Work-Study Supervisors

Are you looking for a dedicated student to become a member of your team? Federal Work-Study provides part-time jobs for undergraduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses.  The program encourages community service work and work related to the student’s course of study.

While the Financial Aid Office determines eligibility and allocates Work-Study funds to students, the MU Career Center develops employment opportunities, assists students with the selection of positions and provides resources to students and employer trainings upon request. At this time, the Student Employment Office has developed a database of 1,200 opportunities and referred approximately 600 students to positions.

Supervisors Encouraging Excellence & Development

Students are a core part of our mission at the University. Supervisors can play a pivotal role in the satisfaction, retention and development of students. Research suggest that early and continued institutional commitment will impact both their academic and social integration. You, as a work-study supervisor, help your student employees become more socially integrated at MU when you take an interest in them, find out who they are, and let them know that we are happy they chose MU. Campus employment offers exceptional advantages for them, including: necessary income, career readiness, workplace skills, professional development, mentorship, and geographic convenience.

The MU Career Center staff gathered together tools and materials for supervisors to use that can help enrich the student work experience. You may access these resources on the Canvas-based Supervisor Toolkit.

The toolkit includes a wide array of resources to help with all aspects of your supervisory role, including: recruitment materials and orientation checklists, employee expectations, ideas for creating a positive work climate, and ways to motivate students. There are also tools to help supervisors provide feedback and performance reviews, as well as guidance and resources regarding disciplinary action. We encourage supervisors to use these online materials to help students be successful at work, especially if they are new to a professional work setting.

Students are encouraged to join Navigating Student Employment at Mizzou Canvas course for resources and career readiness guidance. Link to share with students to join: https://umsystem.instructure.com/enroll/JWDRHL

Contact Work-Study

You may or may not be able to answer all of your student employees’ questions about work-study, etc. We are here to help!  Please feel free to call (573-882-6801), email (WorkStudy@missouri.edu or Career@missouri.edu) or refer them to visit the MU Career Center (lower level of the Student Success Center) and we will be happy to assist.