FEDERAL WORK STUDY PLACEMENT PROCESS

Work-Study Jobs Posted August 27th

To be eligible for the COCC Federal Work-Study Employment Program, you must have been awarded and accepted Federal Work-Study as part of your COCC Financial Aid award package.

All available work-study positions are listed on COCCStudentJobs:

• For Fall 2009
  • Jobs will be posted on August 27, 2009. 
  • Work can begin as early as September 21st (unless carrying over from summer)
  • NOTE - many supervisors will not be available to contact until September 8th.

Federal Work-Study positions are filled on a first-come-first-serve basis following a successful interview process.

Student Steps to Complete the Work-Study Placement Process

• Student signs up for COCCStudentJobs account to be able to search for jobs.
• Student finds job they are interested in and makes contact with Contact Person.
• Student is required to complete Federal Work-Study Employment Application and submit to the Contact Person.
• Contact Person schedules an interview with Student.
• Following interview, if Student is offered the position, the Student comes to the CAP Center to pick up Work-Study Employment Packet or receives packet from supervisor.  This packet includes:

  • Work-Study Referral Contract Form

  • New Employee Payroll Information

  • W-4 Form

  • I-9 Form

• Student completes Work-Study Employment Packet and returns the completed packet to the CAP Center.

  • The Work-Study Referral Contract Form will need to be completed by the student and the supervisor.

  • Also, submit completed Employment Application as part of completed Employment Packet.

• CAP Center completes I-9 Form with student.
• CAP Center accepts the completed packet, confirms the student's work-study eligibility, distributes copies of forms, and notifies student and supervisor by email that the student is eligible to begin working.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Your I-9 form needs to be completed and signed in the presence of CAP Center staff to whom you must verify your identity with a picture driver’s license and social security card OR a valid passport.
• A student is not eligible to begin work until all Work-Study Employment Packet forms are completed and the work-study supervisor is notified.