1. WORK STUDY ORIENTATION SESSION
Joan Rogerson, Student Job Center

2. TOPICS TO BE COVERED What is Work-Study
How do I switch between On-Campus and Off-Campus Work Study
Steps to Getting a Job
After You Are Hired

3. WHAT IS WORK-STUDY Work Study is a financial aid (FA) award
Purpose of work-study
How is it different from other FA awards

4. HOW DO I SWITCH BETWEEN ON-CAMPUS AND OFF-CAMPUS WORK STUDY?
Federal Work Study
On campus jobs
maximum of 15 hrs/wk
Centralia College is your employer
State Work Study
Off-campus jobs
maximum of 19 hrs/wk
You will have an off campus employer

5. STEPS TO GETTING HIRED
Apply for Financial Aid (FA) and get awarded work study as part of your FA package
Check out the work study jobs on the Student Job Board
Make an on-line appointment for a referral to a job
Visit the Student Job Center staff at your appointment time to obtain a referral form
Contact the supervisor of the position to apply for the job

6. APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL AID
Complete a FAFSA (Federal Application For Student Aid) and submit on-line
Complete a Data Sheet and submit to the Financial Aid Office
For more information visit the Centralia College Financial Aid website:

7. VISIT THE JOB BOARD TO CHECK OUT THE JOBS
Where is the Student Job Board?:
Upstairs in the Student Center Building directly in front of the Financial Aid Office

8. WHAT A JOB POSTING LOOKS LIKE
Check out the details and make sure you meet the qualifications.

9. MAKING AN ON-LINE APPOINTMENT FOR A REFERRAL TO A JOB
Make an on-line appointment by going to the following link:
When on-line appointments are no longer available you need only visit the Student Job Center to obtain a referral to a job that you select.

10. WHAT HAPPENS DURING YOUR APPOINTMENT FOR A JOB REFERRAL?
You will receive a STUDENT EMPLOYEE REFERRAL FORM
Then contact the supervisor of the position to apply to the job

11. THE REFERRAL FORM Which section do I complete?
What do the maximums mean?

12. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU CONTACT A SUPERVISOR
You will be invited to participate in an informal interview
Be ready

13. AFTER YOU ARE HIRED
Return the signed referral to the Student Job Center
Complete the final employment paperwork
Receive your first timesheet
The “after hire” employment packet

14. Returning the “signed” Referral to the Student Job Center
Make sure that the supervisor signature is on the referral form before returning it to the Student Job Center

15. COMPLETING THE REQUIRED EMPLOYMENT PAPERWORK
Drug Policy
FERPA (Family Education Rights and Privacy Act) Statement
New Employee Data form

16. W-4

17. I-9

18. I-9, page 2

19. Drug Free WorkPlace Policy

20. FERPA (Family Education and Rights Policy Act)

21. New Employee Data form

22. RECEIVING YOUR FIRST TIMESHEET
You will receive your first timesheet from the Student Job Center
Completing the timesheet

23. THE “after hire” EMPLOYMENT PACKET
Timesheet Completion sheet
Telephone Tips
The “Guide To Student Employment”:
Direct Depositing You Paycheck to Savings or Checking
Affordable Care Act Information

24. HOW DO I GET PAID When to turn in the timesheet When do you get paid
Where do you pick up your check

25. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU WITH YOUR JOB SEARCH !

26. CONTACT INFORMATION:
Joan Rogerson, Program Coordinator
Location: Student Job Center, upper floor of the Student Center Bldg near the Financial Aid Office
Telephone: (360) x208
address: