Servant Leadership Program: On-Campus Employment
Interested in working on campus? Campus offices and departments are now hiring! Check out Handshake to view current openings and to apply. Over 300 students work on campus each year in roles ranging from food service to research and lab assistants to tutors and student ambassadors and more. Job openings are posted year round, and hiring timelines vary per department/office.
Student Employment Handbook (requires login)
Info For Supervisor
How to Apply
- Complete your FAFSA each year
- Create a résumé and upload it to Handshake
- Search on-campus job postings and submit your résumé* to apply.
*some job postings may request additional items such as a cover letter, unofficial transcript, and/or writing samples.
Hiring Process
Each campus office/department will have different timelines for making hiring decisions. Some supervisors will conduct very formal interviews, while others may opt for more informal conversations. Regardless, always treat any interaction with a potential employer as an interview. The office/department will notify you if you've been selected for hire.
Timecards and Pay Periods
Students record their work hours on selfservice.uu.edu and are paid on a biweekly basis via Direct Deposit.
Student Time Entry Instructions
Employment Onboarding
If you've been selected for hire, you'll receive an email from the Vocatio Center with instructions to complete some employment forms online as well as I-9 verification. I-9 verification is a short, in-person meeting where you are required to provide authentic document(s) for employment verification.
Learn more about I-9 verification
List of acceptable document(s)
For international students with an F-1 visa, once you have been offered a job, your next step is to obtain a Social Security Number, and this must be done prior to starting work. Check out the International Student Checklist, and contact Pam Whitnell, the International Student Officer, for more details.
Once you have completed all of the on-boarding steps, you will receive an email confirmation clearing you to begin work.
Current Positions available in Handshake
- Peer Tutor - Center for Academic Success - FWS
Center for Academic Success (CAS)Academic Student LeadershipPeer TutorTutors are need for:CHE 111, 112MAT 116, 212, 213HIS 101, 102The CAS provides assistance to advance student learning and the academic process. Our goal is to help students become successful learners. Students learn how to learn while learning what to learn.We seek excellence as well as diversity within the CAS. We want outgoing, positive individuals that will model our Union core values: Excellence-Driven, Christ-Centered, People-Focused, and Future-Directed. CAS understands that a tutor is, above all, a student. However, a tutor should be the type of student who can handle CAS responsibilities and academic requirements without neglecting either. Working as an on-call peer tutor can provide some of the best workplace training possible; they must be dependable, motivated, caring and responsible (all valuable qualities to employers). Qualifications -- Tutors must:•Have a minimum of a B in the courses you wish to tut...
- Peer Tutor - Center for Academic Success - UUWS
Center for Academic Success (CAS)Academic Student LeadershipPeer TutorTutors are need for:CHE 111, 112MAT 116, 212, 213HIS 101, 102The CAS provides assistance to advance student learning and the academic process. Our goal is to help students become successful learners. Students learn how to learn while learning what to learn.We seek excellence as well as diversity within the CAS. We want outgoing, positive individuals that will model our Union core values: Excellence-Driven, Christ-Centered, People-Focused, and Future-Directed. CAS understands that a tutor is, above all, a student. However, a tutor should be the type of student who can handle CAS responsibilities and academic requirements without neglecting either. Working as an on-call peer tutor can provide some of the best workplace training possible; they must be dependable, motivated, caring and responsible (all valuable qualities to employers). Qualifications -- Tutors must:•Have a minimum of a B in the courses you wish to tuto...
- Student Assistant – Maintenance – UUWS
Assist Maintenance technicians with their day to day operations. Student workers will be involved in, but not limited to plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and general work orders. Trade skills and knowledge are not required, but helpful.
- Student Assistant – Maintenance– FWS
Assist Maintenance technicians with their day to day operations. Student workers will be involved in, but not limited to plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and general work orders. Trade skills and knowledge are not required, but helpful.
- Front Desk Staff- Campus Recreation, UUWS (2026)
Are you looking for a fun, on-campus job to build your resume and gain work experience? You're in the right place! Campus Rec is hiring Front Desk Staff for the Wellness Center. What You Can Expect: You can expect to work on a team focused on achieving semesterly goals. You can expect to develop your communication skills, professionalism, conflict management, customer service, and operational skills through your employment with Campus Recreation. Additionally, you can expect to develop a relationship with your supervisors centered around succeeding at your tasks assigned and growing further in your professional skills, as related. What You Will DO:Assist and greet patrons as they enter and sign into the gym using computer software.Answer the phone and direct patron phone calls, emails, and other correspondence to the Director of Campus Recreation or Graduate Assistants regarding questions related to ongoing initiatives, programs, events, and other operations.Enforce and abide by Union...
- Front Desk Staff- Campus Recreation, FWS (2025-2026)
Are you looking for a fun, on-campus job to build your resume and gain work experience? You're in the right place! Campus Rec is hiring Front Desk Staff for 2026!What You Can Expect: You can expect to work on a team focused on achieving semesterly goals. You can expect to develop your communication skills, professionalism, conflict management, customer service, and operational skills through your employment with Campus Recreation. Additionally, you can expect to develop a relationship with your supervisors centered around succeeding at your tasks assigned and growing further in your professional skills, as related. What You Will DO:Assist and greet patrons as they enter and sign into the gym using computer software.Answer the phone and direct patron phone calls, emails, and other correspondence to the Director of Campus Recreation or Graduate Assistants regarding questions related to ongoing initiatives, programs, events, and other operations.Enforce and abide by Union University and...
- Department Assistant - Music - FWS
Founded in 1823, Union is the oldest institution affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. Union University is an academic community, affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention, equipping persons to think Christianly and serve faithfully in ways consistent with its core values of being excellence-driven, Christ-centered, people-focused, and future-directed.Our Mission: Union University provides Christ-centered education that promotes excellence and character development in service to Church and society.These values shape its identity as an institution which prioritizes liberal arts based undergraduate education enhanced by professional and graduate programs. The academic community is composed of quality faculty, staff, and students working together in a caring, grace-filled environment conducive to the development of character, servant leadership, and cultural engagement.This position is responsible for supporting the administrative assistant/secretary of the music Departm...
- Student Technician - Library Archives - FWS (reserved for student enrolled in HIS 431)
Job Summary The archives in the library is responsible for storing and preserving materials related to the history of Union University as well as some Baptist history and local Jackson-Madison county history. The intern in this position will assist the Public Services Librarian (also known as the Archivist) with some projects that aid in preserving Union’s history. This person will be responsible for completing 100 hours of work in the archives (supervised by the Archivist) in addition to completing class work (supervised by a History faculty member). A successful candidate needs to be accurate, reliable, and detail oriented. Some lifting of heavy boxes of books and other materials is involved. Tasks and Responsibilities 1. Currently enrolled in classes for the fall at Union.3. Dependability and positive work attitude4. Willing to be of assistance outside area of responsibility if needed5. Able to work independently on projects6. Interest in the history of the university and Tennessee ...
- Front Desk Staff-Library Circulation-UUWS
The Circulation department is the “Union Station” of the library. A successful candidate for this department needs to be interested in customer service, be people-focused, detail-oriented, and able to work a set schedule each week for the indicated semester. Seeking 1-2 student workers able to work specific hours, such as lunchtime during weekdays, closing shifts, and select weekend hours. (*Each student will work at least one Saturday during the semester.) Job description: Assisting student, faculty, staff, and community members with checking materials in and out of the libraryBooking study rooms for studentsAssisting with printing and copying as needed; occasionally scan to email or faxingDirecting people to locations in the library and helping them locate materialsAnswering the telephoneTaking money for finesData entry and link verificationChecking the library’s book dropsAssisting other library departments with assigned projectsKeeping the library materials collections in order in...
- Athletics Scorekeeper/Press - FWS
This job will include working at home athletic events in the sports of soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball, and softball. The job occurs mostly late afternoons, nights, and weekends. It includes jobs such as the scoreboard, video production, public address announcing, and play-by-play on our video streaming.
- Athletics Scorekeeper/Press - UUWS
This job will include working at home athletic events in the sports of soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball, and softball. The job occurs mostly late afternoons, nights, and weekends. It includes jobs such as the scoreboard, video production, public address announcing, and play-by-play on our video streaming.
- Event Staff - Concessions - FWS
Looking for friendly concession workers to prepare and sell food and drinks at home soccer, volleyball, basketball, softball, and baseball games. Working the cash register and Square iPad technology is also a part of the concession experience. Cleanliness, organization, and people skills are necessary. See all home games on UU Athletics Master Schedule (https://uuathletics.com/calendar). We are not asking employees to work every home game but a few games each month based on student-worker availability.
- Student Technician - Chemistry Department - FWS
Students will work with a professor in a lab class and/or with the chemical stockroom manager in the chemical stockroom. The student must have successfully completed CHE-111 and preferably also CHE-112 and must be available one or more days either 8-10 a.m. or 1:40-4:30 (TTh) or 2:00-4:50 p.m. (MWF).
