Job Description

Title: Student Employment - Federal Work Study Program

Salary Range: $11.00/hour

Contract Term Length: Not Applicable

Standard Hours: Up to 20 hours per week

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: West Kentucky Community & Technical College

Campus Location: West Kentucky Community & Technical College

Department: Federal Work Study

Total Rewards

West Kentucky Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

The Federal Work Study (FWS) Program provides funds that are earned through part-time employment to qualifying students to assist in financing the cost of post-secondary education.

Job Duties:

To be determined by individual departments.

Minimum Qualifications:

Federal Work Study employment eligibility is based on financial need using your FAFSA results and availability of placement.
To be eligible for the Federal Work-study Program students must:
• Be enrolled in at least 6 program applicable credit hours for the Fall and Spring semesters.
• Maintain a 2.0 GPA.
• Declare a major (undecided majors are not eligible).
• Meet the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements each semester.
• Have a completed FAFSA on file.
• Have enough unmet need remaining in your budget for the current year (it may be necessary to decline loans).
• Kentucky State Law requires state and national pre-employment background checks as a condition of employment.

If you are unsure of your eligibility, please contact kara.burnham@kctcs.edu for more information.

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Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.