The Civil Service, with roles across the Association's Executive Branch offices and divisions and Judicial Council, is the Association's hired work-study team that supports the administration, operations, and management of the Vassar Student Association.
The Vassar Student Association is currently hiring a variety of work-study Civil Service positions for the 2023-2024 academic year—join the team!
Applications will close on August 10th at 11:59 PM.
Available Positions
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, you may fill out the Civil Service application multiple times with unique answers for each position that may be of interest to you. However, you may only be hired for one position.
Yes, all Civil Service positions are considered Work-Study positions. While VSA Civil Service members apply directly to the Vassar Student Association (not through JobX), they are ultimately hired through the same systems as any other student employee, have roughly the same hourly commitment as any other full-time student employment position, and are paid (by Vassar) the same rate as any other student employee.
Civil Service positions do contribute to the fulfillment of a student’s work-study allotment.
Civil Service positions are paid the campus-wide hourly rate ($14.50/hr, as of Summer 2023). This wage rate is the result of VSA's “Raise the Wage” initiative, which expedited the timeline for a $15/hr campus-wide minimum wage.
The time responsibilities of a Civil Service position may fluctuate slightly by week and by position. The VSA is committed to ensuring every student worker obtains their full pre-allocated work-study allotment ($3,000) and recognizes the financial stress the College employment system can cause for some. Since Civil Service positions are year-long job opportunities paid a rate of $14.50/hr, the VSA aspires to offer Civil Servants a steady eight-hour workweek. This ensures full allotment attainment, without stress or sporadic scheduling.
Yes, if you apply to the Civil Service you can still apply to other campus employment positions listed through JobX. However, the VSA Civil Service positions are all full-time campus employment opportunities. Thus, per campus employment regulations, a student could not hold any other campus job while working for the Civil Service.
No. Per the conflict of interest policy established in the Constitution of the Vassar Student Association, those who hold an elected or appointed position in the VSA cannot hold a Civil Service position.
Like other campus employment opportunities, students log their hours worked on web timesheets in the Workday system. See the Workday User Guide (PDF) for step-by-step instructions. Because payroll occurs every two weeks, the deadline for submitting timesheets is every other Monday by 10am. On Friday of that week, you will either receive a paycheck in your Vassar mailbox, or if you have signed up for direct deposit, the money will be deposited into your bank account.
Please consult the College’s Student Jobs FAQ and, if your question(s) remain(s) unanswered, contact the VSA Vice President at vsavp@vassar.edu.