Federal Work Study (FWS) employment opportunities are available both on campus and off campus. All off-campus FWS positions must be community service oriented. As defined by federal regulations, community service is designed to improve the quality of life for community residents, particularly low-income individuals, or to solve particular problems related to their needs, including such fields as health care, child care, literacy training, education, welfare, social services, transportation, housing and neighborhood improvement, public safety, crime prevention, recreation, rural development, and community improvement.

The New School participates in the America Reads and America Counts programs. Through these programs, work-study students are able to make a contribution to the community by working as reading and math tutors at several local public schools. Although on-campus Federal Work Study positions are limited, students can almost always be placed at an off-campus community service organization through the New York City Public Service Corps. Be sure to include this option when searching for positions on www.collegecentral.com.

Positions that are currently available are posted on www.collegecentral.com/newschool, make sure to check off the ‘Work Study’ box in the search. If you do not see a position posted on College Central you may contact the organization directly to express your interest. If you would like to work for a specific nonprofit agency which currently does not show above, you can contact the office at SEO@newschool.edu. Note setting up a contract with a new organization can take six to eight weeks for processing. Deadline for Fall semester positions is July 31, 2010, and deadline for Spring semester positions is December 15, 2010. The following paperwork must be submitted by the deadline to setup a new organization:

• Federal Work Study Off-Campus Agreement
• Federal Work Study Off-Campus Contract
• Job Description Form
• Copy of the organizations 501©3 Certificate

Once the above paperwork is received the Federal Work Study Coordinator will schedule a site visit. The student will be contacted if the organization has been approved or denied for Federal Work Study. If the work study position has been approved, the student must complete the hiring paperwork either with the organization or the Student Financial Services Office depending on who will be paying the student and who will be invoicing. If you have any questions during this process, you can email us at SEO@newschool.edu.