The University supports a strong student employment program. All SPU students can use our job site, whether or not you have work study in your financial aid offer.

Types of Student Employment

• On-Campus (Work Study and Non-Work Study). There are hundreds of student jobs available on campus at SPU! Students can apply for ANY on-campus job regardless if they are eligible for work study or not. If you are awarded work study, this may be a work study job. (Positions in the Bookstore, Campus Dining, Campus Ministries, and student government jobs (ASSP) are not work study eligible.)


• State Work Study: Off-Campus. State need-based employment. Students must be awarded be a Washington State resident, enrolled at least half-time, and maintain satisfactory academic progress. Students with a major/minor in the School of Theology are ineligible. There are a limited number of positions available.


• Federal Work Study-Community Service: 0ff-Campus. Federal need-based employment. Students must be enrolled at least half-time and maintain satisfactory academic progress. Current positions help at-risk youth, the homeless, and the elderly throughout our local community. There are a limited number of positions available.


• Regular Part-Time Jobs: Off-Campus. There are plenty of off-campus non-work study positions surrounding SPU. We are located directly on the bus line and close to many local businesses in the surrounding neighborhoods of Queen Anne, Ballard, Fremont, and Wallingford.

Work-Study
Work Study is a financial aid program, offered to qualified students based on need levels determined by the FAFSA. It is assumed that wages earned under work study will be used for educational expenses.

Using Work Study:

• Find a job - this is the responsibility of the student, if you have trouble finding a position please contact the Office of Student Employment.
• Get paid - the employer will pay you directly. You may earn up to your awarded amount. State Work Study students may be eligible for an increased award and should contact the Office of Student Employment for more information.
• Pay SPU - if you are using your wages to pay your account it is your responsibility to make that payment. You are not required to pay your earnings directly to SPU.

Benefits of the Work-Study Program
Work study can help you lower your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and retain eligibility for financial aid in future years! The EFC - what the government expects the family to pay toward college costs - is primarily determined by parents' and students' income.

• Report Work Study earnings both as Income on the FAFSA and as an Income Exclusion on Worksheet C on the FAFSA
• Work study wages will automatically be excluded from your overall income, decreasing your EFC
• A lower EFC increases your eligibility for aid programs

More information is available at Student Employment.