Student Employment
When searching for a job on or around campus, it can be easy to get overwhelmed and not know where to start. The EngageBSU job portal is a decent taking-off point, but sometimes, it is still hard to know what to look for. Kaitlyn Dyleski (she/her) is the acting Associate Director in the Center for Student Engagement and sat down for some questions about student employment.
First, when looking at employment, it’s important to look at and break down the multitude of departments that offer jobs to students. Opportunities can span anywhere from athletic departments needing referees to academic departments needing office assistants. There is a lot of variation in what you could find. If you are looking for a more hands-on and active job, there are options in facilities or dining halls; if you want something that has flexibility and a mellow environment, the library is another choice.
When it comes to work studies as a part of students’ financial aid packages, it is important to know that you can apply to a non-work study position. Kaitlyn explains that she has had positions that are non-work study, and when students with work study apply to them, that it just helps with the budget. Students are not required to pay back the money that they are making in those positions either. However, they are required to work limited hours as per a federal government regulation for work studies.
Students find out their qualifications for work studies through their financial aid award package. As a part of the package, along with loans and grants, students eligible for work studies have it listed with a coinciding dollar amount. The cap on hours stems from that assigned dollar amount per semester that usually is chosen based on minimum wage. If a student wants to work a second non-work study job alongside a work study, they are entitled to do so explains Kaitlyn. However, students cannot work over twenty hours per week.
If you are worried about scheduling, most supervisors work with your schedule pretty fittingly. You are required to send an overview of what a typical week with your classes looks like, and supervisors typically work from there to figure out scheduling.
