Student Employment and Training Coordinator

Louisiana State University; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement options

Paid holidays

Tuition exemption for qualified POS/LS

Training and development opportunities

Wellness benefits

Job summary

Louisiana State University is seeking a Student Employment and Training Coordinator to oversee the full employment life cycle for student workers, including recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance tracking. The role collaborates with LSU divisions to ensure a smooth hiring process, accurate records, and a positive employment experience, while upholding university policies and FERPA guidelines.

The coordinator will manage 350 student records across 8 databases and 3 software systems,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; related experience accepted.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and data management.
• Candidates should meet the years of experience specified in the description.

Responsibilities

• Oversee full employment lifecycle for student workers, including recruitment and onboarding.
• Post job openings, review 150+ applications monthly, and facilitate hiring.
• Develop and deliver onboarding and training programs; ensure compliance with policies.
• Maintain accurate student records across multiple databases and systems.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Collaboration

Communication

Confidentiality

Data Entry

Onboarding

Policy Knowledge

Time Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

STUDENT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING COORDINATOR

The Student Employment and Training Coordinator is responsible for overseeing the full student/WAE/Transient/Ad Comp employment life cycle, including recruitment, hiring, on-boarding, training, performance tracking, and termination. This role collaborates with areas within the department to ensure a seamless hiring process and a positive employment experience for student workers. The coordinator reports to the Assistant Director of Student Employment and Training.

Responsibilities

Administrative Support (60%) Recruitment & Hiring: Develop job descriptions and evaluate pay rates for student positions; Post job openings for hiring managers; Review and process over 150 student applications monthly; Facilitate the hiring process in accordance with institutional and departmental policies. On-boarding & Training: Oversee on-boarding processes, including employment eligibility verification and new hire documentation; Conduct preemployment meetings to introduce students to workplace expectations and policies; Develop and deliver training programs to enhance job readiness and professional development. Quality Control (30%) Ensures every aspect of student employment and training outputs including administrative tasks, implementation, and overall design exudes a high degree of quality by maintaining the inventory of student employee uniforms including conducting routine counts; ensuring accuracy of student employee data, including 350 student employee records, 8 databases, and 3 software systems; organizing all the search processes and creates an annual student employment calendar; working with student employee group supervisors to ensure adherence to departmental employment policies and practices. Embraces and executes the marginal gains approach and seeks to increase the level of all services, events, programs, and experiences in department for continuous improvement every academic year. Other Duties as Assigned (10%) Other duties as assigned by UREC leadership or Assistant Director. This includes but is not limited to efforts that support broad division/institution efforts including at least 40 hours per year spent helping divisional initiatives such as Move-In Day, Welcome Week, Family Weekend, Career Expo, Disability Services Finals Testing, other special projects, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Related experience
• Experience working with Microsoft Office LSU values skills, experience, and expertise.

Candidates who have relevant experience in key job responsibilities are encouraged to apply— a degree is not required as long as the candidate meets the required years of experience specified in the job description.

Desired Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field. Experience working with LSU systems and procedures and working in a university environment.

Special Requirements/Expectations

Ability and willingness to occasionally work evening and weekend hours. As with all LSU employees, due to this position title and/or responsibilities, this position has an obligation to assist students in the acquisition of necessary services. Should a student appear in need of or seek assistance with issues of an emotional, behavioral, or mental health related matter they should be referred to the proper service within the Student Health Center. In situations where the student creates an impression that they are a danger to themselves or others, the advisor should immediately contact the Care Team, the Dean of Students, or the appropriate law enforcement agency. The employee outside of those rights contained within FERPA should create no impression of client or patient confidentiality.

About the Division of Student Affairs Priorities

In LSU Student Affairs, we create conditions that matter for student success. This priority guides how we approach our work, make decisions, and serve our students, their families, and our campus community. We pursue quality in all that we do. Students and staff deserve our best, every day, in every way. We consistently search for ways to always look to make it easy for students to succeed, whether by simplifying processes or removing barriers. We are LSU-centric as we think strategically and make decisions that advance LSU’s mission, priorities, and students. We lead with curiosity, explore possibilities, and remain open to better ideas, which means we always start with maybe. Finally, we prioritize relationships, collaborating intentionally and recognizing that people are our greatest strength.

Salary

Salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications.

Skills Needed

• Analytical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Confidentiality
• Data Entry
• Onboarding
• Policy Knowledge
• Time Management

Preferred Skills

• Posting Date: October 20, 2026
• Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified): February 17, 2027

Background Check

An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Benefits

• health, life, dental, and vision insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement options
• various leave options
• paid holidays
• wellness benefits
• tuition exemption for qualified positions
• training and development opportunities
• employee discounts
• more

Equal Opportunity Employer

LSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Work Authorization

All candidates must have valid U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and maintain that valid work authorization throughout employment. Changes in laws, regulations, or government policies may impact the university’s ability to employ individuals in certain positions.

About LSU

LSU includes institutions, facilities and programs in each of Louisiana’s 64 parishes, and its campuses stretch the length of the state from New Orleans to Shreveport. Each institution plays a vital role in preparing students to incorporate new knowledge and technologies into their daily lives. LSU researchers across Louisiana are working on developing a wide-range of innovations to improve quality of life by studying issues such as disease management, advance medical treatments, obesity, coastal protection, hurricane preparedness, energy, natural resource management and agriculture, among others. Louisiana’s Flagship University is a land-, sea- and space-grant institution with academic programs in all areas of science, engineering, humanities, arts and social sciences. The University comprises of nine institutions: Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College (“LSU”), the premier flagship university for the state, which include the Paul M. Hebert Law Center and the School of Veterinary Medicine Louisiana State University at Alexandria Louisiana State University at Eunice Louisiana State University at Shreveport LSU Health Sciences Center – New Orleans LSU Health Science Center – Shreveport The Health Care Services Division Louisiana State University Agricultural Center Pennington Biomedical Research Center Any other college, university, school, institution, or program now or hereafter under the supervision and management of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College In implementing its mission, LSU is committed to: Offering a broad array of undergraduate degree programs and extensive graduate research opportunities designed to attract and educate highly qualified undergraduate and graduate students; Employing faculty who are excellent teacher-scholars, nationally competitive in research and creative activities, and who contribute to a world-class knowledge base that is transferable to educational, professional, cultural, and economic enterprises; and Using its extensive resources to solve economic, environmental, and social challenges.