Wilbur Wright College - Federal Work Study Opportunities

Federal Work-Study Program

The FWS program encourages students to gain experience in their prospective fields by placing them in areas and departments aligned with their area of study whenever possible. Students can use their wages towards educational and living expenses.

Opportunities

• Department Assistant: Available in Adult Education, Financial Aid, Office of Instruction, Records/Registrar, Career Development Center, Engineering (Academic), Information Technology (IT), Library, Recruiting and Admissions.
• Lab Assistant: Available in Physical Science, Biology.
• Healthy Market Assistant: Operations & Pantry Support, Customer Service & Outreach, General Support.
• Student Activities Assistant: Plan and execute various types of cultural, social, and educational events/activities in a virtual capacity.
• Peer Tutor: Attends and successfully completes required tutor training meetings, listens and answers questions during tutoring sessions, plans tutoring sessions, engages tutees in active learning, provides academic assistance and support, provides clerical support and performs general office duties including data entry, scheduling appointments, answering phones, filing, faxing, and photocopying.
• Theater – Box Office: Assist at the reception desk, greeting students, faculty, and staff entering the office, provides support on various projects and assignments as needed, provides general office support including but not limited to filing, faxing, photocopying, and data entry.
• Theater – Carpenter Shop: Assist at the reception desk, greeting students, faculty, and staff entering the office, assists staff in the day-to-day functions of the Office, provides support on various projects and assignments as needed, provides general office support including but not limited to filing, faxing, photocopying, and data entry, maintains and operates the equipment in Rooms A220 and A326, organizes storeroom adjacent to A326, assembles premade frames and mounts artwork, aids in mounting and arranging student work for displays and exhibitions.
• Financial Coach: Assist Student Financial Aid Advisor in performing outreach activities, assist students with project go related duties, assist in the completion of financial aid applications and public benefits processes, create a financial survival plan for college, learn how to identify and track expenses during and after college, access free tax preparation software, locate external financial education resources, apply for governmental wrap around services (i.e. SNAP, Medicaid, Child Care Assistance), learn how to gain additional financial resources such as scholarships, financial aid, and part-time employment/work study or government assistance, create a personalized financial plan for your remaining time until graduation, learn how to obtain, interpret and understand your personal credit report / score, understand the impact of identity theft and learn how to avoid it.
• Safety and Security Assistant: Assist at reception desk, greeting students, faculty and staff entering office, assists staff in the day-to-day functions of the Office, provides general office support including but not limited to filing, faxing, and photocopying, assists in surveillance and security policies/rules enforcement to safeguard college community, watches for unusual or suspicious activities on college premises and identifies potential emergency conditions or unsafe situations to be reported to supervisor, follows up with Director of Security at the college.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required, or actively pursuing a GED at the City Colleges of Chicago.
• Knowledge of City Colleges of Chicago.
• Excellent oral communication skills.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Promotes a positive role model and favorable public image as City Colleges of Chicago representative.
• Adheres to the City Colleges of Chicago Customer Services Excellence Standards.

Salary

$17.00 or $19.00/hr. Offered rate will be determined based on whether assigned location is on campus or off campus.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.