WORK-STUDY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

Work-study students are paid $8.50/hour. Payment comes in the form of a tuition credit on the student’s account. Credits are applied to the account for the following session. (i.e. hours clocked in the fall session will be credited towards the winter session tuition.)

No. Interested students may only apply for the program in fall and summer sessions.

Yes. Both coaches and cleaners are expected to attend an orientation every fall and summer (whether or not they are new to the program). Work-study students participate in a training class designed to teach that how to properly spot, as well as role play potential interactive scenarios between students and themselves. Additional training may be provided throughout the year as well.

All applicants are reviewed and approved by the work-study leadership coordinator and the executive director. Students who are selected to coach demonstrate a high skill level in their circus training in addition to a strong sense of maturity, engagement with the program, and enthusiasm for assistant coaching.

The Circus Juventas work-study program is designed to help senior students (ages 14 and older). Therefore, this program will only be granted to the most dedicated students who:

• Show professionalism in dress and attitude toward fellow students, coaches, and staff
• Promptly attend scheduled classes and assigned work-study times
• Prove to be responsive communicators who can handle the responsibility of a weekly schedule
• Execute their assigned tasks thoroughly and thoughtfully

Yes, all work-study students are required to attend mandatory load-ins and strikes for all events and building rentals at CJ. These dates vary throughout the year. Students can anticipate work calls around our annual gala and spring show performances, as well as various building rentals throughout the year. Students are informed of these specific dates promptly as they arise.

Work-study hours allotted to each student are evaluated based on:

• Class requests (entered through the online registration process)
• Student’s previous attendance and attitude/completion of work-study hours in the past (if applicable)
• Eligibility for our student coaching program (as determined by the Directors)

Students who are at least 14 years old and are taking intermediate/advanced level classes are eligible for the program.