Federal Work Study Program
The Federal Work-Study Program (FWS) is a part-time employment program for students with demonstrated financial need as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Funding is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis allowing students to earn monies to help pay postsecondary educational expenses. The program encourages community service work and work related to the student's course of study.
Eligibility Requirements:
The following are requirements for a student to be eligible to work through the Federal Work Study program:
- be a US citizen or permanent resident of the US;
- be enrolled at least half-time in a matriculated program at Stockton;
- be in good academic standing;
- not owe a refund on a federal or state educational grant; and
- not be in default on a federal or state educational loan.
How to Indicate your Interest in the Program:
Complete the “Student Worker – Federal Work Study” application through the Office of Human Resources’ PageUp system.
After you have secured an on-campus or off-campus position, you must complete onboarding documentation in this system to be added to Stockton University’s payroll.
If you're offered Federal Work Study Funding:
If you are awarded FWS funding, your financial aid offer notification will be updated to show the amount received in your goStockton Portal.
You will also receive a follow up email with next step instructions on how to look for an on-campus or off-campus job.
Students are responsible for securing their own employment either on campus or off-campus.
**See below for a list of approved FWS Job Titles, Employers & Contacts for the 2025-2026 academic year. Additional employment opportunities are still being added to this list. Check back soon for additional opportunities**
Tips for Securing Employment:
- Review the FWS Supervisor Contacts below to request an informational interview. Informational interviews are not a formal interview to be considered for a job,
but rather a meeting for you to gather information from a potential employer. Ask
questions about what it is like to work for that specific office/area to see if the
environment is right for you.
- View employment opportunities using the Office of Career Education & Development’s Handshake platform. Here you may review job description details and candidate qualifications for advertised
FWS positions. Apply only if you want to be seriously considered for the position
and want to be contacted for a formal interview.
- As there are a vast number of jobs on and off-campus, we will also post available
positions on this page (coming soon for the 2025-2026 academic year).
- As there are a vast number of jobs on and off-campus, we will also post available
positions on this page (coming soon for the 2025-2026 academic year).
- Dress to impress for any formal interview. Respect the employer’s time by showing
up at least 15 minutes early for your interview.
- Follow up with any potential employer by sending a thank you note/email to show your genuine interest in the position. Correspond in a timely and professional manner.
2025-2026 FWS Job Titles & Descriptions:
Job Title:
Student Operations Assistant- AC CampusJob Description:
Atlantic City Campus Operations is seeking responsible and motivated students who can work a flexible daytime/evening and weekend schedule. This position is excellent training for individuals who seek a career in a variety of fields that value customer service, organization, independence, and leadership. It offers hands-on experience in the areas of event management, customer service, marketing, and building operations. Students do not need to live on the Atlantic City Campus to be employed as an Atlantic City Student Operations Assistant. A student can live on either the AC or Galloway campus or be a commuter student.
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Job Title:
Admissions Ambassador
Job Description:
Attend and participate in all Admissions-related events for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026, including virtual and face-to-face events such as Discover Stockton Day Open Houses, Instant Decision Days, Dual Credit Days, Latinx Visitation Days, Experience Stockton Admitted Students Day, Sneak Peak Week, and other recruitment events. Conduct in-person and virtual tours including daily, special groups, and individual tours both at the Galloway and Atlantic City campuses. Conduct at least two (2) Saturday tours each semester as well as work on the Atlantic City campus whether that is office hours or tours. Complete social media related tasks and participate in social media campaigns as assigned. Assist faculty, staff, and departments with various in-person and virtual college activities and events. Support the Admissions Office in all administrative duties as required including creating admit packets, answering phone calls, interacting with all guests who enter the Admissions Suite, and all additional duties as assigned through Microsoft Planner.
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Job Description:
Assist Athletic Trainers with rehabilitation. Oversee student athletes at Stockton practices. Assist Athletic Trainers during games. Office work (answering phones, filing, etc.).
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Job Description:
Set up/break down for NCAA games. Game operations (operate scoreboard, film games, crowd flow, ball runner.) Sorting & packing team uniforms for competitions.
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Job Description:
Provide service & assistance to Fitness Center patrons. Swipe all participants into Fitness Center. Clean & wipe down all equipment on a regular basis. Report safety & maintenance needs to the Fitness Program Coordinator.
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Job Description:
Officiate/keep score for Intramural games. Enforce rules of the game. Works with officers to ensure a fair contest.
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Job Description:
Scorekeeper & statistician at Stockton games. Office work such as making game programs, updating publications & records. Updating the Stockton Athletics website.
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Job Title:
Billing Technician
Job Description:
Under the supervision of the Director of Student Accounts and the Assistant Supervisor, the billing technician position will be assigned duties related to the billing cycle, such as: preparing mailings, filing, email communication, text communication, tabling, and conducting phone calls.
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Job Title:
Engagement Leadership Team Member
Job Description:
Guide students in finding community service and engagement projects that align with their interests and goals. Act as a connection between the campus and local community organizations to promote collaboration and share resources. Lead reflection sessions where students discuss and learn from their community engagement experiences. Understand and support the goals and structure of the Engagement Leadership Team (ELT) curriculum. Assist with organizing and coordinating weekly ELT meetings, including logistics and communication. Plan and lead one ELT meeting each week. Attend SCCESL Advisory Board meetings as a student representative. Understand how to assess community needs using different methods of data collection. Participate in fundraising efforts to support programs and initiatives. Help create and manage basic budgets for events and projects. Follow SCCESL’s procedures for purchasing supplies and food on time and within budget. Understand the components of an SCCESL program plan, including goals, strategies, and how success is measured. Ensure that programs support the broader goals of SCCESL, the division, and the college or university. Recognize how different programs connect and contribute to SCCESL’s overall mission. Prepare and share agendas for meetings to support planning and decision-making. Use critical thinking and creativity to find new solutions and improve programs. Understand how relationships and networks within organizations support the success of projects and initiatives. Be familiar with the history and purpose behind SCCESL programs and why they exist. Show a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all interactions. Communicate professionally and respectfully with students, staff, faculty, and community partners. Follow school policies for using computers and technology responsibly. Be open to change, demonstrate flexibility, and commit to continuous personal and professional growth. Build and maintain strong relationships with people and organizations from diverse backgrounds.
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Job Title:
Student Worker
Job Description:
This student worker position will perform clerical duties such as answering phones, greeting office visitors, checking email, and assisting with projects and work tasks based on student interests and skills. Students may also be asked to visit other offices to deliver materials.
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Job Description:
Front Desk Receptionist
Job Description:
Ensure the front lobby area is clean and organized daily. Conduct occasional communications outreach via call campaigns. Perform general office tasks such as shredding, filing, organizing, copying/scanning and fielding phone calls from campus partners and external stakeholders. Manage assigned projects working in collaboration with Development & Alumni Relations staff members. Answer incoming phone calls and assist with connecting them with the proper team member or taking a message and insuring delivery of the message to the appropriate team member. Records ThankView videos as needed under the direction of the Director of Communications & Stewardship. Assist with the preparation and execution of print mailings (mail merge, print, fold, stuff, label, and mail).
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Job Description:
Operations Assistant
Job Description:
Provide information, ticketing, and lost and found services to students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Provide on-site facility management including the enforcement of facility- and program-related policies. Assist with maintaining a clean, safe, and functional facility by conducting walkthroughs and reporting/responding to emergencies, injuries, damaged/missing property, and incidents. Provide event assistance, including guest relations and audio-visual setup and troubleshooting. Supervise Game Room operations and manage equipment rentals. Utilize technology to complete tasks and to deliver services to customers. Attend regularly scheduled staff trainings with Event Services & Campus Center Operations student staff. Assist with University-wide programs, dances, and other special events. Assist with the implementation of Campus Center-sponsored programs. Perform other duties as assigned.
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Job Title:
Food Pantry Student Assistant
Job Description:
The Food Pantry Student Assistant serves as the first point of contact for students visiting the Osprey Pantries. Student Assistants are responsible for proactively maintaining inventory, which includes but is not limited to: stocking shelves, ensuring all products are always available for visitors, checking expiration dates and rotating both perishable and non-perishable inventory to follow FIFO practices, assisting with receiving deliveries and unloading orders, gathering and transporting donations from various locations on campus, ensuring that the pantry and all storage items are neat, tidy, and adhering to food safety guidelines, proactively use internal management systems (inventory, logs, etc.) to report unavailable items and document required and requested information. Student Assistants are to greet and document all visitors with a commitment to fostering a welcoming, judgement-free environment. Encourage visitors’ adherence to quantity limits and address or escalate violations of signage and established pantry guidelines. Student Assistants will be responsible for programming and development by assisting with signature program events, such as the Citation Forgiveness Drive and various holiday distributions, represent the Food Assistance Program at various events as needed, such as through tabling, and attend all mandatory strategic area and program trainings and meetings.
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Job Title:
Information Security Associate
Job Description:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to performing clerical tasks, managing a robust technology inventory, deploying and managing technology in support of special events and institutional initiatives, managing team rosters, and assisting with tournament operations for competitive leagues. Specific duties/responsibilities include: 1. Assist unit staff with audits, training initiatives, content generation, and other activities to support the day-to-day operations of the information security unit. 2. Manage a robust technology inventory including digital signage, workstations, streaming hardware, lighting, cameras, and audiovisual equipment. 3. Assist in the coordination and execution of projects and special events. 4. Facilitate the aggregation of statistics related to engagement and activities. 5. Perform other related duties as assigned.
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Job Description:
The Access Advocate, under the supervision of LAP staff will be responsible for the following: Tabling events promoting our Access Advocacy Program throughout the semester and at events such as Wellness Day, Community Marketplace, Discover Stockton Day, and other large-scale community events. Design and lead multiple workshops each month on topics such as note taking skills, time management skills, etc. Outreach to student groups to encourage accessible event planning, universal design, and inclusion utilizing one of the developed workshops. Workshops will be developed and enhanced each semester by LAP staff and the LAP Student Advocates. Promote note-taking services to potential note takers looking for community service and/or volunteer experience. Assist with answering telephone calls for Learning Access Program and Counseling and Psychological Services as needed. Other duties as assigned.
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Job Description:
The Learning Access Program Graduate Coordinator will be responsible for the following: Field incoming calls requesting LAP appointments and answer questions regarding LAP services and accommodated housing. Answer telephone calls for Counseling and Psychological Services directing calls to the appropriate staff member. Schedule LAP appointments; Register incoming students. Oversee the registration of note takers, schedule training, and monitor compliance with note taking assignment. Assist in resolving errors with note taking accommodations and communicate with faculty as needed to provide LAP students with accurate and timely notes. Proctor a variety of tests, including but not limited to those in the testing center, those needing a reader and/or scribe, and those utilizing adaptive technology. Maintain confidentiality and security of all testing materials. Assist in the maintenance of the Wellness Center website and portal. Other duties as assigned.
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Job Title:
Student Assistant
Job Description:
Serves as first point of contact and triage for visitors to the Office of the Dean of Students. Answers phone calls, connecting callers to appropriate staff and offices. Assist with light trouble shooting of student, faculty and campus community issues (providing general information). Assist with university programming conducted by the Advocacy, Belonging, and Campus Standards area. All other duties as assigned by professional staff.
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Job Title:
Residential Life Student Worker
Job Description:
Serve as the first point of contact, greeting and assisting students, families, and visitors with professionalism. Support housing services by answering questions, directing calls/emails, and assisting with lockouts. Assist with the preparation of housing-related communications, flyers, and forms. Assist during busy periods such as move-in, housing selection, and events. Maintain confidentiality while handling student information.
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Job Title:
Program Assistant
Job Description:
Ensure timely attendance and preparation, including but not limited to work shifts and staff meetings. Provide confidential support to the direct Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs staff and divisional senior leadership. Provide reception, triage, and administrative assistance via email correspondence, answering phones, print/copy/scan, and written reports/memos. Assist with the planning, coordination, and execution of small and/or large-scale programs/events/initiatives. Design materials for events, social media, and presentations. Prepare, organize, and maintain accurate documents and spreadsheets. Assist with the process of incoming and outgoing mail, in addition to sorting and distributing mail to personnel within the office. Conduct research, assist with the development of assessments, evaluations, and reports that are related to division-wide strategic priorities. Assist in the maintenance of accurate inventory logs, files, and physical spaces. Assist with updates to newsletters, websites, social media accounts (e.g., Facebook, Instagram), and campus student success technology platforms (e.g., Osprey Navigate, other Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools). Prepare material for meetings, including agendas, printed documents, and reports; orders and coordinates delivery of refreshments as directed. Respond in a timely manner; for urgent matters, advise necessary persons immediately in consultation with an immediate supervisor, as needed. Provide recommendations to improve office operations and student support. Assist with all other duties assigned by supervisor or designee.
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Job Title:
FWS Library Circulation Desk Assistant
Job Description:
Assisting with social media and student-centered content. Participating in training and special projects. Answering phones and general library questions. Checking materials in/out. Helping students with printing and basic tech issues. Supporting patrons with self-checkout and computer use. Locating books and navigating the catalog. Providing excellent customer service.
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Job Description:
Animal husbandry, enclosure maintenance and sanitation for a variety of reptiles, amphibians, mice, rats, aquariums, and invertebrates. Record keeping that includes Excel data entry. Follow all IACUC safety protocols for handling animals, chemicals, and equipment.
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Job Description:
Students will be responsible for day-to-day maintenance of the USC2 greenhouse, which may include picking up leaves, sweeping and mopping of the floor, cleaning and repotting plants, watering all the greenhouse and hallway plants, cleaning bugs, etc.
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Job Title:
FWS Student Worker
Job Description:
Greet and welcome guests/students as they arrive in the office. Answering phones in a professional manner and taking messages if needed. Keep supplies stocked on shelves, including filling copy machines. Ensure the reception area and copy room are clean before and after shift. Wipe down desks. Deliver and pickup mail, including print shop orders. Hang cancellation and room change signs. Provide administrative support as needed.
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Job Title:
Student Program Assistant
Job Description:
The Student Program Assistant will provide event support by assisting with event preparation (assemble materials, pick up print jobs, transport items to venues) and staffing events (welcome guests, manage check-in, capture photos and video content). Post Hughes Center events and news on OspreyHub. Capture and create content for social media (photos, videos, student highlights). Contribute ideas to engage students and grow the Center’s online presence. They will also provide administrative assistance with data entry (maintain contact lists for event invitations and promotional or fundraising campaigns, as well as other records related to Center activities, as directed). Help keep the office organized and presentable. Greet walk-in students and distribute internship or program resources. Answer office phone and take messages. Other duties as assigned.
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After You've Secured Employment:
Once you've secured employment, you will notify the Office of Financial Aid of your employment by emailing fws@stockton.edu
All Federal Work Study (FWS) forms are now electronic. Once we receive notification of a student's employment, we will send the student an email with instructions on how to access and complete the process, including the Student Employment Form. After completing all required forms and processes, the student may begin working.
Once you begin working, either you or your supervisor will need to input your hours worked into Web Time Entry (WTE) every two weeks. You will be paid biweekly via direct deposit.
Both the student and employer share the responsibility of monitoring FWS earnings to ensure that the award limit is not exceeded. You may earn up to half of your offer during the fall semester and the remaining award during the spring semester.
Participating in the FWS program has allowed me to gain meaningful work experience that I will use in the future. Through my FWS job, I have developed professional skills and learned how to work with all kinds of people in all different types of situations.
Federal Work Study Student
Through the Federal Work Study program, I've been able to earn money while living on-campus as well as make connections and build my resume. I love the opportunities that come from being a part of the program and the freedom of being able to walk straight from class to work!
Federal Work Study Student
Federal Work Study FAQ's:
You must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year and have unmet financial need. Unmet financial need is determined by the amount of grants, scholarships, and subsidized loan eligibility you may already receive. Federal Work Study (FWS) eligibility may change if you receive additional financial aid after being offered FWS funds. If this happens, you will receive a revised offer notification in your email and your financial aid offer notification will be updated within your goStockton Portal.
More information on how to indicate interest in the FWS program is coming soon!
Federal Work Study awards are no more than $4,000 for the academic year ($2,000 per semester) if you are a full-time student. Awards for part-time students are pro-rated based on enrollment.
You will be paid on a bi-weekly basis after reporting your hours worked in the university’s Web Time Entry system. Your Federal Work Study supervisor will instruct you on how to access your timesheet to report your hours worked. Then work study earnings will be directly deposited into the U.S. bank account of your choice.
You may only hold one FWS position at any given time.
Yes, Federal Work Study (FWS) students may not work more than 20 hours per week/40 hours per pay period. You and your FWS supervisor are responsible for keeping track of all hours worked. Once you have earned all your FWS funds, your FWS assignment will end.
Any Federal Work Study funds that are unearned by the end of the semester are forfeited. FWS funds do not rollover from one semester to the next.
You may use this payroll tracking worksheet to keep track of how many hours you have worked and how many hours you have remaining for the semester.
• Students who work 5 or more hours in a shift must take a minimum 30 minute break
• Students who are not enrolled full time (12 credits) per semester will have their
FWS award pro-rated
• Students will earn the NJ minimum wage rate set forth in N.J.A.C.12:56-3.1 and accrue
Personal Time Off (PTO)
per the Stockton Human Resources Policy
• Students may work a maximum of 20 hours per week
• Students will not exceed their maximum award per semester as shown in their financial
aid offer
• A student's FWS earnings will not be applied directly to their tuition account
In order to remain employed under the program, students must:
• Perform a satisfactory job and cooperate with the particular department’s procedures
• Adhere to work schedules
• Inform their supervisor of absences in advance if possible. If unable, inform as
early as possible on the
day of their absence
• Notify the Office of Financial Aid when intending to terminate their employment
as well as
the department/employer for which they work
If the student fails to work and adhere to the good job practices as stated above, their employment will be terminated.
A student job is an employment opportunity, which gives you, experience in the work place and your supervisor is a potential reference when you seek employment after leaving Stockton. Therefore, it is your responsibility to:
- Report to work on time and with regularity, calling in personally if you will be tardy or absent;
- Perform your job satisfactorily, maintaining the same standards of conduct as any regular, full-time employee;
- Assume the responsibilities attached to the position for the entire FWS period, but if circumstances necessitate a job change, notify the Office of Financial Aid. You should give your supervisor at least two weeks notice;
- Complete your Web Time Entry (WTE) on a regular basis as directed by your supervisor;
- Act in a professional manner concerning the confidentiality of information, which comes to you through your assignment.
You are also responsible for maintaining your schoolwork and not letting your job interfere with academics. However, recent studies show that academics are enhanced by students who have committed themselves to a part-time job because they acquire excellent time management and organizational skills.
As a FWS student, you have certain rights as follows:
- You have the right to choose your position in the department of your choice if several offers of employment are presented;
- You have the right to know the specified period of employment and the hourly salary rate prior to being hired;
- You have the right to see a written job description before accepting any position;
- You have the right to information concerning any hazardous substances and potential exposure in that workplace;
- You have the right to expect fair and equal treatment from your supervisors
Your supervisor is the key person in all communications that involve your work. You should bring any problems or concerns to his/her immediate attention. If the two of you cannot resolve the problem you should contact the Financial Aid Office to discuss your concerns.
