POSTING A WORK STUDY JOB
Restrictions:
- A work study position cannot require the student to work more than 20 hours a
week during the semester. Any job posting which requires greater than 20 hours per
week will be removed from the job list.
- A workstudy student must be paid an hourly rate. A work study student cannot
be paid a commission, fee, salary or stipend. Any posted jobs that list these types of
compensation will be removed.
- Hourly wages are determined by the hiring department and must be based on the
market wage that is commensurate with the job duties and required qualifications.
Jobs paid at a professional rate may be considered as not qualifying for a work study
position. Any job posting that offers a rate greater than market wage or offers
professional level compensation will be removed from the job list.
- Applications for work study positions are made directly to the hiring department.
- Work study students cannot fill any job that involves:
* Work as a political aide;
* Partisan or non-partisan political activity;
* Association with a faction in an election for public office;
Lobbying;
* The primary benefit of members of a limited membership
organization (e.g. credit union, fraternal/religious order,
cooperative); or
* The construction, operation, or maintenance of any part of a
facility used for religious worship or sectarian instruction.
- Work study students cannot be hired in a position that would:
* Impair existing contracts
* Displace regular employees; or
* Fill jobs that are vacant because of a strike.
- Work Study funding will pay a percentage of wages up to $10 per hour. The
employer must cover 100% of an hourly wage over $10 per hour. For example;
work study will pay a maximum of $7.50 per hour for an on-campus work study
student. An on-campus employer hiring a student at $11 per hour will have to pay
$3.50 per hour - $2.50 to cover 25% of the $10 per hour maximum plus the extra
$1 per hour which exceeds that maximum.
- Departments hiring work study employees agree to know and follow the
work study Information and Policy.
Suggestions:
Verify that the interviewees have work-study awards:
*Email the Work Study Coordinator (faws@sa.utah.edu) or call at (801)581-6581 to obtain an unofficial confirmation that the student has a work study award. This confirmation is not a guarantee of eligibility for hire. It serves to quickly identify applicants who have not been awarded work study funding; or
*Request a Job Referral Notice (JRN) at http://www.sa.utah.edu/finance/working/Inforjrn.htm. The JRN is an official confirmation of the student’s eligibility to begin work as a work study student. This process may take 2 or more business days to complete.
DO NOT have a student begin working until a JRN has been issued.The hiring department must have a valid JRN before the student is hired or begins work. Wages earned before or after the JRN authorization period will be charged 100% to the employing department and cannot be charged to work study retroactively.
Re-instatement of closed job postings or minor changes to existing job postings may be made by contacting the Work Study Coordinator (faws@sa.utah.edu).
Job postings must include a closing date. Jobs without a closing date will not appear on the work-study job website.
Send work study questions to: faws@sa.utah.edu>
