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Non-Student OPS

New Appointments

IMPORTANT:  Some of the forms on this page are in pdf format.  If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, you can download a free copy.

If the employee is new to USF, you must use the GEMS Appointment Form
Always ask if the employee is working or has worked elsewhere on campus. If so, they are likely to have a GEMS record and therefore you may use the Appointment Status Form (ASF), which is easy to process and is linked with the Social Security Number and Employee ID in GEMS. 
Check Job Data on GEMS for other appointments before the employee begins working. 
There are limitations to the number of hours international students can work (20 hours/.5 FTE during regular semesters and 40 hours during breaks and summer).

For initial appointments (original hires, rehires, or transfers to different departments), you may submit the pay distribution and warrant distribution information on the Appointment Distribution Form  or on the appointment paper/Appointment Status Form.

  • If providing the information on the appointment paper or Appointment Status Form, we ask that you submit two copies of the form. 

  • Since the appointment and the pay distribution processes are segregated in many departments, you may need to work closely with your counterpart to ensure a coordinated submission of both pieces of information. Sending the pay distribution and warrant distribution information apart from the appointment paperwork will result in a less efficient process, which may cause errors and delays. In addition, if you fail to submit the warrant distribution along with your pay distribution information it could result in the employee's paycheck being distributed to the wrong location/department on payday. 

  • This process is voluntary and offered to you as an added service. While you are not required to follow this process, we encourage you to do so to ensure timely and accurate pay distribution and warrant distribution information.

After following the Recruitment and Selection Guidelines for OPS, complete the 

New Hire Paperwork  for new employees who are not in GEMS
All forms and documents should be completed and submitted to the appropriate Appointment Representative no later than the 3rd day of initial employment.

GEMS Appointment Form
  Complete the highlighted fields
  Use the appropriate job code
  Authorized signature from administrative or accountable officer
I-9 Form (you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to access this form)
  Properly completed by employee and the employer (see first page of the form for instructions)
  Verification of identity, employment and eligibility
  Employer must sign this document within 3 business days of the hire date (employee must complete top section by first day of work)
  Updating and re-verification section is filled out for a change in status and extension of expired documents
  Original copy of this form is required to be on file in Human Resources
W-4 Form & Copy of Social Security Card
  Completed accurately and signed by the employee
  Foreign Nationals may not claim "EXEMPT" on this form (if their country has a tax treaty with the United States, the appropriate 8233 forms for exemption can be filled in Payroll, 974-7955)
New Employee Information Sheet
  Loyalty Oath on form must be notarized
  Please use revised form that does not include questions pertaining to disability (revision date 8/01)
USF Application or Certification of Employability
  Completed accurately
  Review questions pertaining to conviction and substance abuse
  Note information regarding relatives working for the University to ensure no violation of nepotism rule
  Employee original signature on certification (last) page
Additional Paperwork (Conditionally Required)
Foreign National Information Form (FNIF) - Required for all Non-Resident Aliens (otherwise known as "temporary aliens"); legible copies of the following documents must be attached to the FNIF and submitted with the appointment package in order for the package to be processed.  For more information on appointing non-citizens, go to the International Employees page.
  Copy of Social Security Card
  Copy of unexpired Passport (displaying name, passport #, & expiration date)
  Copy of I-94 card (displaying admission date and number, & visa type {e.g., F1 or J1})
  Copy of DS-2019 (formerly IAP-66) if J1 visa
  Copy  of I-20 if F1 visa
  Copy  of I-797a if H1B visa
  OR, in lieu of documents listed above, Resident Aliens require a copy of I-551 Resident Alien Card (Green Card) 

Please follow instructions for filling out an I-9 for Non-Resident employees via our I-9 presentation.

Adjunct Faculty
  RightStart - Letters of Offer - signed acceptance by employee, required for each contract period appointed

 

OPS Non-Student

Appointing Previous or Current Employees

Please see the HIRE procedures before processing a REHIRE.

If the employee has a record in GEMS (i.e., has previously worked or is now working at USF), it is possible that the only paperwork needed to process this new appointment is the Appointment Status Form (ASF).  If the employee is not in GEMS, you must process the appointment as a new hire, even if the employee has worked at USF in the past.

Additional Paperwork (Conditionally Required)

W-4 Form & Copy of Social Security Card
    Needed only if information has changed (e.g., withholding allowances, marital status, name , address, etc.)

I-9 Form (you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to access this form)
    Needed if more than 3 years has lapsed since the last termination date; or
    If any employment verification information has changed

Employment Authorization Documentation for Foreign National

    

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