Become a Corporate Partner

1. Partners provide job opportunities that enable hard working, economically-challenged students to receive an affordable college prep education. 

2. Partners support the local community by educating Houston’s future leaders. 

3. Partners bring diversity to the workplace.

4. Partners avoid personnel headaches; the Corporate Work-Study team handles all personnel concerns.

5. Partners gain benefit savings; students are employed by the CWSP and therefore our partners do not pay taxes, healthcare, or other employee expenditures.

6. Partners gain reliable workers who are transported to and from work by the CWSP.

7. Partners hire a trained part-time workforce to draw from as special projects arise during student holidays and summer vacation.

The three biggest responsibilities are to:

1. Provide a supervisor(s) who believes in the program and the success of Cristo Rey Jesuit students.

2. Provide meaningful work for the student and explain to him/her the importance of their role.

3. Provide a positive working environment for the student.

Yes. In 1996, the Cristo Rey Network received an exemption from the US Department of Labor which allows Cristo Rey Jesuit to employ children 14 years and older (US standard is 16). Every two years, this exception is renewed by the Cristo Rey Network.

Cristo Rey Jesuit takes care of payroll, W-4, I-9, employment verification, insurance, and workers’ compensation.

The fee that the Partners pay goes to the CWSP, not the students, and is applied to the cost of their education. On a partner-by-partner basis, students may have the opportunity to work during holiday and summer breaks. The CWSP manages the processes for pay earned during these breaks, which the students receive directly unless it is for a make-up day.

Yes. Students must be at least 14 years old to work for a corporate job partner.

Each student works at least one day during the week. Four students share one job, and on the fifth day, the students rotate, such that every four weeks, all students work 5 total days.

The Covid-19 pandemic has given us the opportunity to look at how we are effectively preparing students for work experience, and we have added training on both the Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite. We recognize that some offices may be working remotely for some time and have a Remote Work Lab on campus to ensure that our students can be beneficial to their corporate partner.

Most students perform entry-level clerical work. They answer telephones, maintain files, sort and deliver mail, scan and fax documents, perform data entry, and create documents using Microsoft Office. Specific job descriptions differ on a partner-by-partner basis. Students are expected to meet or exceed the level of professionalism and dedication demanded of their adult colleagues at the workplace.

Yes, it is possible to hire the students during school breaks. Since the CWSP operates like a staffing agency, the CWSP handles the payroll and the student-workers receive payment for the extra time at work. To do so, please contact the Corporate Work-Study Program at fgarcia@cristoreyjesuit.org

Each student worker is expected to attend work each and every day they are assigned. The CWSP has strict rules and consequences for student workers missing work for any reason other than illness or family emergency. Student workers are expected to make up any missed days in a semester prior to the end of the same semester (including days missed for illness or family emergency). Please note:

1. If a student worker is ill and will be absent from work the student worker and/or his/her family is required to call and notify CWSP staff no later than 7:30a.m. that she/he will be absent.

2. A student worker is required to make up any day of work missed during a school vacation period at the convenience of the Client. The CWSP will work with the student and Client prior to scheduling these absence make-up days during school holidays when Client offices remain open (e.g., portions of Christmas and Easter break, as well as allotted days at the end of the school year before summer break).

An on-site supervisor, at the Job Partner company, will guide and support students at work. Each student and company is assigned a CWSP Relationship Manager and the Cristo Rey Jesuit  CWSP staff will coordinate with on-site supervisors to provide the necessary guidance, training, and care that students need to succeed in the workplace. All disciplinary actions are conducted by CWSP staff.

If there ever is an issue with a student at the workplace, you may deal with that student directly and/or you can contact the CWSP. At the request of the Partner, student-workers can be removed from the position and the CWSP will replace the position with another student-worker.