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Financial
Aid
Student Employment
Slightly more than 100 Ocean County College students
work on-campus or perform community service work
off-campus during the academic year. On campus they
work in academic departments, laboratories, administrative
offices, and the library. Many students perform
clerical work. A student with specialized skills
or training may find a job that uses that skill,
for example, a lifeguard. Off campus employment
at community service jobs, including reading and
math tutoring are available. Federal
Work Study (FWS)
The
Federal Work Study program(FWS) is a federally
funded financial aid program. The purpose of the
program is to place financially eligible students
on campus in part-time employment so that students
can earn funds while attending college. To be
considered for FWS funds a student must file a
FAFSA form by the priority deadline, and must
be financially eligible according to federal and
college policies. Students must fill out a Student
Application and submit to the Financial Aid Office
by July 15 th of each year for consideration.
Notification of job placement will begin after
August 15 th and continues though September. Student
must file a FAFSA form each year and must continue
to be financially eligible to participate.
Students
with Federal Work Study may also use their award
to work at off-campus community service agencies
such as reading and math tutoring at elementary
schools in the area, as well as for non-profit
agencies.
Whether
working on or off campus the FWS program provides
the opportunity for students to interact with
future employers, obtain references, meet college
staff and administration, other students, have
fun, and most importantly make a difference!
Wages and Workload
- A student must work to earn a work award.
A work award is not a guarantee of a job
or earnings totaling the work award. A student
may only earn up to the amount of the work award.
- Student employees are paid $8.00 per hour
for on-campus jobs and $8.50 for off-campus.
- A work award may be made for Fall and/or Spring
term(s).
- The number of hours of work per week varies
from job to job; however, the maximum hours
a student may work is 10 hours per week within
a term.
- A student's work schedule and the number of
hours worked may vary from term to term because
of his/her course load, class schedule, and
extracurricular activities. The student must
make work schedule arrangements with his/her
supervisor each term.
- If a student worked on-campus 10 hours per
week for both terms (15 weeks/term), he/she
would earn about $2,400. (That is, $8.00/hr
x 10 hr/wk x 15 weeks x 2 terms = $2,400.)
How to Apply for a Job
The
Financial Aid Office coordinates the College Work
Study Program. Students with low EFCs are notified
of their eligibility to participate in the work
study program in a summer mailing; included in
this mailing is a student application. The deadline
for returning this Student Application is July
15th. You may also download this form, complete,
and return by the deadline date. Once received
the student is mailed a work study packet containing
a W-4 IRS Tax form, and DHS I-9 Form for completion
as well as more information about the FWS Program.
When a file is complete and student eligibility
is confirmed the job placement process begins.
Notification of job placement begins on August
15th and continues through September. The Work
Study Coordinator will contact the student in
regard to job placement. Job openings are posted
on a bulletin board in the Career Center .
All
forms may be downloaded by clicking the following
links
Student
Application
W-4
IRS Tax Form
DHS
I-9 Form / I-9
Spanish Version and List
A/B/C (last page) of the I-9
Paychecks
Student employees are paid every two weeks
based on the number of hours reported on their
time sheets. A paycheck is mailed to the student's
permanent mailing address. Student earnings are
not credited directly to a student's account.
First-time workers complete a W-4 IRS tax withholding
form and a U.S. Department of Justice Form I-9.
To complete the tax form the student must provide
his/her social security number and determine the
number of allowances for withholding tax he/she
wants to claim. Under the Immigration Reform Act
the College is required to have every employee
complete a Form I-9. To comply with this law a
first-time employee must furnish one of the items
listed in List A, or one of the items in List
B plus one from List C. The student must show
the Work Study Coordinator or financial aid staff
member the documents at the time he/she signs
up for payroll. The documents must be originals,
and if a birth certificate is used, it must be
certified.
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