1.
How are students going to be recruited this year?
Correct Answer
D. OCELTS will facilitate recruiting on campus at the Part-Time Jobs and Internship Fair.
Explanation
This year, OCELTS will do the initial recruiting of CBFWS students. We will also be sending targeted advertisements to students before the academic year begins.
2.
Where will your job descriptions be posted?
Correct Answer
A. On individual employer pages in the CBFWS section of the OCELTS website.
Explanation
This year, our office will not be using Employola for CBFWS students and employers. All job offers and acceptances will come through OCELTS.
3.
Federal regulations state that students must be paid for travel time to and from your agency.
Correct Answer
A. True
Explanation
Failure to include student travel time on their time sheets is a federal violation.
4.
Loyola will train CBFWS students to work effectively at an agency.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
Every CBFWS employer requires different training for student workers. Employers must, therefore, provide all student training and orientation.
5.
Which of the following tasks would be prohibited for a CBFWS student?
Correct Answer
C. Collecting signatures in support of a church's stance on a particular issue.
Explanation
Federal regulations permit CBFWS students to help 501(c)3 organizations raise funds. Federal regulations also permit CBFWS students to support the provision of secular services (food, clothing, tutoring, etc) to people in need, no matter the religious orientation of the organization, because that benefit goes to the people in need. But any employer whose CBFWS students are paid for work that tries to influence people to join a religious organization or adopt its stance on a social or political issue will be found in violation of federal regulations.
6.
Two CBFWS students work enough hours between them to take over the responsibilities of your agency's employee, Frank. Frank can now be laid off so the agency can start saving the money they were spending on his salary and fringe benefits.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
Federal regulations stipulate that federal funds can never be used to eliminate existing jobs. Using CBFWS students in ways that allow the employer to eliminate a paid position, whether it is currently filled or not, will be considered a federal violation.
7.
CBFWS employers can have students work more than 40 hours per week.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
CBFWS jobs are not eligible for overtime. Students should work an average of 8-10 hours per week, and generally no more than 20 when class is in session.
8.
Policies about tardiness and absences are common sense. Students will be able to figure them out without it being spelled out for them.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
Every employer has their own attendance policy. CBFWS students who are expected to honor your agency's attendance policy, and all other policies relevant to them, must have those policies articulated and explained. They must also be clear about the consequences of violating your agency's policies.
9.
Timesheets can be verified and signed by anyone at your agency, including other CBFWS students.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
Timesheets for CBFWS students are official documents that direct the flow of federal funds. Only non-student, paid agency staff, who can verify the accuracy of the timesheet, are authorized to verify and sign off on them. No circumstances, not even a possible delay in a student's paycheck, permit the loosening of this requirement.
10.
Failure to complete the student performance evaluations AND the Loyola Community Partnership Survey will negatively influence my agency's chances of participating in CBFWS in the future.
Correct Answer
A. True
Explanation
With relatively few spots for CBFWS employers, we can only offer spance to those who actively participate in the continuous improvement of the program.
11.
Who is responsible for paying students who exceed their hours allowed in their Federal Work Study award?
Correct Answer
C. The agency
Explanation
Employers will be billed for any amount students earn that exceeds the awarded amount.
12.
A student drives to the CBFWS employer's location for their shift at 12pm. The student works until 4pm. Based on the transportation chart (available in OCELTS and online), the time allotted for driving is 15 minutes each way. What is the total number of hours that should be recorded on the back of the student's timesheet for this particular shift?
Correct Answer
C. 4.5 hours
Explanation
The chart allows for 15 minutes each way for a total travel time of 30 minutes. Add this 30 minutes to the 4 hours the student worked, and the total is 4 hours 30 minutes or 4.5 hours.
13.
Which of the following is NOT a student learning objective for CBFWS?
Correct Answer
E. How you came to work for the agency
Explanation
CBFWS students should learn the issues your agency tackles, from how the issues create the symptoms we see around us, to the daily practices that make a difference. Neither you nor the students need to divulge personal information such as how you came to work for the agency.
14.
Timesheets can be signed and returned to Loyola whenever the student/agency sees fit.
Correct Answer
B. False
Explanation
Since the Federal Work Study program is subject to federal rules and regulations, students and employers should ensure that timesheets are submitted on or before the due date listed on that particular timesheet.
15.
Which of the following is a qualification for students to hold a CBFWS job?
Correct Answer
B. The student must have a federal work study award as part of their Loyola financial aid package.
Explanation
Students must have a federal work study award as part of their financial aid package. We do not set guidelines for the students' GPA (although we prefer them to be passing classes). Students do not need a car to participate in the CBFWS program. Our office can provide students with RTA passes to agencies that are more than 1 mile from campus.