Welcome to Student Employment/Payroll at Messiah College

There are many opportunities for a Messiah College student to have a job on campus. Student Employment at Messiah College includes both federal work study and institutional work assignments. Federal work study assignments are given to students who have filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and have demonstrated financial need. Additionally, the College has an extensive institutional work program, where students do not need to demonstrate financial need via the standard need analysis formula. Both of these options provide numerous opportunities to students, with an average of nearly 1,000 academic year and 150 summer jobs being filled each year. Most student assignments average around 10 hours per week during the academic year and 40 hours per week during the summer.

Jobs are typically assigned to new students prior to arrival on campus. Returning (current) students should talk to the Payroll Office and/or the supervisor in the area that they would like to work before leaving campus in the spring. Supervisors and the Student Employment Coordinator will work together to determine placements in campus job assignments.

All students considering an on-campus work assignment should read the Student Employment Handbook. Additional details on eligibility, locating available jobs, obtaining a job, payroll-related items, and more are available below and by contacting the Payroll Office.

New Student Employees

New student employees will want to start by reviewing the helpful checklist of things to do.

Click here for the Microsoft Word format.
Click here for the Adobe PDF format.

New student employees must complete a number of (required) government forms and an (optional) direct deposit form.

Click here for a packet of forms in Adobe PDF format.

New student employees will also want to read the Student Employee Handbook.

Click here for the Student Employment Handbook in Adobe PDF format.

Background Check

Important: All camp employees (athletics, music, art, math, etc.)

Important: All lifeguards (summer only)

Important: All employees in Dining Services, Campus Events or Conference Services (summer only)

All employees listed above are required to have a background check prior to their first day of employment. The Department of Welfare requires by law that employees in programs for minors be fully screened to meet Act 34, Act 151 and Act 73. Click here for additional information.

Employment Forms (job setup and change forms)

We have made a number of our forms available online for your convenience. All forms here are in Microsoft Word and/or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You may choose which format you wish to download. If you have questions about these forms or need any other forms please contact us.

Category	Description	Form Name	Choose Format
All Student Employees	Checklist	New Employee Checklist	PDF	Word
	Accept/Decline Job	Accept or Decline your Job	Login to Self-service through MCSquare
	Human Resource Forms	Various forms completed online	Login to Self-service through MCSquare
	Cleared to work	Work Authorization Card (sample)	PDF
	Job Resignation	Resignation/Termination Form	PDF	Word*
Supervisors	Checklist	New Hire Checklist	PDF	Word*
	Checklist	Resignation/Termination Checklist	PDF	Word*
	Bulk student requests	School Year Roster Request Form	PDF	Word*
	Bulk student requests	Summer Roster Request Form	PDF	Word*
	Hire, Rehire, Salary Change	Student Employment Master Form	PDF	Word*
	One time payment	Request for Student Single Payment (Click here for guidelines (pdf))	PDF	Word*
	Gifts and Awards	Gift and Award Reporting Form	PDF	Word*
	Job Resignation or Termination	Resignation/Termination Form	PDF	Word*
	Disciplinary notification	Student Employee Disiplinary Notification	PDF	Word*
	Job description	Student Employment Position Description	PDF	Word*
Optional Forms	Job application	Student Job Application	PDF	Word*
* Indicated forms may be filled out using the computer and then printed before signing.

Payroll Forms (tax forms)

Category	Description	Form Name	Choose Format
All Student Employees	Employment eligibility	I-9 (only pages 7 and 8 need to be printed)	PDF*	-
	Federal tax withholding	Form W-4 (2013)	PDF*	-
	Local tax withholding	Residency Certification Form (click here for list of all PSD codes)	PDF*	Excel*
	Direct deposit	Direct Deposit Authorization Form	PDF	Word*
Optional Forms	Local services tax exemption	Local Services Tax Exemption (any year)	PDF	Word*
	Local services tax refund	Local Services Tax - Refund (for any year)	PDF	Word*
	Change Form	Employee Personal Information Change Form	-	Word*
Help	Helpful instructions	Helpful instructions to complete forms	PDF	Word
* Indicated forms may be filled out using the computer and then printed before signing.

Time Sheets

In a couple departments, students report the time they worked by using a time clock. All other students will report the time they have worked using a time sheet. The time sheet is sent to your supervisor who will assist you with completing it. Click here for a sample time sheet (in PDF format).