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Student Employment Best Practices

Student Employment Best Practices. Varo L. Duffins Senior Associate Director of Financial Aid Andréa L. Ruth Assistant Director of Financial Aid Student Employment Coordinator. Agenda. Accessibility Benefits Competency Parameters Qualifiers Challenges Solutions Helpful Resources.

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Student Employment Best Practices

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  1. Student Employment Best Practices Varo L. DuffinsSenior Associate Director of Financial Aid Andréa L. RuthAssistant Director of Financial AidStudent Employment Coordinator

  2. Agenda • Accessibility • Benefits • Competency • Parameters • Qualifiers • Challenges • Solutions • Helpful Resources

  3. Accessibility • Easy to navigate web page • Availability of information • Helpful tools and resources • Good communication • Students • Supervisors • Colleagues • Faculty and Staff

  4. Benefits… for the student • Learning experience • Gain valuable work experience: it’s a “real” job!! • Develop problem solving skills • Learn how to apply their “book” knowledge • Gain maturity and responsibility • Great addition to a resume • “are more likely to graduate and be employed 6 years after college” (1) • Source of extra funds • Books • Transportation and personal expenses • Help pay their bill

  5. Benefits… for you • Retention • Inexpensive but valuable source of support (2) • Potentially a future full-time employee • Fresh and innovative ideas for your office (3)

  6. Competency • “The ability to do something successfully or efficiently” • Online job postings • Quick turn around time • Imaging system • Electronic time cards • Direct Deposit • Good communication amongst departments

  7. Parameters: Small, Private College F&M • 2400 Full Time Students Enrolled • ~50% Students Employed on Campus • ~70+ Hiring Campus Departments • 1450 Job Positions on Campus • Semester and Break Employment Periods • Domestic and International Students • Work Aided and Non-Work Aided Students • Managed by Office of Financial Aid • 2 Institutional Budget Sources for Payroll • College Funded ($1.5M) • Department Funded (varies by dept.) Eastern • 2610 Full Time Students Enrolled • Over 400 Students Employed on Campus • 40+ Hiring Campus Departments • Semester and Break Employment Periods • Domestic and International Students • FWS and Campus Employment • Managed by Financial Aid Office

  8. Qualifiers: Small, Private College • Work Aided and Non-Work Aided allowed to work on campus • Standard wage for all students paid by College Funds • Standard/Premium wage for students paid by Department Funds • Weekly Hours Academic Year Limits

  9. Challenges: Culture and Policy • Campus Job Economy • Student Need v. Department Need • College Funded Budget Allocation and Control • Special Skills Positions v. Entry Level Positions • Student Unemployment Issues • First-Year, Work Aided • Upperclass Work Aided • International (non-US citizens) • Non-Work Aided and Non Aided Constituencies • Exemptions and Waivers • Policy Adherence and Infringement • Limited Perspective on Off-Campus Work Interest • Assessment and Expectations • Aligning Campus Employment for Post-Graduate Success

  10. Solutions: Oversight & Collaboration • “F&M Works”(Community Employment) • Students Working with Local Non-Profit Partners • Supply/Demand Pressure Release Valve • Student Employment Group (SEG) • Senior Level Administrators (appointed) • Budget Allocation and Policy Oversight • Student Employment Advisory Council (SEAC) • Administrator Supervisors (apply-selection) • Making Student Employment Matter • Logistics and Assessment • Office of Financial Aid • Operational Management • Job Placement for First-Year, Work Aided (NEW) • Talent & Career Development Office

  11. Helpful Resources • PASFAA- www.pasfaa.org • NSEA (National Student Employment Association)- www.nsea.info • NEASEA (Northeast Association of Student Employment Administrators)- www.neasea.org • Eastern’s Student Employment Program- www.eastern.edu/centers/finaid/student_employment • F&M’s Student Employment Program- http://www.fandm.edu/financialaid/student-employment • International Student Services Coordinator • Career Office • All the people around you!!

  12. References • (1) https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/07/29/report-work-study-students-more-likely-graduate • (2) http://www.purdue.edu/hr/LeadingEdition/LEdi_704_hiring_students.html • (3) https://getgrowingforbusiness.scotiabank.com/articles/benefits-hiring-student

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