Student Employment

For most of our students, having a job on campus is part of the Doane experience.  Whether they are tutoring other students, working in the library, doing research for a professor, working as a lifeguard at the pool, planting flowers with our groundskeepers, or working for the Office of Admission, our students find working on campus to be a valuable way to serve their school community, gain important work experience and earn money toward tuition or other expenses.

Studies show that students who work while in college actually do better academically and have higher retention rates.  It makes perfect sense to us-as students work alongside each other and our faculty and staff, they build unique relationships and gain confidence and ownership and they learn more about their campus community and invest their time and energy in making it run smoothly.

Student employment consists of the federal work-study program and campus employment.  Students are generally awarded work-study as part of their financial aid package.  Students who do not qualify for the federal work-study program are still eligible to work-they simply need to contact the Financial Aid Office and indicate their interest. 

What Is Student Employment?

There are two types of student employment opportunities Doane College provides for their students. 

Federal Work-Study:

Federal Work-study (FWS) is a type of federal financial aid.  The federal government provides funding to the college to provide part time jobs for students demonstrating financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay for educational expenses.  Eligibility is based on the results of the FAFSA and the student must be meeting Doane College's Federal Satisfactory Academic Progress policy to be considered for FWS employment. The financial aid office makes the determination of the student's eligibility. Students can work either on or off campus for eligible agencies under the FWS program.

Campus Employment:

The other type of student employment is Campus Employment. Doane College pays 100 percent of the student's wages.  Students do not have to demonstrate financial need to be eligible for campus employment.  However, only on-campus jobs are available to students working under this type of student employment.

Under both programs, students are paid minimum wage which is currently $7.25 per hour.  Students wanting to work on campus must apply and be hired for a position with the listed supervisor below.  Before seeking a student employment position, a student must obtain and complete the appropriate paperwork required from the payroll office.  Once the paperwork is complete students can search for available positions.

If you are interested in working, don't delay...contact supervisors now!

Please note:  The following positions are for the 2012-13 academic year.  There are no more openings for 2011-12.