Work StudyWhat is Work Study?
Federal or State Work Study is awarded to students who request employment on the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), meet the priority funding deadline(s), and demonstrate financial need. Please refer to the Application Process for receiving financial aid as outlined on Eastern Washington University's website.
A work-study award enables you to work part-time to meet your educational expenses, limit your loan debt, and gain valuable career-related work experience. Work study students can work up to 19 hours per week while classes are in session and are paid at least minimum wage. Your actual earnings depend on the number of hours you work and your hourly wage. Awards are made on a year-by-year basis and renewability is not guaranteed.
You will be contacted by Career Services at the beginning of fall quarter for placement in a work-study position. Demand for work-study generally exceeds available resources. Failure to seek placement in a timely manner may result in cancellation of your award. Should your eligibility change, the work-study earning limit may be changed. If changes occur, you and your employer will be notified. You may not earn more than the quarterly amounts listed on the employment authorization form. You and your employer are responsible for ensuring the limits are not exceeded. If you cancel your enrollment or drop below half-time, you immediately lose eligibility for work-study.
Click here for the Employment FAQ, including when and how you get paid.
If you have NEVER held a job or Work Study position on campus: You must attend a Student Employment Orientation prior to working on campus. You will be provided with an award verification form that you are required to present to the department at the end of your orientation. The orientation registration information is provided on the enclosed EagleAXIS reference sheet. Click here for more information on what you need to do regarding Work Study.
If you have held a job or Work Study position on campus in the previous 6 months: You are required to present your award verification form (picked up from Career Services in Showalter Hall 114) to the department at which time you will complete the On Campus WorkStudy Part Time Authorization form (This form is to be completed by yourself and the department)
Helping Ourselves Means Education (H.O.M.E.) Office Aide I
- Positions Available: 2
- Job Location: 207 Monroe Hall, Eastern Washington University campus
- Job Description: Wide variety of tasks in a comfortable, supportive and stimulating environment. Position will include many of the following tasks but not all tasks all the time.
Maintain liaison with Associated Students. Assist with fundraising; collect resource information; be vailable to assist to fill out campus forms related to Associated Students activity requirements, assist with projects such as Christmas Giving Tree, various fundraisers; create information flyers and posters on PowerPoint and Word Art; distribute flyers and posters around campus; answer telephone, take and deliver messages; update mailing labels, help; attend Associated Student meetings; assist in Associated Student budget request.Maintain HOME mailing list. Provide information, assistance & support to potential students & on-campus students so that they may have access to campus and community resources.
Arrange for workshop speakers as appropriate. Do public speaking presentations about HOME as appropriate. - Job Requirements: Reliability, initiative, leadership and organizational skills, good listening skills, sympathy with women's and gender issues, parenting concerns, an understanding of the needs and challenges of older returning students, single parents, and low income student parents; ability to access crisis situations; helpful if applicant knows community resources for low-income parents and supporters; helpful if applicant knows how to work with community agencies; knowledge of graphics and poster design, typing, filing skills, careful with written English and grammar; understands and will honor confidentiality concerns.
- Job Duration: 1 - 4 academic years
- Salary Information: $8.45 per hour
- Job Code: 680753D
Women's and Gender Studies Office Aide I
- Positions Available: 0 - Please check back next quarter!
- Job Location: 207 Monroe Hall, Eastern Washington University campus
- Job Description: Wide variety of tasks in a comfortable, supportive, and stimulating environment. Create information flyers and posters on PowerPoint and Word Art; run copy machine; distribute newsletter, flyers and posters around campus; as time allows maintain center library, calendar, and bulletin boards; answer telephone, take and deliver messages; send notices to faculty and staff; send e-mail to pertinent course instructors; update mailing labels.
- Job Requirements: Reliability, sympathy with women's and gender issues, sympathy with low income student needs, can work independently and ask questions as needed, interest in graphics and poster design, average keyboarding skills, filing and organizational skills, careful with written English and grammar.
- Job Duration: 1 - 4 academic years
- Salary Information: $8.45 per hour
- Job Code: 9347487
How To Apply
Contact Carol Vines at 509.359.2898 or stop by 207 Monroe Hall. What we need from you is:
- Your name
- Your address
- Your phone number
- Your e-mail
- Names and phone numbers of THREE references -- references can be from previous employment or volunteer work; if those are not available, personal references are acceptable
- Your work study award verification form obtained from Career Services in Showalter Hall, room 114
Eastern Washington University's Work Study page
Eastern Washington University's Application Process for receiving financial aid
Eastern Washington University's Career Services page
Eastern Washington University's Employment Frequently Asked Questions
