Federal Work Study (FWS)
The Federal Work Study Program — http://www.studentaid.ed.gov - is a federal program that provides jobs for students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay educational expenses. Students must be enrolled in a Title IV eligible program to be eligible.
The procedures for applying for Federal Work-Study are as follows:
- Once registered for class(es), interested students should come by the Financial Aid Office to complete an application and notify Financial Aid they are interested in Work-Study.
- The Financial Aid Office calculates the student applicant’s need according to the Federal regulations to determine eligibility for Federal Work-Study and forwards eligibility to Career Services.
- The Career Services Office instructs eligible students to apply on the College's website and forwards eligible student’s applications to hiring department.
- Work-Study candidates will be contacted for an interview by the department hiring.
- Departments will select those to be employed and notify the Career Services Office.
- The Career Services Office will submit a completed background check form to Human Resources for processing. Work Study contract information will be submitted to the departmental payroll person upon clearance and approval of the background check.
- The newly hired student will complete all required payroll paperwork and return it to the departmental payroll person.
- Student employees will be assigned an employee ID number to clock in and out on either a biometric clock or Coastal Pines Technical College’s web-based time card system. At the end of each work-week, student employees will need to verify their time on the web-based time card system. Their weekly time will then be verified by their direct supervisor and the director of the assigned department.
- The Career Services Office receives hours worked and salary information on student employees on a monthly basis.