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Obtaining Hours
Although you are offered
the opportunity to earn through work-study, you are responsible for obtaining
the number of hours you need. Jobs are not guaranteed or reserved. You may
choose to apply these earnings toward your bill, to buy books and supplies,
or to use for other expenses. Students
are not required to work if they do not wish to do so. However, the College
will not replace the unearned work-study with grant aid.
Financial aid students with work-study have priority for all jobs offered
on campus, as well as for those positions listed as “Off-Campus
Work-Study” or part of the “America
Reads/America Counts” tutoring programs.
The Student Employment
web page offers a great deal of information regarding student work, on and off
campus, as well as a link to the job listing website, JobX. Positions on JobX are constantly being added or removed so you are
encouraged to check the site frequently or sign up for JobMail which lets you know via email when a job you might
be interested in is posted. You may also wish to
consider Off-Campus Work-Study
at one of the local non-profits or America
Reads/America Counts Tutoring, both of which allow you to get off campus and into the
community and provide excellent opportunities. Links to these job listings
and to information pages are located on the Student Employment website.
Assistance is available
from the Student Employment Coordinator if a student has difficulty locating
work due to medical restrictions or serious class or athletic conflicts.
Please contact the employer
directly to apply for a particular position on JobX.
Remember that you are only permitted to work one full-time position or a maximum of 12 hrs per
week.
Some students also like
to look for jobs off campus that are not work-study related such as childcare,
clerical work in local for-profit agencies, etc. Those advertisements can also be found
on the JobX website under Off-Campus Non-Work-Study.
Payment Details
Before you can be paid,
the Payroll Office on the 2nd floor of College Hall will
require you to fill out a W4 Employee’s Withholding Allowance
Certificate (required by the IRS, an M-4 Form, and an I-9 INS Employment Verification
form. Representatives from Payroll will be at Central Check-In when you arrive on campus and you should be
prepared to complete these forms at that time if you plan to work.
EARNINGS DETAILS
Earnings limit: on your award letter
Average # hours per week: 10-12
Pay Dates: 9/4/2008 - 5/8/2009
On-Campus Pay Rate: $8.25 per hour
Payment: Bi-weekly
A 2008-2009 Student Employment
Guide will be available upon your arrival at Smith providing further details
regarding student employment policies and procedures. This is mandatory reading for any student
wanting to work on campus. A copy can be found
on the web (updated for 2008-2009 mid-summer).
Arrangements can be made
to direct all or part of your paycheck to your tuition account using the
Student Payroll Deduction Authorization Form. Please read the instructions
thoroughly before committing all or part of your earnings to your tuition
account.
When you are hired into a position that information is fed to the Payroll Office, which is entirely separate from
Student Employment. Payroll will build a timesheet for that position which you can then access using BannerWeb. You
will use BannerWeb to input all of your hours worked over a 2 week period, submit it for approval on schedule, and
your supervisor will then approve your hours online. Details regarding the payroll schedule and instructions on how
to use BannerWeb can be found on Payroll's website. Please direct all payroll
inquiries to that office.
A Student Employment
Guide will be in your campus box providing you with further details regarding
campus work. You are required to read it in full to familiarize yourself
with college policies and procedures regarding student work.
College Policy: NO
student, whether on aid or not, is entitled to more than one 'full-time'
(maximum of 12 hrs per week) job. Students with internships, STRIDE stipends,
housing positions, etc may not also seek a regular campus job. All students,
particularly those granted Work-Study, deserve the opportunity to obtain
the hours for which they are eligible.
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