Extra Help (Temporary Positions)

The University of Illinois at Springfield is governed under the State Universities Civil Service System (SUCSS). These employees support many activities at the University of Illinois. They hold jobs in clerical, crafts and trades, managerial, para-professional, professional, service, and technical areas.

Extra Help

Extra Help positions are temporary positions that use Civil Service classifications. Extra Help positions offer opportunities to work on a temporary basis. These positions may last from one day to no more than 900 hours in any consecutive 12-month period. Scheduled work hours are often flexible. Individuals interested in secretarial Extra Help employment may be required to take a keyboarding test. Responsibilities of Extra Help employees may include: answering phones, attending parking lots, cashiering, serving concession stand food, selling tickets, typing or word processing. Applicants must be pre-approved upon initial login before allowed to complete an application. No exam is required for Extra Help positions.

Communications regarding the testing and employment/hiring processes, which includes but is not limited to test scheduling, transcript requests, and interview eligibility notices will be sent to the email address provided on your online application. Please note that it is the applicant's responsibility to regularly monitor email and respond within any deadlines listed.

How To Apply:

Please create an account from the Home Page.
Search Available Extra Help Positions on the Job Board.
New applicants will need to complete the Pre-Approval form in the Profile. You will receive approval in 1-3 business days.
Upon approval, complete the employment application documents in the Profile.

Other important remarks:

Returning applicants will need their user name and password to apply for additional Extra Help positions. If you are a returning user and cannot remember your user name/password, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO PROCEED. PLEASE DO NOT CREATE A NEW ACCOUNT.

Employment Notices: - view Federal and State notices related to employment at the University of Illinois.

Offers of employment by the University of Illinois may be subject to approval by the University's Board of Trustees and are made contingent upon the candidate's successful completion of any criminal background checks and other pre-employment assessments that may be required for the position being offered. Additional information regarding such pre-employment checks and assessments may be provided as applicable during the hiring process.

University of Illinois at Springfield Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
The University of Illinois Springfield Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus, in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University of Illinois Springfield campus and statistics for fires in on-campus student housing. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information along with fire safety policies and procedures.

To access the report online: http://www.uis.edu/about/overview/safety/

To obtain a hard copy: University Police Department, University of Illinois Springfield, One University Plaza, MS PDB1, Springfield, IL 62703-5407

University of Illinois at Springfield . One University Plaza . MS HRB30 . Springfield, Illinois 62703 . 217-206-6652. www.uis.edu/humanresources