Community Work Study for Partners

Community Work Study allows students to gain an experiential understanding of community-based service work while earning money through part-time employment. Students are paid through their federal work study financial aid award and work with local schools and non-profits.

Community Work Study Partner Benefits:

• Lighten staff’s workload
• Improve ability to meet the needs of others
• Performed work and or complete tasks
• Increased number of those served

Community Work Study Partners Commit To:

• Develop a work plan and learning goals with the Community Work Study students
• Serve as a mentor and facilitate regular supervisory meetings with students
• Provide an orientation to the organization’s history, mission, values, and work
• Approve timesheets on bi-weekly basis

Community Work Study Partner Requirements:

• Organization must be a school or non-profit organization.
• Organizations must complete a training with the Program Coordinator and submit a Community Work Study contract.
• Complete and update a position description prior to the start of the academic year.