Off Campus Work-Study for Non-Profits
Looking for a way to stretch your budget? Hosting Mavericks as an off-campus Work-Study location could be exactly what you are looking for!
Reasons to become an Off-Campus Work-Study Host Organization:
- Help your budget go further by decreasing the amount you are paying for staff
- Connect with students that could potentially work for you full time after graduation
- Assist student’s in gaining valuable career readiness skills
How it Works:
Being an off-campus Work-Study host organization allows you to hire staff with less money from your budget! MSU Mankato’s Work-Study dollars would fund 75% of the position and the other 25% would be paid by the host location for the duration of the student’s Work-Study award. For example, if you are paying a Work-Study student $15, Work-Study funds would cover 75% of that- $11.25- and your organization would pay only $3.75 of the hourly pay rate.
Work Study students must be paid equitably in comparison to similar positions your organization has. The on-campus student employment pay rate is currently $12.50, but if your organization is paying a similar position $15 per hour, you will need to pay the Work-Study student employee that same rate.
Requirements to be an Off Campus Work-Study Host Organization:
Off Campus Work Study Host Organizations must be non-profits and the work performed by the students under this program shall:
- Not result in the displacement of the Employer’s employed workers or impair the existing contacts for services; and
- Be governed by such conditions of employment as will be appropriate and reasonable in light of such factors as type of work performed, geographical location, and educational level and proficiency of the student and any applicable federal, state or local legislation; and
- Not involve the construction, operation, or maintained of so much of any facility as it is to be used or is used for sectarian instruction or as a place of religious worship; and
- Not involve any partisan or nonpartisan political activity associated with a candidate, or contending faction or group, in an election for public party office; and
- Not involve any lobbying on the federal, state, or local level; and
- Not be primarily for the benefit of the membership of a limited membership organization (such as a credit union or fraternal order) other than public; and
- Not represent a conflict of interest for any of the parties to this agreement or the federal or state government or any of their political sub-divisions; and
- Not be work for which the political support, affiliation, or affinity of the student is prerequisite or consideration for employment; and
- Not be work to be performed for an elected official other than as a part of the regular administration of federal, state, or local government.
How to Get Started:
1. Interested organizations should fill out the host interest form with relevant information about the organization and the positions you would be hiring for.
2. Once the form has been received, a representative from Financial Aid will reach out via email to schedule a meeting with your organization. This meeting will cover all information about the opportunity, expectations, logistics/processes for hiring, and is a great time to get any questions you may have answered.
3. If you decide to become an Off Campus Work Study host, the Off Campus Employment Agreement must be completed and emailed to rachel.sherlock@mnsu.edu.
Off Campus Employment Agreement
4. From there, you will receive information on how to post your jobs on Handshake and begin recruiting and hiring Work-study students!
View the full Work Study Checklist Here!
