EMPLOYER’S RESPONSIBILITIES

Two Types of Work-Study Programs:

· The Federal work-study program (FWS)

· Brewton-Parker College institutional work-study program (BIW)

Eligibility:

· Students must demonstrate Federal financial need to receive Federal work-study. Only the Financial Aid Office makes awards.

· Students who are ineligible for Federal work-study may be eligible for Brewton-Parker College institutional work-study.

Wages:

· Students are paid $5.50 an hour.

· Student must not exceed his/her award amount.

· Divisions that go over budget will have the overage taken out of their regular operating budgets.

Enrollment Requirements:

· Student must be enrolled or be planning to enroll for the next regular session to utilize work-study.

Work-Study Objectives:

· To provide part-time jobs for Brewton-Parker College students in which they can earn living expense monies to supplement other financial aid, and monies from home.

· To provide a learning experience for the students and a help to Brewton-Parker College’s many busy faculty and staff.

· To teach basic training in work edict such as being to work on time, calling in if they cannot make it to work, etc.

Please Remember:

· These workers are students first, and the work-study is secondary to their main purpose for being here.

· Student workers may not displace or replace regular employees of the College.

Placement:

· Work-Study Want Ads will be printed in the school newspaper and listed on the Internet. Students are responsible for contacting the department/employer they wish to work for.

· When the employer decides to hire a student, the student must come to the Financial Aid department to complete a contract (see Sample Work-Study Contract) and must go to the business office to complete all required tax papers.

Department Job Allocations:

· The Administrative Counsel has determined that the most equitable way to distribute work-study funds on campus is to assign an allotted maximum number of work-study students to each department.

· The Financial Aid Office will work within the guidelines provided by the Administrative Council

· The Administrative Council intends for the Financial Aid Office to monitor usage of the work-study funds.