Students work in entry-level jobs at law firms, healthcare, banks, consulting, and other professional institutions. Typical job duties include filing, photocopying, data entry services, customer service, and IT tasks. Students are assigned to their job sites by the CWS staff, with consideration to students’ interests and skills, and the requirements of the job partner.
The Work Study Program combines two common business concepts—employee leasing and job sharing—to provide a solution that is a win-win for students and partners.
The CWS office is a separately incorporated entity that acts as a temporary employment agency. For a competitive annual fee, job partners receive one full-time Corporate Work-Study Team for a ten-month contract period.
Each Corporate Work Study Team consists of four students, who together perform the work of one full-time, entry-level employee. Since students are employees of the CWS, we handle all job-related paperwork, as well as taxes, benefits, and other expenditures. Cristo Rey RT is also responsible for the students’ transportation to and from work.
Four students share one job, and each has an assigned day on which they work (Monday – Thursday). On Fridays, students rotate, so every four weeks, a student will work two days a week. Each student works a total of five days per month.
Workdays are Monday through Friday, during standard business hours (usually 8:30-9:00 am to 3:00-3:55 pm)
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Frequently Asked Questions
A corporate partner is a local business or organization that provides work-study jobs to students as part of the Cristo Rey Corporate Work Study Program.
You should consider becoming a corporate partner if your company:
- Has an annual revenue of at least $100,000.
- Is a for-profit business or organization.
- Has at least one full-time employee.
Any business or organization needing entry-level employees can become a corporate partner with Cristo Rey Research Triangle School. Partners range from law firms and hospitals to banks and construction companies.
This fee supports Cristo Rey’s programs, including teacher salaries and student supplies.
The time commitment for being a corporate partner with Cristo Rey Research Triangle High School is one day a week during the school year. Each student works 5 days a month at the partner organization, allowing for flexibility and minimal disruption to the organization’s workflow.
Questions?
Contact Casey LoFrese
Vice President, Corporate Work Study
Phone: (919) 946-8683
casey.lofrese@cristoreyrt.org
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