Work Study

THE FEDERAL WORK STUDY PROGRAM provides jobs to students with financial need allowing them to apply for a work study job and earn money to help pay for educational expenses. On campus positions are available as well as community service positions. Students are eligible to earn up to the amount listed on their award letter and are paid on a bi-weekly basis based on the number of hours worked at $8.50 per hour. This money is earned and paid to the student, not applied to your student account.

When you filled out your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) if you answered you were interested in work-study or you checked the box stating you were interested in work-study on your Supplemental Data Form, the Financial Aid Office determined your eligibility to participate in this program. If "Workstudy (Federal)" is listed on your Financial Aid Award Letter, you are eligible to apply for a work-study position. If "Workstudy (Federal)" is not listed on your Financial Aid Award Letter, you are not eligible to apply for a work study position.

If you are not sure if you requested work-study or have questions on your eligibility, you may contact the Financial Aid Office at (715) 833-6252 or 1-800-547-2882 Ext. 6252 or via email at FA@cvtc.edu.

If you are eligible to apply for and are interested in obtaining a work study position, the process is as follows:

• Review the current open positions online.
• When you find a position in which you are interested, you must make an appointment for an interview with the contact person listed on the position description.
• If you are selected for the position, stop at the Financial Aid Office in Room 116 at the Eau Claire Clairemont Business Education Center to pick up an employment packet; or, call us at 715-833-6252, and we will mail the employment packet to you.
• Fill out the Authorization to Hire form, included in the employment packet, with your new supervisor.
• Fill out the employment papers included in the employment packet,
• Return the entire employment packet to the Human Resources Department located in Room 104 at the Eau Claire Clairemont Business Education Center.

GUIDELINES AND INFORMATION

After you have submitted all of your paperwork:
Watch the FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) video in any of CVTC's campus computer labs. The URL for the FERPA video is: www.cvtc.edu/videos/asx/lib-14.asx. This video is mandatory and takes 30 minutes to view. You can add the 30 minutes (.50) to your time sheet.

Time Sheets
Time Reporting and Approval Process Information * (1.73 MB)

* Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader

Pay Stub Information
You can access your pay information (pay stub) online at http://www.cvtc.edu. Click on the My CVTC link and login with your user name and password. Once in My CVTC, click on "SIS" (Student Information System). Next click on "Employee", "Pay Information", "Pay Stub", and then select the year for the pay stubs you would like to view.

Please Note

• Work-Study employees cannot start until ALL necessary payroll forms have been submitted to Human Resources, (Room 104) and they have received their first work-study time sheet.
• Work-Study employees must inform Human Resources of any changes in name, address, direct deposit information, or withholding allowances while a work-study at CVTC.

Other Things to Pay Attention To:

• Confidentiality is very important.
• Please treat your work study position as if you were working at a "real job" in an office outside of school.
• It is very important to let us know if you are unable to work when scheduled, no matter what the reason, such as schoolwork, illness, sick children, etc.
• Work study students can work no more than 20 hours per week during school and 40 hours per week during brakes.
• The pay rate is $8.50 an hour and you are paid bi-weekly.
• It's important to let your supervisor know if you do not understand the work directions given. Be sure to ask questions.
• Appropriate dress - it is ok to wear what you would normally wear for school, such as jeans, etc. Just use good judgment.