Student Employment: Graduate Assistant for Student Onboarding and HR Operations- AY 26/27

Quinnipiac University•Hamden, CT

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Graduate Assistant position within the Human Resources department focused on student onboarding and HR operations. The role involves managing the onboarding process for newly hired students, ensuring all necessary documentation is collected and processed, and providing support to both students and hiring managers. The assistant will also contribute to HR reporting, event support, and utilize the applicant tracking system. This position requires excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

Requirements

Must be a graduate student, in good standing, and enrolled at least part-time at Quinnipiac University.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to interact with individuals from diverse backgrounds while exhibiting a positive, caring, and helpful attitude.
Successful applicants will possess professionalism, attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and be highly organized.
Ability to maintain confidentiality when required.
Ability to prioritize tasks and projects to ensure proper alignment with workload.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Willingness to take initiative.
Must have reliable transportation to travel to off-campus HR offices and North Haven campus events.
Must have availability to work Monday through Friday between the hours of 9am and 5pm.
Must be available to attend in person new student orientations in June.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with or an interest in Human Resources, Organizational Leadership or Business preferred.

Responsibilities

Send newly hired students communication and instruction on the required onboarding tasks.
Process student new hire document collection, including I9 verification, tax forms, confidentiality agreement, and student employment handbook.
Execute daily system data entry, tracking completion statuses.
Send timely reminder communication to students who have pending tasks to ensure the swift completion of pre-employment requirements.
Respond professionally and in a timely manner to all onboarding status questions from students and hiring managers.
Assist in informing hiring managers across university departments on the onboarding requirements.
Assist the HR team with reporting and data reconciliation.
Provide operational support for campus-wide HR events.
Learn and utilize applicant tracking system.
Work closely with the payroll department.