Work Study
Our Innovative Corporate Work Study Program (CWSP) is Designed to Break the Cycle of Poverty.
How It Works
Our students work one day a week during the school year in entry level jobs at some of New York's most prestigious companies to cover the majority of their cost of education. The remainder of the cost is covered by tuition (all families pay something!) and traditional fundraising.
Each company generally hires five students (a full team - one student worker for each day of the week), but partial teams are also available.
The Benefits
CWSP Sponsors: Simultaneously gain reliable, productive, cost-effective entry-level workers and satisfy their philanthropic, community and diversity outreach objectives.
Students: Acquire technical and practical workplace skills, develop the strong work ethic, confidence and self-respect needed to succeed in the classroom and beyond, and open their minds to life-changing career possibilities.
Structure
Student Work Schedule
- Monday through Friday
- September through June
- Standard daily business hours (approximately 9:30am-5:15pm)
- In job-sharing teams of five with each person working four full days per month
Client Commitment
- Identify an entry-level job for the students
- $30,000 for each job team of five students. Partial teams available at a pro-rata cost
Cristo Rey Handles all Logistics and Training
- Cristo Rey handles payroll, W-2, I-9, Workers Compensation, FICA
- We escort students to/from their jobs each day
- CWSP professionals routinely visit sponsor companies to ensure students are excelling in the workplace
- Students attend a Business Boot Camp the summer before they start at Cristo Rey to learn the job and attitude skills they need to succeed in the workplace.