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Professional Staff Temporary Appointment
Post Offer – Upper Campus & Health Sciences

UNDERSTAND

If you are a hiring manager with Upper Campus or Health Sciences, your Employment Specialist (ES) will send a new hire confirmation/OPUS approval email to you when the temporary/hourly appointment is reviewed and approved. This will include a review of the candidate’s qualifications and meeting the minimum requirements for the position. This email will contain the information required for OPUS entry of the new appointment.

ACT

Complete the professional staff temporary appointment by following the steps below:

  1. Enter new employee into OPUS, copying the HR temporary hire confirmation into the Notes section of the appointment.
  2. Collect completed paperwork (I-9, W-4, AA Data Form, Direct Deposit).

Check References Activity

Document that you have conducted a reference check on the candidate in UWHIRES by:

  1. Opening your requisition in UWHIRES, and scrolling down to the "Candidates" tab
  2. Clicking on the "Add Activity" link for a candidate. This will open the "Add Activity" screen.
  3. Selecting "Reference Check" as the action in the "Type" drop down field.

EXPLORE

Some temporary positions are benefits eligible. Learn more.

New employee checklist for professional staff - (pdf>

Prostaff Temp.
Appt. Hiring Topics

Need help with UWHIRES? Call or email our help desk at 206-543-2544.