Job Descriptions
Each FWS position should have a job description that includes the following:
- The name and address of the student’s employer (department, public agency, nonprofit organization).
- The purpose of the student’s job.
- The student’s duties and responsibilities.
- The job qualifications.
- The job’s wage rate or range.
- The length of the student’s employment (beginning and ending dates).
- The name of the student’s supervisor.
The job description has several purposes:
- It clearly defines whether the job qualifies under the FWS Program.
- It provides the information needed to explain the position to a student and help him/her select the type of employment most closely related to his/her education or career objectives.
- It helps the financial aid administrator, the student, and the supervisor determine the number of hours of work required at the specified wage rate to meet a student’s financial need.
- It establishes a written record, for both student and employer, of the job’s duties and responsibilities so that there will be no misunderstanding.
If a student is employed with an agency or organization that provides community services, the school should, as with any other FWS position, have a job description that includes the duties and the responsibilities. Schools should use the job description to verify that the job meets the definition of community services in the FWS regulations.