Change Student Employee Job Title

Change Student Employee Job Title

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Student Employee Job Title Change

Job Aid for Managers

Last Updated: Oct 9, 2025 

Contact Information

For more information about this job aid, please contact studentemployment@uni.edu for student employee positions and grad-assistantships@uni.edu for graduate assistant positions.

Overview

This process is used to update the job title for student employees and graduate assistants. This allows managers and student employees to identify the position for timekeeping, scheduling, and other business processes.

Request Job Title Change 

Step 1: From the Menu, click the My Team Management app.

Step 2: In the My Team section, click the name of the student employee to access their profile.

Step 2

Step 3: From the employee's profile, click Actions > Job Change > Start Job Change.

Request Job Title Change Step 3
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Step 4: In the What do you want to do? field, click the menu icon to select Title Change.

Step 5: Click the OK button.

Step 6: In the Start Details section, the date below the When do you want this change to take effect? field automatically defaults to the start of the next pay period. If changes are needed, click the pencil icon to update the date.

Step 6

Support

The checkbox below the Do you want to use the next pay period? field will be checked if you do not change the default date.

Step 7: Click the check mark icon to save.

Step 7

Step 8: Click the Start button.

Step 9: In the Job Profile section, click the pencil icon to edit.

Support

Do not change the Job Profile field.

Step 10: In the Job Title field, type the new job title. The Business Title field will automatically update.

Support

The job title may need to be more descriptive (ex: Career Services – Front Desk). If this is a work study assignment, add "- WS" at the end. 

Steps 10 and 11

Step 11: Click the check mark icon to save.

Step 12: Click the Submit button.

What Happens Next

The proposed job title change will now go through the approval process. You can view the status of the business process at any time by clicking on My Tasks > Archive > Process.