Aspire Education Project

Oakland

Berkeley

Oakland 

(Student Intro to Your Employer Contact Here - and 'cc wsp@berkeley.edu)

The incentive for employers to hire Work-Study students is the hourly wage subsidy Work-Study provides. This works out to be either a net 50%-50% or 55% (Work-Study) - 45% (employer) for non-profit/government organizations, and a net 40% (Work-Study) - 60% (employer) for for-profit businesses. Completion of the following steps are what's necessary for a Cal Work-Study student to begin working at a cost-saving rate.

1. Employer: Contractual Agreement - All off-campus employers who wish to have UCB Work-Study students work at their site must have a current, active, and signed contractual Agreement package with the Work-Study office. The contract for non-profit/government organizations or for-profit businesses can be found at the following links. The contract package can be filled out on-line, then printed and signed, and mailed to us by the employer. Please note the checklist to make sure the packet is complete.

Nonprofit/government contract package: http://workstudy.berkeley.edu/contract_Non-Profits.htm

For-profit contract package: http://workstudy.berkeley.edu/contract_For-Profits.htm

2. Employer: Job Request - Once an off-campus employer's Agreement package has been received, approved, and processed by the Work-Study Office, the employer is emailed a User ID and Password to register/post a Job Request through the Work-Study web site. The Job Request is very important, (even if the employer has a student pre-selected for a job), because it enters the position into the Work-Study system. This is a very simple process, but without a Job Request, Work-Study funds cannot be applied to the position.

3. Student: Award - Before being referred through the Work-Study Office for hiring, the student must have Work-Study as part of their Financial Aid package. Students can view the details of their Financial Aid package online through BearFacts.

4. Employer/Student: Job Referral - When a student is hired, the employer refers the position to the student by logging into their area of the Work-Study web and

a) Selects "Jobs" and then "Job Listings"
b) Scrolls down, finds the job in question, and selects the 10-digit job number (far left)
c) Scrolls down and selects "Refer student to this job" enters the Student ID (SID) and follows the prompts

The student will then log-in to their area of Work-Study to accept or decline the job offer. Once that's done, confirmation emails are sent.

If this is an additional Work-Study job during a program year, once the employer has referred the student (steps a-c again), the student will log-in and determine how to split their Work-Study between the jobs. Remember to leave enough money in each job to cover 100% of your past and, if any, future earnings.

Please note, any earnings by a student prior to the completion of this process not considered Work-Study, and thus cannot receive the rate subsidy. Never hesitate to call or email if you have any questions.

wsp@berkeley.edu
510.642.5625

Sincerely,
Dave

David Williams
Work-Study Director, Financial Aid Office
212 Sproul Hall, MC #1962
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
FAX (510) 643-5526
http://workstudy.berkeley.edu/