FWSP Student Clerical - Student Financial Services

Job Details

Description

Hours per Week

20 hrs / wk

College / Department Overview

Student Financial Services includes the Financial Aid, Bursar, and Scholarship departments within the division of Enrollment and Student Success.

Position Overview

This FWSP Clerical position is within the Scholarship Office under the Student Financial Services Department. Our office oversees the awarding of scholarships, tuition waivers, Oklahoma’s Promise, and the Money Coach program.

Employees will perform computer and customer service-related duties in an office setting. The primary responsibilities of this position may include but are not limited to : typing, filing, answering telephones, customer service, scheduling appointments, and Microsoft Office experience.

Department Specific Job Functions

• Employees will assist the office staff with a variety of duties. They include, but are not limited to : answering the office phone and general email accounts;
• taking accurate messages; assisting students with general award information, greeting visitors; assisting visitors in locating UCO offices to meet their needs;

helping staff with projects as assigned; running assigned errands on campus; scanning / indexing documents and ensuring that data is accurate.

Qualifications

Enrollment Requirements

Fall / Spring Semesters : All student employees must be enrolled at least half time to be eligible to work any UCO student position.

Half time enrollment for Fall / Spring is considered 5 hours for graduates and 6 hours for undergraduates. International students shall be enrolled full time to be eligible to work as a student worker.

Full time enrollment is 9 credit hours for graduates and 12 credit hours for undergraduates.

Summer Semester : Student employees working regular student positions must be enrolled in at least 3 credit hours to be eligible to work during the summer.

Students not enrolled in summer classes must be enrolled in Fall classes in order to work on campus, but they (and the department) will be required to pay FICA taxes.

Student employees working FWSP positions must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours (if undergraduate) or 5 credit hours (if graduate) in order to work during the summer in a Federal Work Study Program position.

Enrollment Exception : If the number of credit hours needed to graduate is less than the minimum number of hours required for student employment, the student must obtain a letter from their Academic Advisor (stating the number of hours needed to graduate and anticipated graduation date) and submit it to Human Resources.

This pertains to both regular and Federal Work Study Program positions. Contact for more information.

FWSP Requirements

In order to be considered for the Federal Work Study Program (FWSP), you must be approved for work study through the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships, and you must accept your FWSP award in UConnect.

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Please be aware, Summer FWSP is not included in the award for Fall / Spring FWSP. Summer FWSP is an individual application process.

Enrollment requirements for FWSP employment are the same each semester. Undergraduate FWSP students must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credit hours, and Graduate FWSP students must be enrolled in a minimum of 5 credit hours.

If a student is enrolled in their final semester and the number of credit hours needed to graduate is less than the minimum number of hours required for student employment, the student must obtain a letter from their Academic Advisor (stating the number of remaining credit hours needed to graduate and the anticipated graduation date) and submit the letter to Human Resources.

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Qualifications / Experience Required

• Student must meet enrollment requirements (listed above)
• Student must be approved for work study through the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships

Qualifications / Experience Preferred

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Have sensitivity of intercultural communication, and good interpersonal skills

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodations (in accordance with ADA requirements) may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.