two kinds of hourly student worker positions. Federal Work Study (FWS) student workers have funds available within their Financial Aid package to support a work-study position. Departments are allotted a certain number of FWS that they can hire. Learn more about FWS here. Non-Work Study positions are referred to as Direct Hire Student Workers. Direct hires are funded by the departmental budgets. All student positions are listed through the Handshake. If you have issues accessing certain content or if you have technical questions, reach out to the Rizzo Career Center at thecareercenter@loyola.edu or 410-617-2232 and a member our team will be happy to assist you in-person.
Once the supervisor initiates the hiring process in Workday, new student employees will receive onboarding tasks through Workday. The onboarding process for new student employees includes completing an I-9, see resource below for a list of acceptable documents that must be presented in their original form.
For Students
- Student Employment Positions (via Handshake)
- Pay Schedule
- List of Acceptable Documents for the I-9
- Student Employment Handbook
For Supervisors
Access the Student Employment Teams Site for supervisor resources. Contact Human Resources at studentjobs@loyola.edu if you need to request access.
Outside Employment Opportunities
The Career Center promotes full-time and part-time professional employment opportunities, internships, and other meaningful experiences to current undergraduate and graduate students and alumni. These listings are posted on Handshake, a modern, mobile-friendly job and internship platform.
Employers can get started easily by visiting www.loyola.edu/handshake, setting up a profile, and posting your first role in a matter of minutes. For assistance or to discuss a variety of creative ways to engage with our students, please contact us at 410-617-2232 or thecareercenter@loyola.edu.