Career Services - Lakeland Community College

Employment of college-paid student employees will conform to the federal guidelines for the Federal Work-Study Program. All rules and regulations apply equally to student workers and federal work-study students.

Post your position(s) with Career Services on our online job board: www.careers.lakelandcc.edu. Go to “Career Connect” on the right hand side of the homepage. Click on “Post a Job”. Register under the employer: Lakeland Student Employment. We will also advertise your position(s) on our “On-Campus Jobs” flyer which we update weekly and post throughout campus.

Student salary is a flat rate of $7.00/hr. On-campus Co-op salary is a flat rate of $8.50/hr.

The Federal Work-Study fund covers 75% of the work-study student worker’s salary. The cost to the department is 25%.

During the academic year (fall and spring semesters) students may work a maximum of 25 hours per week (regardless of the number of cost centers they are working under). During academic recess or summer sessions, students may work up to 40 hours if they are not attending classes.

Obtain the employment packet (Personnel Action Report (PAR), personal data sheet, tax, direct deposit, retirement, employment verification (I-9), authorization and waiver to conduct background check, and declaration regarding material assistance/non-assistance to a terrorist organization forms) from Career Services (A-1039 or call x7222).

Verify student's eligibility before you offer the position to the student by requesting a current unofficial transcript and class schedule or check the BANNER system to verify. Minimum requirements:

Under extenuating circumstances, the student's supervisor’s Administrator/Dean may submit a written request to the Director of Career Services for a temporary exception to policy. Contact Career Services for details.

Student workers can work in the summer and not be enrolled in summer classes if they meet the following:

had been enrolled* in 6 credit hours or more Spring Semester, and are REGISTERED for Fall Semester, and have a cumulative gpa of 2.0.**
or , they have to meet the standard eligibility requirements of enrolled* in a total of 6 credit hours or more during the Summer Sessions and have a cumulative gpa of 2.0**.

*enrolled = registered and paid (This can include students who have graduated.)
**New students do not have a GPA requirement.

We are requesting that you verify student's academic status (credit hours and GPA) EACH semester to avoid losing your student worker because they do not meet eligibility requirements.

Verify if student employee is work-study eligible by requesting a copy of the student's financial aid award letter, check the BANNER system or call Financial Aid x 7070 to determine the award amount.

Personnel Action Report (PAR)- supervisor/initiator completes Items 1 through 12, 14, 16, and 17.
Item 1: Effective Date - at least 5 working days from initiator's completion of paperwork.
(Student cannot begin to work until the PAR has been processed by Career Services and originator's copy of PAR has been return to him/her.)

Signatures - supervisor/initiator obtains all required signatures on the PAR.

Supervisor (initiator)
Administrator/Dean and/or Vice President

All signatures are required with the exception of Academic Affairs, where the signature of the initiator and the dean will suffice.

Employment Forms - supervisor/initiator ensures completion of all forms (tax, personal data, retirement, I-9, etc.).

**Note : Supervisor/initiator must also complete Section 2 and the Certification area of the Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9) Form. Photocopies of the necessary student identification documents (usually driver's license and social security card) must be attached to I-9.

If student was previously employed on campus, employment forms will be on file. Supervisor would need to complete just the Personnel Action Report (PAR) with the new assignment.

Initiator of PAR Box - supervisor/initiator fills in work-study award year, work-study award amount, current GPA, and current credit hours in the Initiator of PAR box at bottom left of PAR form.

Forward the completed employment packet to Career Services.
Incomplete packets will be returned to initiator.

Instruct all student workers to go to the Police Department on or before their first day of work with their completed Authorization and Waiver to Conduct Background Investigation form and Driver’s License to begin the fingerprint/background check process.

Note: All student employees are terminated on June 30 of each year. Eligible students must then be rehired with a new PAR effective July 1 of each fiscal year.

Do not hesitate to call Career Services for additional information or clarification at ext. 7222.

Hiring Student Workers