Student Employment at PGSP

 

Student Employment Overview


There are several opportunities for students to find employment at PGSP.  Students work in Federal Work-Study Programs (FWS) as well as Institutional Employment.  Wages are the same for either type of employment.  The difference is that for jobs classified as FWS an applicant must have demonstrated financial need and are partially paid with federal funds.  Students considered for FWS funding must have completed the financial aid process and demonstrate financial need.  The Financial Aid Office works with students to complete this process.


Student employment jobs should not be considered “living wages”.  They are part time opportunities.


Students are not awarded a job as part of the financial aid process.  At PGSP jobs are posted and students apply for the job.  If a student is hired a determination will be made if the worker will be classified as FWS or Institutional.  The rates of pay for each type of employment are the same, payment schedules are the same, etc.


Teaching Assistant (TA)


  1. •Student must have successfully completed a course before applying to be a TA for that course

  2. •TA positions are posted by the Human Resources department on the PGSP web site several weeks in advance of each quarter.

  3. •Applications are returned to the faculty member

  4. •Successful applicants will receive a notification in writing by the HR department

  5. •Applicants who have not worked on campus before will need to complete hiring paperwork with the HR department

  6. •TA positions pay from $750 to $1,000 per class per quarter.  Pay scale varies by type of class and number of people in class

  7. •TA positions are paid in one lump sum at the end of the quarter

  8. •Students may work more than one TA position


Research Assistant


  1. •Limited number of Research Assistants (RA)

  2. •Dependent upon faculty members receiving grants or having projects

  3. •Faculty members will announce available RA positions

  4. •Students must complete hiring paperwork with HR

  5. •RA positions are paid at per hour rates

  6. •Hours are submitted for approval every two weeks and students are paid on the first and fifteenth of each month



Student Assistant (SA)


  1. •Most typical SA jobs are as Clinic Managers and Library Assistants

  2. •Other openings are announced by area managers

  3. •Open positions are announced by the area managers

  4. •Positions are paid at hourly rates

  5. •Hours are submitted for approval every two weeks and students are paid on the first and fifteenth of each month

  6. •Students must complete hiring paperwork with HR

  7. •Rates vary from $12 per hour to $15

  8. •Students tend to average between 10 to 12 hours per week

  9. •PGSP does not offer off campus FWS employment

  10. •Clinic Managers are considered as community service opportunities