Job Descriptions

The Department of Education requires certain information to be required when posting a work-study job description. The items that are required are:

• Name of position
• Classification of the position (e.g., lab assistant 1, lab assistant 2, etc.)
• Name and address of the student’s employer (school, nonprofit agency, etc.)
• Department or office in which the student is employed
• Location where duties are performed
• Name of student’s supervisor
• Purpose or role within the organization
• Duties and responsibilities associated with the position and how they relate to the purpose or role
• Rate of pay for the position
• General qualifications for the position
• Length of employment (e.g., Fall 2022 & Spring 2023)
• Procedures for determining student’s rate of pay when position has multiple rates
• Evaluation procedures