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 Student Employees

 

Congratulations on your new position as a student employee at Pepperdine University! We are happy to welcome you to the dynamic team of student employees working on campus at Pepperdine.

Background Screenings

In an effort to maintain the highest quality and standards within student employment, the Pepperdine Student Employment Office requires background screenings (i.e., criminal background screening, Social Security Number & Trace, and National Sex Offender Registry) for all student employees during their employment at the University. Continued student employment is contingent upon successful completion of the background screening. Student employees with criminal histories will be considered for continued employment in compliance with all applicable laws.

Participation in the background screening process comes at no cost to the student or department and will be conducted through HireRight, the University's select vendor for these services.

Sexual Harassment Training

Senate Bill 778 mandates that businesses with five or more employees provide sexual harassment prevention training to all workers by January 1, 2021, and every two years thereafter. Previously, only employers with 50 or more employees had to train supervisory employees. Now, non-supervisory employees must receive one hour of training, while supervisory employees must continue to receive two hours.

Seasonal and temporary employees, or those hired for less than six months, must receive training within 30 days of hire or within 100 hours worked, whichever comes first. Our team will ensure students complete this training at the start of their employment and every two years after.

Pepperdine, committed to a safe and respectful community free from harassment, has partnered with Vector Solutions to provide this mandatory training. All employees, including student employees, must complete at least one hour of sexual harassment training every two years as required by California law. Failure to complete the training on time will result in a pause in employment until it is completed.

Our team will communicate training details to students via email and follow up every two years.