Community Service Work-Study Jobs
Have a work-study award? Want to earn it off-campus at a local non-profit? We can help!
The Community Service Work-Study (CSWS) program enables students with a federal work-study award to earn their funds in the community at non-profit or municipal organizations.
What does this mean for you?
- Apply academic learning to real-world problems
- Learn new, career-related skills
- Experience working with individuals from diverse ethnic and social backgrounds
- Explore potential career paths and develop career-supporting references
- Develop interpersonal, teamwork, and leadership skills
- Evolve your service work into internships or employment
CSWS jobs are listed below. If you are interested in securing a work-study position in a community service setting, or to receive more in depth information, please contact the Center for Engaged Learning at engage@rwu.edu. You can also fill out a community service work study interest form on by searching “Community Engagement” – once there, look in “forms”. Staff will receive your inquiry and contact you to schedule a referral.
Don't see anything that interests you below? Please check for other opportunities. Many unpaid internships hosted by non-profit organizations can make great community service work study positions if they meet the following criteria:
- Student must have a federal work study award
- Service must be at a non-profit organization or government/municipal agency
- Positions must be vetted by the Center for Engaged Learning
- All positions must be in Rhode Island
Before working in any community service work-study opportunity, all students MUST start at the Center for Engaged Learning (inside the farm house across from the Lower Commons). Դ must approve all job descriptions before authorizing participation and students are responsible for completing all work-study paperwork prior to working.