America Reads – The work study student works with elementary level children in the development of their ABC’s, reading and writing skills.

Art – The work study student works in the Art/Pottery Departments cleaning up after classes. The student maintains a clean organized classroom and performs other duties as needed.

Business Division – The work study student assists students with information systems, word processing, keyboarding and front page tutoring.

Business Office – The work study student assists in the front office with data input, filing, document scanning, report typing, mailing statements, and cashiering.

Campus Store – The work study students provide customer service to NPCC students and full-time staff/faculty members in support of required textbooks, educational material, supplies, softgoods and department supplies through the point of sale system (cash register). They provide answers to inquiries in person and on the phone. The student is required to stock textbooks, supplies, and merchandise in store and warehouse. They must create, view, and post department and student account records. Receives and logs daily campus deliveries in shipping and receiving. The work study supports special campus store events such as RUSH and nursing school book sales, as well as book buy-backs, graduation regalia, honor society inductions, and inventories. The student assists manager with open/close procedures and maintains campus store and warehouse recovery and cleanliness. They also complete other duties as assigned.

Career Center – The work study student assists students on computer activities, employer postings, and job fair services.

Computer Services – The work study student assists with phones, helps students with assignments, maintains the lab and Computer Resource building. They also assist students with the use of the User directory on computers throughout campus.

Counseling – The work study student assists with registration and mailouts. They help with scanning, copying, filing, phones, covering front desk, and replenish degree plans and college catalogs as needed.

Development – The work study student serves as a greeter and receptionist. The student handles filing responsibilities, updates and edits database, sets up and cleans up special events, folds and stuffs mailers, makes calls, schedules, AAUW scholarship interviews, does research as necessary, answers general fund raising questions, provides and receives fund-raising and payroll deduction forms.

Educational Talent Search – The work study student assists with workshops for participants and their parents. They help prepare handouts by copying, scanning, organizing, and distribution to 750 participants. The student assists the secretary with extensive record keeping of participants and the activities conducted. They also assist with filing, answering the phone, and other duties as assigned.

Financial Aid – The work study student greets and assists students and their families by having them sign in, pull the file, direct them to an available advisor. They maintain approximately 3,000 files from typing labels, setting up file with worksheets, adding confidential paperwork, and filing the folders. The student also answer phones, answer questions and relay calls and messages. They take care of mail distribution for 2 nd floor as well as post informational signs and reset the digital sign outside 2 nd floor offices. The work study scans and copies documents. They keep degree plans and catalogs organized and replenished.

Graphic Design – The work study student loads computers, reloads fonts and software, mixes darkroom chemicals, scrubbing floors, filling and cleaning print processors, printing posters and does some design work.

Health Science Division – The work study student acts as back-up to the secretary in the Health Science Department. They greet and assist incoming persons with inquires and take messages. The student also assists instructors, supervisor, and secretary with copying, typing, and faxing. The work study covers phones in the absence of secretary. Daily, the student delivers outgoing mail and picks up and sorts division mail. They also assist office personnel and instructors with special projects.

Hospitality – The work study assists with filing, answering phones, making copies, organizing office and paperwork.

Human Resources – The work study student supports the receptionist in handling front office traffic and answering questions. They sort the mail for the whole South Side Campus and deliver it to appropriate locations. The student serves as general clerical support for mass distribution of information to whole campus (insurance notifications, benefits information, etc.), makes copies, and enters data.

Library – The work study student handles routine tasks such as checking-out and locating library materials. They operate copier, microform and A-V equipment, shelve library materials, maintain order of materials, label and cover new materials. The students process the daily mail, answer phones and relay messages. They assist library staff with lists, overdue notices, orders, and assist disabled students.

MLT (Medical Lab Technology) – The work study works as a lab assistant maintaining labware, stocking and replenishing materials and supplies. They file, copy, and collate as well as operate a dishwasher, autoclave, and water purifier. The student prepares for three to five labs each week by setting-up, taking down, and basic operations in MLT student lab.

Maintenance – The work study assists the maintenance, grounds, and custodial departments with assigned duties. This position involves trash clean-up, mowing, weed-eating, grass edging, raking leaves, watering flowers, trimming trees, hauling debris, and at times digging holes or trenches. They wash vehicles, organize supplies, vacuum, wash windows, dust, as well as maintain handrails, steps, window ledges and walkways.

Math/Science – The work study student helps the instructors set up and maintain labs for courses in Chemistry, Biology, Anatomy/Physiology, Microbiology and at times Physical Science. They order and perform scheduling of lab space.

Music – The work study keeps the roll for singers, makes flyers and programs for concerts as well as run copies of tests and handouts for classes. They copy schedules of singing engagements for groups, file music, prepare music folders and answer phone calls as needed. The student picks up orders from bookstore and checks mail.

Scholarships – The work study answers phones and student questions. They direct students to specific locations and instruct them on the application process. The student also works up scholarship applications, sends correspondence letters, and files. They also must be familiar with computer applications.

Student Center – The work study cleans tables/chairs, sweeps and mops floors. They empty trash, vacuum, and perform other cleaning duties of the student union center and faculty/staff lounge.

Student Support Services – The work study assists the secretary with filing, copying, folding brochures and other clerical duties as needed.

Switchboard – The work study answers all calls and takes messages via the switchboard and routes them to the appropriate personnel or departments. They direct walk-ins to destination and assist evening coordinator with accessing info via computer system. The student uses radio to page security, custodial or maintenance. The student performs other clerical duties as assigned.

VP/Administration – The work study student serves as a receptionist in administration. Primary job duties include greeting and directing students, faculty, and staff. This position provides clerical support to the VP of Student Services and administration staff. The student also assists with bulk mail-outs as needed.

Web Design – The work study assists with the development and maintenance of the NPCC.edu website. The student makes contact with instructors and staff to develop needed pages and provides support for changes in new and existing pages. They also serve as a photographer in order to post new pictures to web site. The work study must be highly motivated in web design and development and must be able to work as a team with the web staff.

Wellness Center – The work study assists the department with supervision of Gym, weight room, check in-out equipment, and sign in-out of persons using rooms/equipment. They provide orientation to students/staff on use of equipment and security for gym complex while instructors are in class. The student assists and guides wellness participants with assessment, goal setting and baseline measurements.

Workforce Development – The work study answers phones and takes messages. They mail information, enter data, distribute brochures, organize the office, copy and create classroom materials as well as perform some graphic design duties. The student also assists secretary as needed.

To inquire about applying for the work study program, please contact Financial Aid at (501) 760-4235.