The process described below will guide you through a mostly-virtual hiring process. This method will give you more flexibility in completing the paperwork.
You should have received an encrypted email from CINSAM's Budget and Administration Coordinator containing a hiring packet. Some of the documents are specific to your assignment and some are general hiring forms.
If you would prefer to complete the packet by hand in an in-person meeting, we can certainly do that!
Tina Altenhofen
Budget & Administration Coordinator
Location: LA 132 (inside LA 134 suite)
Email: altenhof@nku.edu
Phone: (859) 572-5381
PLEASE NOTE: There are different requirements for students that
If either of the above conditions apply to you, please stop here and contact Tina Altenhofen for a different set of instructions.
Proceed to steps 2 - 5 if the above conditions do not apply to you.
Download the fillable hiring packet that was sent to you and complete the forms. Remember to save your changes as you go.
You may type your signature or include your electronic signature where needed.
Please read through the Hiring Form Instructions below for:
Instructions: Sign and date above the 'Awardee' line toward the bottom of the page.
About this form: This document is specific to this work assignment only and contains your payment schedule.
About this form: This form will come to you pre-filled. The details of your assignment were provided by your faculty supervisor/mentor.
Instructions: If you believe there is an error in any of the details listed, please notify your faculty supervisor/mentor to work toward a solution. Final corrections should be provided or confirmed by the faculty member.
Instructions:
Note: Your supervisor will be asked to sign this form as well.
Instructions: Sign on the signature line.
About this form: This form is a general NKU hiring form for students and not specific to your assignment. Some of the responsibilities may not apply.
Instructions: See image below or open the accessible PDF version for the instructional version of this document. Yellow highlighed fields indicate that the field is required in order to complete the form.
NOTE: Direct deposit is NKU’s preferred payment method. However, if you would prefer that the check(s) be mailed to you instead, leave the form blank and please let us know.
Instructions: See image below or open the accessible PDF version for the instructional version of this document. Yellow-highlighted fields indicate that the field is required in order to complete the form.
NOTE: Pages 9 - 11 are for your reference only and are not included in the instructional documents.
Once you have completed all relevant forms and have saved your changes, respond to the encrypted email that was originally sent to you and attach your completed hiring packet.
NOTE: By responding to the encrypted message that was sent to you, your response will automatically be encrypted.
If you choose to send the packet in a different email or from a different source, it is imperitive that you send your packet in an encrypted email to protect the sensitive information contained in the documents.
You will receive an email from NKUCandidate@screening.services with instructions for you to initiate your background check. Please complete that process soon after receiving the email. There is NO COST to you.
NOTE: You will not be able to start work until a background check is complete and approved by Student Financial Assistance. CINSAM will be notified when you are cleared to start work.
The I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form must be completed in-person so that an authorized NKU representative can review your original identification documents for legitimacy.
See the image below or open the accessible PDF version for a list of documents you may bring to the meeting.
Step 5a - Choose the document(s) you will bring to the I-9 meeting with CINSAM. If you don't have the document(s) with you, please make arrangements to receive them before the meeting.
Step 5b - Schedule a meeting with Tina Altenhofen to complete a short form and present your forms of identification. The meeting will only take a couple minutes.
NOTE: You must personally bring your original, unexpired documents to the in-person meeting in order to complete the requirement for the I-9 form. We cannot accept copies that you have made.
Once you have completed all steps listed above,
Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics (CINSAM)
Landrum Academic Center (LA), Suite 134
(859) 572-5381 | cinsam@nku.edu
