Community Work-Study (CWS) Student Information
Preparing Students for Careers
The Alamo Colleges CWS Program provides federal financial aid-eligible students the opportunity to work part-time at a 501(c)3 non-profit or governmental agencies or at public school districts that serve the public interest. These positions bridge the gap between the classroom and real-world knowledge and develop your career and academic interests.
CWS offers numerous benefits for students, you:
- have the opportunity to gain relevant career experience
- may acquire additional clarity on your career choice
- will see the community’s needs and contribute to the welfare of others
- can make contacts with professionals who can help you when seeking a job or an internship
- will build your resume to include work experience that is related to your field of study
- improve your job prospects after graduation
To determine if you are ELIGIBLE and TO APPLY, see the FAQs below.
If you do not find a CWS position that aligns with or is related to your major, you might consider the Private Work-Study (PWS) Program.
FAQs
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To become eligible, students must
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Texas Application for State Financial Aid and any additional verification requirements.
- Be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours within your degree plan.
- Be making Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP).
- Students must have room for need-based aid in their Cost of Attendance (COA).
- Submit a Work-Study Application
If you do not see the work-study opportunity offered on your Financial Aid tab in ACES, visit the financial aid office or submit a Work-Study Application for your selected Home College.
- Go to alamo.edu/careerprep (ACES login required)
- Click on Work-Study and Internship Opportunities, under Position Type select Community Work-Study and review the postings that end in CWS
- Select two positions that interest you. Ideally, that are aligned with your field of study (major)
- Create or reformat your resume in this required format: CWS.PWS Resume 2023
- Send your resume (as a WORD doc) and three job choices with zip code and name of employers to kdriscoll2@alamo.edu
- When you have completed the Human Resources process and your resume is reviewed (and edited as needed), it will be forwarded to the two employers you selected.
- You will be notified when your resume has been sent to the employers
- The agencies will contact you directly to schedule an interview once they review your resume. It is the agency’s discretion to offer an interview
- Workplace etiquette, professionalism, and appropriate dress is expected
- Employers depend on your reliability and consistency with your regular work schedule
- You are required to attend a Professional Development session (4 hours, paid) at the end of the first month you are employed
- You are required to attend the End-of-Semester Summit (2 hours, paid) at the end of each semester
CWS students may begin working on the first day of class through the last day of class each semester. CWS students may work through college breaks and holidays, if they chose, so long as the employer provides supervision, and remain work-study eligible.
When you accept a CWS job, you are committing to remaining with the employer for a minimum of one semester. Your position can be extended if the employer invites you to remain with them for the next semester.
You will determine your weekly schedule with your supervisor on the first day of work. The employer is required to work around your class schedule.
You may work up to 19 hours per week, based on your funding available, at the same pay rate as on-campus work-study students.
You will be paid on the 1st and the 15th of each month.
The following is a brief list of the over 250 positions available through the CWS program.
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Accounting Assistant |
Farmers Market Assistant |
Marketing Associate |
To see the complete list of CWS positions, go to www.alamo.edu/careerprep (via ACES).
Click on Work-Study and Internship Opportunities, under Position Type select Community Work-Study, and review the postings that end in CWS.
Below is a list of some of the CWS employers eager to hire Alamo Colleges work-study students.
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AES Literacy Institute |
Gabriella’s Smile Foundation |
San Antonio Botanical Garden |
To see the complete listing of CWS employers, go to www.alamo.edu/careerprep (via ACES)
Click on Work-Study and Internship Opportunities, under Position Type select Community Work-Study and review the postings that end in CWS.
Step 1. Submit Application
Click on Off-Campus Work-Study Online Application
Scroll to Search Jobs, select your home college; Click “Apply Now,” submit application
Email dst-careerprep@alamo.edu and us know you have submitted your application
Step 2. Select Jobs
See the CWS jobs on the job board at www.alamo.edu/careerprep (goes through ACES)
On left, click on Work-Study Opportunities, then Employment Opportunities
Select Position Type: Community Work-Study, click Search
On right margin, select Sort By option
Click Search
Navigate to the bottom of the page to load all CWS Positions
Select up to 3 CWS jobs
Step 3. Format your Resume
Create your resume, in this required format: CWS.PWS Resume
Email your resume (as a WORD attachment) and up to 3 job choices to kdriscoll2@alamo.edu
Edit your resume as directed
Step 4. Complete the Human Resources process
Sign Documents
- HR documents (Adobe Sign)
- Background Check (email from HIRE Right)
- ID verification (I9 Tracker)
Submit IDs/Bank information
- Two current IDs (License or State ID or Alamo Student ID & Social Security Card or Official Birth Certificate or US Passport)
- Direct deposit (A voided check, or direct deposit information from bank)
Step 5. Interview; Start Job
Accept job when offered a position
Read the CWS Student Handbook
Start job
Questions about CWS
Email dst-careerprep@alamo.edu
Contact Us
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