How it Works
Students who have a Work-Study award listed on their Financial Aid Offer Letter are eligible to find a job listed in the Work-Study job listings. The incentive for employers to hire Work-Study students is the hourly wage subsidy Work-Study provides. This works out to be either a net 50%-50% or 55% (Work-Study) - 45% (employer) for non-profit/government organizations, and a net 40% (Work-Study) - 60% (employer) for for-profit businesses. You must complete a number of steps before hiring a Cal Work-Study student.
Students can start working as early as June 1 but they must stop working by the last day of the spring semester or last day of enrollment.
Before a Work-Study student can begin working for you complete these steps:
- If you know your Employer User ID and password, click here
If you forgot your password or User ID, click here. - Select "Jobs" and then "Job Listings"
- Scroll down, find the job in question, and select the 10-digit job number (far left).
- Scroll down and select "Refer student to this job, "enter the student's ID (SID) # and follow the prompts.
The student will then log in to their area of Work-Study to accept or decline the job offer. Once that's done, confirmation emails are sent.
Please note, any earnings by a student prior to the completion of this process is not considered Work-Study, and thus cannot receive the rate subsidy. Never hesitate to call or email if you have any questions to:
Work-Study Director, Financial Aid Office
wsp@berkeley.edu
510.642.5625
212 Sproul Hall, MC #1962
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720
FAX (510) 643-5526