The tasks student workers perform includes reception, data entry, document scanning and filing, records management, office correspondence, marketing and mail room support.

Work days are Monday through Friday. Work hours are approximately from 8:30am – 4:30pm with exact begin and end times determined by transportation logistics. The program runs concurrent with the school year, late August through early June. The work program also observes Christmas break, Spring break, and certain other holidays.

ICA’s corporate work study program engages with sponsors throughout the Bay Area (northern-Peninsula, San Francisco, and BART accessible East Bay). For a list of current corporate sponsors click Current Sponsors.

Sponsors can range in size from small offices to large multi-national corporations. The important sponsor characteristic is that the office has a need for help with entry-level, clerical work.

Students walk, are chaperoned on BART, or ride a van to and from work.

Annual sponsor fee is $29,000 for a team of 4 students which constitutes one full-time position. The sponsor is not responsible for any additional expenses (payroll taxes, benefits, etc).

School break or summer employment can be arranged through the school or directly with the student.

For companies whose business cannot support a full team, partial teams of one, two, or three students are available at a pro-rated rate.

If a sponsor does not have appropriate entry-level clerical work there are opportunities for individuals or corporations to sponsor students at local non-profit organizations.