Current On-Campus Work-Study Openings

Coodinating Center (Saratoga Springs):

Office: Research, Innovation and Open Education
Hours per week: 20 preferred
Pay rate: $10
Description: Student with strong writing skills who is willing to work in an agile environment to assist on open-education projects. Student should be willing to learn and/or use technology. Duties may include researching, editing, writing, event planning and website/blog maintenance. Flexible schedule, but does require on-campus location in Saratoga.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Office: Research, Innovation and Open Education
Hours per week: 20 preferred
Pay rate: $10
Description: Student would assist primarily with Center for Mentoring and Learning website tasks, which could involve reviewing and updating time-sensitive announcements; monitoring website discussion forum and community group activity; gathering event information and resources from centers and programs; checking for broken links; and working on special projects. In addition, the student occasionally would transcribe recorded audio interviews and webinars, and may be asked to review video/audio recordings of workshops. Future tasks could include assisting with publications process. Preferred qualifications: experience editing website pages (no programming knowledge needed) and creating hyperlinks; great attention to detail; excellent writing skills (accurate spelling and grammar a must); knowledge of APA documentation style a plus; good listening and typing skills. Given the distributed nature of our operation, prospective student does not need to be based in Saratoga.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Office: Research, Innovation and Open Education
Hours per week: 20 preferred
Pay rate: $10
Description: Student will work across functions in the office in order to perform background research on foundations, granting agencies, nonprofits, corporations and other entities for possible grants or partnerships with the college. Regular reports on completed research will be required. Skills required include effective research skills and strong writing skills with an emphasis on the ability to summarize and synthesize information. Given the distributed nature of our operation, prospective student does not need to be based in Saratoga. 
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Office: Registrar
Hours per week: 10-15
Pay rate: $10
Description: Filing, shredding, purging files, day and/or evening reception desk coverage, assistance prior to and during new student orientations, assist with mailings and other mailroom activities, support and assist in graduation preparations, as well as other duties as needed. Excellent oral and interpersonal communication skills, ability to work effectively with others, basic computer skills required and the ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion of sensitive material required.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Office: Financial Aid
Hours per week: 10-20
Pay rate: $10
Description: Processing mail/faxes; filing, general office assistance as needed.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Office: Office of Veteran and Military Education
Hours per week: 5-25
Pay rate: $10
Description: Student will work with OVME staff on special projects including prospective-student data management, program support for student veterans and assist with veteran and military outreach efforts. Good oral and written communication skills and computer experience preferred. Flexible schedule and locations.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Office: Office of Veteran and Military Education
Hours per week: 1-15
Pay rate: $10
Description: Student writers wanted for support with office newsletter, publications and virtual transition center. Writers must be able to write clearly and informatively. An understanding of military lifestyle is preferred, but not required.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Office: Office of Collegewide Academic Review (OCAR)
Hours per week: Up to 20
Pay rate: $10
Description: The work-study student would be responsible for assisting OCAR in project-based and day-to-day office work. For example, the college is undergoing a document storage system upgrade. The upgrade requires reorganization and re-annotation of all academic documents (transcripts, exams, certifications, licenses, etc.) for the past three years. OCAR will train the work-study student on the annotation process. At the conclusion of this project, the work-study student will be assigned to assist on other office projects and office activities. Due to the highly sensitive nature of academic documents, degree plans and other documents handled by the office, the work-study student will be provided FERPA training and need to sign a confidentiality statement. Qualifications include good organization, communication and computer skills. Ability to work with confidential materials and adhere to FERPA guidelines required.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

School for Graduate Studies

Office: School for Graduate Studies
Hours per week: 20 preferred
Pay rate: $10
Description: Student with strong writing skills who is willing to work in an agile environment to assist on open-education projects. Student should be willing to learn and/or use technology. Duties may include researching, editing, writing, event planning and website/blog maintenance. Flexible schedule, but does require on-campus location in Saratoga.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Office: Northeast Center
Hours per week: Up to 20, flexible hours in the late afternoon and early evening
PayrRate: $10
Description: Provide support for MAT residency and virtual teaching incubator. Projects may include, but are not limited to compiling and editing resources such as handbooks, partner district correspondence and grant research and annotating open-educational resources.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Center for Distance Learning (Saratoga Springs):

Office: Student Records Office
Hours per week: 10
Pay rate: $10
Description: Clerical work needed to file paper documents in student files. Preparation of records for scanning and shredding records after scanning, as well as general office duties such as making copies or assembling materials for distribution.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Office: Office of Academic Support
Hours per week: 2-4
Position: peer tutor
Pay rate: $10
Description: Assist and coach assigned CDL students in becoming a more successful and independent learner. A peer tutor provides and helps to integrate effective learning and study strategies, while helping to clarify and/or reinforce course content, assignments and material.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Office: Office of Academic Support
Hours per week: 4
Position: course assistant
Pay rate: $10
Description: Course assistants are peer tutors embedded in live CDL courses. The objective of a CA is to improve overall quality and rate of student participation; improve retention; and clarify and/or reinforce course content, assignments and material through individualized peer tutoring.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Central New York Center

Office: Syracuse Unit
Hours per week: negotiable depending on location (up to 25 max)
Pay rate: $10
Description: Filing, shredding, purging files, day and/or evening reception desk coverage, assistance prior to and during new student orientations, assist with mailings and other mailroom activities. Excellent oral and interpersonal communication skills, ability to work effectively with others, basic computer skills required and the ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion of sensitive material required.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Northeast Center

Office: Latham Unit
Hours per week: negotiable but required between 5 - 7 p.m., Monday - Thursday
Pay rate: $10
Description: Reception desk coverage, assistance with information sessions and new student orientations, support and assist with scheduling meetings between students and mentors, filing, copying, word processing and other office duties as assigned. Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with others, basic computer skills, the ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion of sensitive material is required.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Niagara Frontier Center

Office: Buffalo
Hours per week: varies (25 hours per week max)
Pay rate: $10
Description: Assist students with questions they have regarding various computer software (including MS Office, Angel, ESC website); scanning, general office work including, but not limited to filing and moving furniture. Possible technology assistance at residencies.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Office: Buffalo
Hours per week: varies (25 hours per week max)
Pay rate: $10
Description: Work various Fridays and Saturdays at weekend residencies and occasionally on other evenings. Assist professional employee by setting up AV equipment including laptop, projector, speaker, etc.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Office: Hartsdale
Hours per week: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 - 11 a.m.
Pay Rate: $10.00
Description: Front desk reception including answering phones and directing calls to the appropriate party, college information mailings upon request, copying and faxing.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu

Hudson Valley Center

Office: Hartsdale
Hours per week: Monday - Thursday, 8:30 - 11 a.m.
Pay rate: $10
Description: Front desk reception including answering phones and directing calls to the appropriate party, college information mailings upon request, copying and faxing.
Contact: work.study@esc.edu