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COVID-19 OFFICE CLOSURE
Currently, the Mesa College campus is temporarily closed due to concerns about the spread of Coronavirus/COVID-19. The situation is being closely monitored and the San Diego Community College District is responding with an abundance of caution to protect the health and safety of students, employees, and our community. Mesa College will therefore now be operating remotely and for an indefinite period of time. The San Diego Community College District is working with public health agencies to determine when on-campus operations will resume.
ANNOUNCEMENT FWS 2020-2021
UPDATE: October 2020. Great News!! We are happy to report that we have received guidance to move forward with hiring a limited number of returning Work Study [WS] eligible students for areas that have identified themselves as having a need to hire and for whom are able to supervise student workers remotely [see list below]. Students who were active WS working in Spring 2020, you may be eligible to return to work if your location has a position available. For eligible WS students who were active WS working during the Spring 2020 semester at a location NOT shown in the list below can request to intereview for any open positions [provided positions are still available]. We are actively reviewing and processing eligible returning students and sending notifcations with instructions via email. Please note: At this time we are not able to hire New Work Study students. Check back regularly for updates.
DEPARTMENTS Participating Fall/Spring 2020-21 |
ANNOUNCEMENT FWS 2020-2021 - 7/1/2020
At this time, the Financial Aid Office is not able to provide students, staff or the community with information on positions available on the Federal Work Study (FWS) Program for Fall 2020. As of 07/01/2020, we are yet to receive guidance on regulatory relief from the U.S. Department of Education applicable to the Fall 20 semester. As a general rule FWS students are not permitted to work unsupervised therefore not permitted to work from home. The guidance and administrative relief issued by the Department of Education for the remainder of the Spring 20 semester expired on May 30, 2020. As the State and the SDCCD Board weigh in on changes to the re-opening plan, and hopefully approve some kind of permissible plan for all 3 Colleges, the information on this page will be updated.
Federal Work Study funds for the full school year generally will begin to be awarded
in July.
Federal Work Study (FWS) allows students the opportunity to earn part of their Financial
Aid by working in assigned jobs, both on and off campus.
Awarding of FWS funds is extremely limited due to the small amount of funds received
each year. In General, FWS awards can potentially range up to $6,000 per school year
depending on each student's individual potential eligibility. Students must be in
Good Standing based on the Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress policies to
be considered for FWS.
[NOTE: Students in a disqualified Financial Aid status will not be eligible for Work
Study.]
Eligibility is determined based on the following priority criteria:
- FAFSA application date (For priority consideration, your FAFSA must be filed no later than April 15th for any coming school year, for example: April 15, 2021 for 20/21, April 15, 2022 for 21/22, etc.)
- File complete date
- Financial need based on the FAFSA methodology and EFC.
- First-Come, First-Served priority
If eligible: Interested students should check in with the Financial Aid Office at SD Mesa College to request Work Study. If determined eligible, the student will be given an employment packet, including a Live Scan Fingerprint scan, TB test and series of employment forms. There is a limited timeline to complete the steps once the employment packet is received and the award accepted. If not accepted by the date posted [See the Payment & Disbursement Dates page for the latest posted Deadline to Accept your Work Study Award. ], the award will be cancelled and passed on to an eligible student on the waiting list (See section Waiting List). Returning students (a student who had worked the previous academic year) will be given priority re-hire if eligible.
Once the initial hiring steps are all complete, the Work Study Coordinator will schedule a meeting to verify the student eligibility, review all documentation and provide a referral to interview at the desired department or employment location. Note: Students with convictions may be ineligible to work depending on the type and number of convictions.
During the initial placement interview the Work Study Coordinator will match the student with an appropriate department based on the student's skills, course of study, and prior experience as well as department need, availability, an equitable distribution of workers throughout the program and ultimately the student's desired location (if available). A referral is made and the student will meet with the area supervisor for an interview. If accepted, the student worker will establish a schedule with the supervisor. A start date will be scheduled once the employment packet has successfully been routed and the student's payroll established.
Waiting LIST
Students who are interested in a Work Study position and were not awarded initially, please check in with the Financial Aid office front desk to check on your eligibility to be on the waiting list. Those students who have filed their FAFSA by the posted deadline for Work Study (as described above) and were not awarded may still be able to receive an award, and will be given priority in a first-come, first-served basis, provided the students SD Mesa College Financial Aid file is complete, aid eligibility was successfully determined and the student has remaining unmet need, in addition to meeting SAP and being enrolled a minimum of half-time. The Financial Aid office generally begins offering Work Study opportunities to those eligible students on the waiting list by October, after available funds are assessed.
When does a Federal Work Study student get paid?
Payroll for the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) happens monthly. A timecard and timesheet are sent directly to the supervisor. As work is completed each month, the timecard(s) will be processed by the payroll services department and a check mailed to the worker on the 10th of the following month. Direct deposit is available and encouraged.
How long can a Federal Work Study student work?
Generally, FWS is offered for the full school year (9 months). In order to be placed in the program the FWS student must maintain at least half-time enrollment during the entire period. Once the amount allocated in the student's financial aid package is earned or the period of enrollment is completed, the job ends. If a student withdraws from all of his/her classes, the student's eligibility for FWS ends. FWS is a job, and in every way is treated as such. The student worker can be fired from a job and removed from the program
Students are paid a salary that is at least equal to the current minimum wage, but all
current Federal Work Study jobs currently pay more than the minimum wage. Federal
Work Study is different from the other financial aid programs in that a student is
allocated a certain amount of money to earn. As work on the job is completed, a monthly
time card is submitted for the hours worked just as at a regular job. Once a month,
the student receives a paycheck for the hours worked for the previous month.
Potential Jobs Available for Eligible SD MESA COLLEGE Work Study student workers
Student Aide I & II, Peer Counselor, Reader/Grader, Tutor I & II,
Administrative Aide
CURRENT HOURLY RATES: $13.33
Below is a list of sites/departments at San Diego Mesa College that currently have or have had in the past positions available for San Diego Mesa College Financial Aid Work Study employees to interview for potential employment. [availability is not guaranteed and is subject to change throughout the academic year].
AMERICA READS - Lafayette Elementary |
Tutor II |
Veterinary Technology |
Student Aide |
Architecture Program |
Student Aide |
Art Department & Gallery |
Student Aide |
Athletics |
Student Aide |
Biology (various sections) |
Student Aide |
Black Studies |
Student Aide |
Bookstore (not currently available) |
Student Aide |
Business Services – Campus (not currently available) |
Student Aide |
Chemistry |
Student Aide |
Chicano Studies |
Student Aide |
Child Development Center |
Student Aide & Tutor II |
College Police (not currently available) |
Student Aide |
Communications |
Student Aide |
Dental Assisting Program |
Student Aide |
Drama Department |
Student Aide |
DSPS |
Student Aide |
English (various sections) |
Student Aide |
EOPS |
Student Aide |
Fashion Program |
Student Aide |
Fine Art/LRC |
Student Aide |
Honors Program |
Student Aide |
Humanities & Languages |
Student Aide |
Interior Design Program |
Student Aide |
International Education |
Student Aide |
Languages Program |
Student Aide |
Library |
Student Aide |
Math Department |
Reader/Grader |
Microbiology |
Student Aide |
Music Department |
Student Aide |
Proyecto Exito |
Student Aide |
Puente Program |
Student Aide |
Reprographics, Mail & College Tech Services |
Student Aide |
SEEDS Program |
Student Aide |
STAR / TRIO |
Student Aide & Tutor |
Student Affairs |
Student Aide |
Student Health Center |
Student Aide & Peer Counselor |
the Stand |
Student Aide |
Transfer / Evaluations / Career Center(s) |
Student Aide |
Tutoring & Computing Center MT2C |
Student Aide & Tutor |
DEPARTMENT WORK STUDY REQUEST FORM.
Download and complete the Department Work Study Request form to create a Work Study position in your department or program on campus [refer to
the Work Study classifications listed below]. Print the completed form, request your
Dean or Deparment Manager approve and sign, submit the signed original to Mesa Financial
Aid office Work Study Coordinator. NOTE: If you are an outside agency with a potential
community service related Work Study postition, please contact the Fiancial Aid Office
directly.
Direct links to SDCCD Employment Applications.
This is a list of direct links to online applications for Federal Work Study student positions.
Non-Academic Non-Classified (NANC)https://www.sdccdjobs.com/postings/10788
FWS – W1001 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT https://www.sdccdjobs.com/postings/8260
FWS – W1004 PEER COUNSELOR https://www.sdccdjobs.com/postings/8284
FWS – W1005 READER ASSISTANT https://www.sdccdjobs.com/postings/5449
FWS – W1007 STUDENT AIDE I https://www.sdccdjobs.com/postings/7746
W1008 STUDENT AIDE II https://www.sdccdjobs.com/postings/7747
FWS – W1009 TUTOR I https://www.sdccdjobs.com/postings/8274
FWS – W1010 TUTOR II (AMERICA READS) https://www.sdccdjobs.com/postings/5992
This page was last updated on January 26, 2021 ~sd