Work Study Jobs

If you need a work study job while you're at La Roche, don't fret. Many of them are really easy and can be really fun. A work study job is a form of financial aid and it entails that you do a few hours of work each week. Every semester there is a work study job fair in CC Square. This is a great place to go and learn about all of the opportunities that are open. However, if you don't want to wait that long before you get a work study job, you can go see the people at financial aid. They will give you a list of departments looking for work study students. Depending on your aid, a work study job can consume 2 to 12 hours or so per week. The library has work study positions available. Here you do typical library duties such as checking people's books out, assisting people with finding library items, and organizing books. The interior design department has a work study position available where a student organizes all the resources in the resource room and does other small tasks, especially like helping to set up for events. Several of the offices (like Registrar) have work study positions where you go and take phone calls and file things to fill your hours.

Probably one of the best jobs, in my opinion, is to have a work study job with the I.T. department. Especially as a graphic design student, this position gives you a lot of useful experience. If you prove to be responsible, you will be trusted with jobs like fixing paper jams in the printers instead of having to call I.T. You learn how to change the toner cartridges and do basic printer and computer maintenance. Making sure the printers are always stocked with paper and the supply cabinets are full is probably the most important part of the job. One of the other great things about this job is that you get to do your homework while you supervise the lab as long as no one needs assistance and you've performed all of your other duties. Again, especially in graphic design, this is very beneficial.

Another important part of a work study job is to make and maintain relationships. I was able to keep the same work study job for all four years because my supervisor liked me so much. He gave me a lot of room to hand pick my hours and was always there to talk to. He even enthusiastically agreed to be a reference for me when graduation approached and I was sending out resumes. All in all, a work study position is really what you make of it and it can be boring and useless, or it can be fun and even pay off in the long run.