Student Employment - Federal Work Study Program

Kentucky Community and Technical College System
  • Paducah, Kentucky
    30+ days ago

    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

    Job Summary

    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. 

    Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

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

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationPaducah, Kentucky

    Skills

    • Employee Assistance Planunmatched
    • Healthcareunmatched
    • Retirement Planunmatched
    • SAPunmatched
    • Tuition Reimbursementunmatched

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