Hours Per Week
Weekly Requirements of the LCL / Peer Leader Position
- Staff Meeting, called a Success Team Meeting (STM): 1 hour
- Meeting with your UC 1900 or UC 1500 Instructor to plan upcoming class: 1 hour
- UC 1900 Learning Community Seminar class: 80 minutes or UC 1500 Campus Connections class: 50 minutes
- Scheduling a time to connect with the community, study sessions, or meeting individually or in a small group with your community: 2-3 hours (variable by week)
Total minimum: 5 hours
On average, an LCL works 8 hours per week. The position averages about 10-hours per week (outside of the weeks of training or Welcome Week).
Ohio Student Employment Work Week Limits
Summative for all on-campus positions:
- 25- hours per week for domestic students
- 20- hours per week for International Students
Never Worked On Campus Before?
If you have not worked on campus before, it is highly recommended that you attend a New Employee Paperwork Session
Attend one of these virtual sessions to walk through the documents and what is needed to be hired on campus.
Monday, March 31, 3:00-3:45 p.m. Join the Meeting Now
Tuesday, April 1, 10:00-10:45 p.m. Join the Meeting Now
Wednesday, April 2, 4:30-5:15 p.m. Join the Meeting Now
Thursday, April 3, 1:00-1:45 p.m. Join the Meeting Now
Questions?Contact Brock Stephan, Asst. Director of Student Leader Engagement, Learning Community Programs, bstep@ohio.edu .
Pre-Training Checklist
Training will include getting to know other student leaders and learning the expectations of your new position.
You are not able to attend training (work) or be paid until your hiring process is completed.
Here is how you can be prepared:
1. HR Hiring Packet: Complete and Upload
Step a: Complete the New Student Employee Pre-Hire form .
It will require you to sign in using your ohio.edu credentials. Please use the following information in the pre-hire form:
Work Department: Learning Communities
Supervisor's Name: Brock Stephan
Supervisor's Email: bstep@ohio.edu
Student's First Day of Work: 4/13/25
Step b:After you submit the pre-hire form, you should receive an email with a larger paperwork packet. Use the information from "step a" above and the information below, to fill out the paperwork packet.
Hiring Campus: Athens
Employment Type: Student Hourly
Employee ID: Leave blank. Since you are a new employee, you have not been assigned an ID number yet.
The Hiring Packet will include:
- New Student Employee Information Sheet
- Statement Concerning Your Employment in a Job Not Covered by Social Security
- Acknowledgement of Receipt of Ohio Ethics Law and Auditor of State Fraud Reporting System Information
- W-4 Employee's Withholding Certificate
- Employee's Withholding Certificate
- Direct Deposit Authorization Form
- City Tax Withholding
Step c: Upload the forms emailed to you using this link: HR Hiring Paperwork Upload
Location: University College
2. Complete Form I-9
Form I-9 is required to verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States. This applies for both citizens and noncitizens.
2a. Complete the online portion before going to show your identification documentation (use the link below).
Complete the online portion of I-9
2b. Show Proof of Identification and Employment Authorization
As part of Form I-9, employees must present their employer with acceptable documents evidencing identity and employment authorization.
Federal law requires that the documents be originaland be presented in person (virtual meetings are not acceptable)- no photocopies or pictures.
See your Offer Letter for Instructions on when and to whom you are able to show your identification materials for this position.
Do not go to OHIO University HR.
You can verify I-9 Documents in Chubb Hall 060 (Learning Communities Office) during the following times:
Wednesday, April 9, 1:00-4:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 10, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Friday, April 11, 10:00am-Noon and 1:00-4:00 p.m.
If you cannot make any of these times, please contact Brock Stephan ( bstep@ohio.edu ) to coordinate an alternate verification time. An alternate verification time may delay your ability to start in the position during Spring Training on April 13, 2025.
From the official list of acceptable documentation, you will need one document from list A OR one document from list B AND one document from list C.
If you do not have these documents, please obtain them in order to be hired.
Review I-9 acceptable documents at this federal website .
3. Collect Bank Account Information for Direct Deposit
You will need to determine your bank name, address, routing number, and account number.
4. Review OPERS Information
Employees of Ohio University do not pay into Social Security. OPERS (Ohio Public Employees Retirement System) is the retirement program for all employees who work for Ohio University. When completing new hire paperwork, you will be asked if you would like to opt out of OPERS.
Be prepared to make that decision, as it is an irrevocable decision for the entire period that you are continuously employed and working as an eligible student employee at OHIO.
You will receive an email within 30-days of hiring and will not to respond if you want to opt-out.
Forgot to opt-out, you can request your withheld funds from OPERS at the end of your employment period.
Questions? Contact Learning.Communities@ohio.edu .