Office of Financial Aid

 

Student Employment

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2005-06 Student Employment Job Positions
No Student May Hold More Than One Job

FWS/IWA Job Description Form - Supervisors, please complete the form if there are changes in the job description. Fax (ext. 1298) or mail to Student Employment.

Student Job Application Form - Complete, then fax (ext. 1298) or mail to Student Employment.

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Student Employee Handbook 2005-2006
Student Time Sheet 2005-2006
Confidentiality Agreement 2005-2006
Direct Deposit 2005-2006
IWA Payroll Entry Form 2005-2006
Student Employment Referral Card 2005-2006
Student Separation/Evaluation Form
Supervisor Separation/Evaluation Form
IWA Agreement 2005-2006
IWA Contract 2005-2006
New Hire Reporting Form 2005-2006
GSP Agreement 2005-2006
GSP Contract 2005-2006
GSP Referral Card 2005-2006

 

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Overview of Office of Student Employment
What is Federal Work Study and Institutional Work Aid?
How Many Hours Can Students Work Per Week?
What Information Do I Need to Complete to Acquire Employment?
What Identification Do I Bring to the Office of Student Employment?
Wage Rates
Pay Dates for 2005-2006

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Overview of Student Employment
Student Employment job placement and payroll processes are serviced through the Office of Retention & Student Services, located in 103 Lincoln Hall. The Coordinator is Whitney G. Walton, who can be reached at (484) 365-8000, extension 3591 or wwalton@lincoln.edu. Office hours are Monday, Wednesday & Friday 1pm - 4pm and Tuesday & Thursday 9am-12pm.

Student Employment posts a listing of available positions each academic year. If positions have changed or been added, the list will reflect all changes once the hiring department forwards changes to Student Employment. Some listed positions are also available through Institutional Work Aid (IWA). IWA are those in which the student is paid from the budget of the hiring department. Contact the individual departments directly to verify the availability of the positions listed. Upon interviewing with a department of interest, and the student is hired, the student contacts Student Employment to complete all required hiring paperwork.

What is Federal Work Study and Institutional Work Aid?
Through the Federal Work Study (FWS) Program, undergraduate and graduate students work part time to help pay for the cost of their education.

Eligibility is based on financial need, not whether a student would like to work or not. In order to be considered for eligibility for FWS, the student must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by Lincoln University's April 1st deadline date. As the need varies for each student each year, a student may not be eligible every year they are enrolled.

Students must have "FWS" in their financial aid award letter in order to be eligible for Federal Work Study positions. FWS awards are listed in the financial aid award letter in the "TYPE OF AID" section.

The Institutional Work Aid (IWA) Program is one in which the funds are not awarded by the Office of Financial Aid, nor is there a need based requirement. Institutional Work Aid funds are those awarded to students from a specific department's budget. Every department does not hire students through Institutional Work Aid. Some departments only hire students awarded Federal Work Study monies.

How Many Hours Can Students Work Per Week?
Students (except Resident Advisors) cannot work more than 20 hours per week when classes are in session. During academic breaks, students may work up to 40 hours per week. The amount a student earns cannot exceed the total Federal Work Study or Institutional Work Aid award. When assigning work hours, your employer will consider your class schedule and your academic progress.

What Information Do I Need to Complete to Acquire Employment?
Students must complete the necessary documentation in with Student Employment, located in Room 103 of Lincoln Hall. Students will complete the following:

- Student Employment Referral Card
- Job Application
- W-4 Form
- Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9)
- New Hire Reporting Information form- Confidentiality Agreement
- Federal Work Study or Institutional Work Aid Contract
- Direct Deposit Payment Form (optional)
- Student Employee Time Card Issuance

Acceptable forms of identification specified on form I-9 require one (1) item from Column A or one each from column B and column C:

Column A	Column B	Column C
U.S.A. Passport Certificate of US Citizenship	Driver's license or state issued ID Card ID issued by federal, state or local gov't agency	U.S. Social Security card
Certificate of Naturalization	School ID with photograph	Certification of Birth Abroad (Form FS-545 or DS-1350)
**Unexpired foreign passport	Voter's registration card	U.S.A. Birth Certificate
**Permanent Resident Card (INS form I-151 or I-551)	US Military card or draft record	Native American Tribal document
**Unexpired Employment Authorization

** Inquire with Student Employment for additional guidelines.* Preferred forms of identification are social security card and driver's license/ID

 

Preferred forms of identification are social security card
and driver's license/ID

Wage Rates
Wage Rates The student pay scale is three-tiered. The three tiers are based upon the difficulty/simplicity of the position. The department determines the pay rate when paying students through IWA. However, the average IWA pay rate follows the same wage rate scale as FWS, though some positions to offer higher wages.

Wage Rates are as follows:
Tier One/Skill Level 8-13:	$6.00/hr
Tier Two/Skill Level 14-19:	$6.50/hr
Tier Three/Skill Level 20-25:	$7.00/hr
Skill Levels are defined as the following:
8-13	Student performs one- or two-step tasks (e.g. sorting mail, filing, etc).
14-19	Student carries out tasks that require a sequence of steps usually performed in a particular order (e.g. process, forms, type letters, etc).
20-25	Work is diversified and involved, resulting in some unique problems. Student must exercise judgment and make decisions based on precedent or standard operating procedures.

Students are not paid for sick leave, holidays, overtime, or vacation days.

 

Students are not paid for sick leave, holidays, overtime, or vacation days. Students are not eligible to receive unemployment when a student employment job assignment ends.Students must clock-in and clock-out each day of work in order to receive payment for hours worked. Yet, it is recommended that students & supervisors keep a manual timesheet of hours worked for back-up documentation purposes. Wages are paid on a monthly basis. Please see the section of "Pay Dates" for more information. Students may pick up their checks or pay stubs at the Cashier's Office located in the basement of Vail Hall showing their Lincoln University student ID or other photo identification.

Pay Dates for 2005 - 2006

Students are paid once each month for hours worked in the previous month. For example, the paycheck received on the pay date of August 18, 2005, are for hours worked July 1 - 31, 2005.

 

Pay End Date	Pay Date
July 31, 2005	August 18, 2005
August 30, 2005	September 15, 2005
September 30, 2005	October 20, 2005
October 31, 2005	November 17, 2005
November 30, 2005	December 15, 2005
December 31, 2005	January 19, 2006
January 31, 2006	February 16 2006
February 28, 2006	March 16, 2006
March 31, 2006	April 20, 2006
April 30, 2006	May 18, 2006
May 31, 2006	June 15, 2006
June 30, 2006	July 20, 2006