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The Federal Work-Study Program is a need-based financial aid program that is available to students who demonstrate financial need as determined by FAFSA results.
- You must seek employment and secure a job on campus. Contact Career Services for assistance or check the online FWS Job Postings Here
. Note: The Financial Aid Office reserves the right to cancel FWS awards if you do not find a job within 30 days after the start of the semester or 30 days from the date of the award if the award is made after the semester has started. - You must be enrolled in a minimum of six (6) credits hours in a semester to receive Federal Work-Study. If not, the PC Financial Aid Office reserves the right to cancel your award.
- Federal Work-Study earning should be monitored by both the employing department and the student to ensure that earnings do not exceed the work-study allocation.
- Having a FWS award does not guarantee the student a job or guarantee the student will earn all dollars awarded.
- You may work up to twenty (20) hours per week.
- You will earn the minimum hourly wage.
- Your paychecks are processed bi-weekly and funds earned may be used to pay your educational expenses.
- Funds and employment positions are limited and are available on a first come first served basis.
Procedures
- You can check the status of your award by logging into your Student Center at My.maricopa.edu.
- Go to PC Career Services:
- For assistance in locating an FWS job on campus
- Make sure of your FWS award for the semester
- Do a first-time FWS orientation
- After you have secured employment, your supervisor will give you further hiring instructions and provide you with the exact date you may begin working under the FWS Program.
What is Federal Work Study (FWS)?
The Federal Work-Study Program is a need-based financial aid program that is available to students who demonstrate financial need as determined by FAFSA results. If qualified, you must seek employment on campus and be enrolled in a minimum of six (6) credit hours in a semester. Funds are limited and are available on a first come first served basis. NOTE: Financial Aid reserved the right to cancel your award if your status changes.
How will I know if I have been awarded?
You can check the status of your award by logging into your Student Center at My.maricopa.edu. NOTE: You must complete a FASFA. This is a need based award.
How can I find a FWS position?
You must seek employment and secure a job on campus. Go to Career Services for assistance in locating a FWS position on campus or check the online listings.
NOTE: The Financial Aid Office reserves the right to cancel FWS awards if you do not find a job within 30 days after the start of the semester or 30 days from the date of the award if the award is made after the semester has started.
How many hours will I work?
You may work up to twenty (20) hours per week. NOTE: Federal Work-Study earning should be monitored by both the employing department and the student to ensure that earnings do not exceed the work-study allocation. Student employees will need to log into the online HRMS to track their hours.
What will I earn?
You will earn the minimum hourly wage. Your paychecks are processed bi-weekly and funds earned may be used to pay your educational expenses.
I found a position. What are the next steps?
After you have secured employment, your supervisor will give you further hiring instructions and provide you with the exact date you may begin working under the FWS Program. NOTE: New students must complete a New Hire Packet at Employee Services and receive an Employee ID Number before the Financial Aid Office can initiate the job hire process in HRMS. This must be initiated by the supervisor.
Supervisor - FWS Hiring Process
and email to pc-fws@phoenixcollege.edu.Supervisor - FWS Hiring Status
Check the STATUS of an already submitted FWS Contract
You may check the Status of a submitted Job Hire Document by following these steps:
Under the blue Menu bar:
1. Click MCCD Custom
2. Click MCCD Payroll
3. Click USE
4. Click Job Hire Documents
5. Enter the student’s Employee ID Number in theEmpllD: field
6. Click the Search button
7. Under Document Status it will indicate one of the following:
"PENDING" This indicates that you have submitted your portion of the Job Hire Document and it is pending approval from either the PC Human Resources Office or the PC Financial Aid Office (see Approvals Box). Once all departments have approved the document the status will automatically change to "Ready to Hire".
“READY TO HIRE” This indicates that all three areas have granted contract approval and the student may begin working in your department. This status will automatically change to “Job Created” usually within 24 hours.
“JOB CREATED” This indicates that the students contract is fully complete and the student may begin using Time & Labor to record work-time punches
Supervisor - FWS Contract Balance
Check the BALANCE of a FWS Contract
You may check the balance of a student’s FWS contract by following these steps:
1. Click MCCD Custom
2. Click MCCD Payroll
3. Click Use
4. Click Job Hire Documents
5. Enter the student’s Employee ID Number in the EMPLID:field and click Search (this will pull all Job Hire Documents for student).
6. Click on the Work-study Job Hire Document that shows an “Active” status in the Job Status column.
7. Under the Current Work-Study Awards section it will show the current work-study balance below where it says BalanceWarning.
Note: If there is more than one balance listed under the Balance column, verify the start and end dates (on the left) to determine the proper award period you are seeking.
