Student Jobs and Internships

The ARC provides academic support to all students enrolled at Brightpoint Community College. The ARC’s primary goal is to create an open atmosphere of learning for all students. We assist students in numerous academic disciplines through a variety of tutoring techniques by addressing student’s individual needs. We are hiring for 2 positions.

Peer Tutor

The ARC Peer Tutor will support student learning by providing free tutoring services to Brightpoint Community College students. Peer Tutors assist with subject-area knowledge and serve as a model student, demonstrating techniques, attitudes, and philosophies of successful learners. Pay is $12.00 per hour. Open to both work-study and non-work study students.

Front Desk Assistant

The ARC Front Desk Assistant will perform receptionist duties and work closely with Tutoring Center Staff to provide an inviting environment to those who enter the ARC and Virtual ARC. Pay is $12.00 per hour. Open to all students eligible for federal work-study.

Professional Tutor

The professional tutors will work on the Chester and/or the Midlothian campuses to assist student tutors and students in a wide variety of subjects. At this time, we are actively recruiting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) tutors. Professional tutors will work one-on-one with students or in a small group setting. Professional tutors will act as a resource for student tutors and work with staff to develop training materials, and online resources related both to subject matter and tutoring practices. The pay is $18.

Show your Brightpoint pride as a student ambassador, giving tours to prospective students and helping out with recruiting events. Read the full responsibilities and apply. Pay is $12.00 per hour. Open to all students.

The Business, Engineering and Technology Division is seeking 2 work-study students. One for the Chester campus and one for the Midlothian campus.

The successful candidate will perform office support tasks, such as:

• Filing 
• Making copies
• Bulk scanning
• Data entry
• Shredding
• Running errands
• Assisting with any office related duties as assigned

Required skills are:

• Typing
• Data entry
• Strong computer skills with an emphasis to the various Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, and Microsoft Office 365 apps such as: SWAY & or Power Pages
• Strong communication
• The ability to be skillfully detail-oriented

To apply, submit resume to Ms. Tiara Getties at Tgetties@brightpoint.edu.

Career Services will hire Student Ambassadors at the Chester and Midlothian campuses. They assist with:

• Planning and set-up of career fairs (often making strong connections with employers)
• Updating the job boards in academic buildings
• Organizing the Career Clothing Closets
• The Career Services Student Advisory Board (serving as a member and with meeting planning)
• Student support in accessing the online job board and scheduling career advising appointments
• Greeting employers for tabling events
• New Student Orientation and campus tours

Positions for the 2024-2025 academic year have been filled, but openings are anticipated for the 2025-2026 academic year. Candidates may contact Amy Shutts at ashutts@brightpoint.edu for more information.

Campus: Midlothian

Division/Office: Visual Arts

Contact Person/Hiring Supervisor: Dr. Paula Winn

Contact Information: pwinn@brightpoint.edu

Responsibilities: Work study students needed for the Visual Arts department as associates in The Gallery at Brightpoint. Duties include monitoring and securing the room, maintaining the cleanliness of the gallery, recording visitor attendance, and reporting any issues. Training will be provided as necessary.

Required Skills: n/a

Pay Rate: $12.41 per hour

Special Notes: Since the gallery is limited in its hours, associates may be reassigned to other Visual Art spaces as necessary. Hours may include day, evening, and Saturday shifts.

The Brightpoint Great Expectations program is seeking a work study student to provide support as an assistant.

Duties include: setting up for events and workshops on and off campus; storing, shredding, and managing files; and promoting the Great Expectations program by visiting high schools, attending outreach events, and distributing marketing materials (e.g., flyers, pamphlets, business cards).

Students must be a Great Expectations student in order to apply. Students must have good communication and written skills as well as the ability to be detail-oriented. Students must also have reliable transportation. 

Hours may include day and evening shifts. Students will work primarily at the Midlothian Campus, but may also be needed at Chester.

If you are interested, please send a letter of interest and resume to Jeremiah Camp at jcamp@brightpoint.edu. 

The Help Hub Support Representative is responsible for providing real-time tier one support for the more than 9,000 students enrolled at Brightpoint. Representatives will respond to requests for support either in person in the new Welcome Centers on campus and/or that come in through the Help Hub via Zoom, Google Voice text messaging, and Google Forms. Representatives will assist students with password resets, basic Canvas or LMS usage issues, support requests for using Microsoft Office 365, and general assistance with other student-facing technology such as SIS, Navigate, and the myBrightpoint portal. Help Hub Support Representatives must have excellent customer service and problem-solving skills, be comfortable working independently and in a remote environment, able to multitask, communicate effectively, and quickly ascertain a student's need and address it. Experience in customer service or a help desk setting is preferred. The internship is a minimum of 10 hours a week. Pay is $12.00 per hour. Please submit a resume and cover letter to pthompson@brightpoint.edu. Hiring occurs throughout the year. Open to all students.

Love to tell stories with your artwork? The Division of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is seeking an Illustrator for a spring promotional campaign, as well as select work for internal clients. Get work experience doing what you love to do with flexible hours that fit around your class schedule. Work may include both whimsical and academic illustrations; however, the Illustration medium is flexible depending on the candidate’s skillset and preferences. It is preferred for the candidate to have taken Foundations of Drawing I or a similar class. Though not all work may be realistic, the successful candidate must have an understanding of proportion and perspective. Adobe experience is helpful but not required.

This position may assist with additional Visual Arts duties as needed. Pay is $12.41 per hour. Please prepare a portfolio of four to eight images that showcase your artwork, including a selection of fully developed work and quick drawings. Contact Ian Glass at iglass@brightpoint.edu if interested.

The Library seeks motivated, organized students for part-time work in the Library. Library accepts applications year round, and often has multiple openings for the semester. The jobs pays $12/hour, and most students work between 5 and 15 hours. The maximum hours per week is 20 hours/week. To be eligible, you must be a current student at Brightpoint. Interested? Apply using our online application.

The Department of Engineering seeks work-study students interested in serving as monitors overseeing the use of the MakerSpace laboratory on the Midlothian Campus. The MakerSpace contains a 3D printer, common hand and power tools, sensors, motors, and programmable microcontrollers (Arduino and VEX kits); monitors will support students as they work in the MakerSpace, including leading safety tutorials and cleaning and maintaining equipment. Pay is $12.00 per hour.

Learn more and apply.

Chester or Midlothian Campus (one position on each campus)

These positions are only open to work-study students. The successful candidates will perform office support tasks, such as filing, making copies, bulk scanning, data entry, shredding, running errands, and assisting with any related office duties as assigned. Required skills are typing and data entry. Strong communications skills and being detail-oriented are required.

Must be available during the day, with some evening availability (after 5 p.m.). Positions are available at the Chester and Midlothian campuses. Contact the Mathematics, Science, Health, and Human Services Division office at mshhs@brightpoint.edu for inquiries and interest.

The Division of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is seeking a Photographer/Videographer for help with portfolio/portrait photography, event photography, as well as video projects. Get work experience doing what you love to do that fits around your class schedule. It is preferred for the candidate to have taken Studio Lighting I or Digital Photography I or similar class. Familiarity with video/film workflows, equipment and software is also very helpful. Training will be provided as necessary. Friday availability required. Some schedule flexibility with at least one evening of availability is helpful as projects may occasionally take place at night. This position may assist with additional Visual Arts duties as needed.

Pay is $12.41 per hour. Please prepare a portfolio of four to eight images that showcase your photographer’s eye of objects and people, or a video not more than three minutes. Contact Ian Glass at iglass@brightpoint.edu if interested.

Are you friendly and able to provide great customer service? Do you enjoy interacting with people at events and activities? If so, the Office of Student Activities may be a great place for you to work. Pay is $12.41 per hour. If you’re interested, please email us your resume, availability, and preferred campus to work from.

Brightpoint Testing Center is seeking a student worker to assist the Chester Testing Center staff with checking in students for their testing appointments. Student will use a laptop to check in students through the RegisterBlast scheduling software as well as hand out testing materials needed to take the exam. You will also ensure that students have successfully checked out after completing exams and that all testing materials are returned to the testing proctor station before leaving the Testing Center.

Students must be friendly and professional, have great customer service skills, good computer skills, detail-oriented, and be dependable. Work schedule can be flexible around the student’s class schedule, but will need to be consistent. Maximum of 20 hours per week. Pay is $12.41 per hour.

If you are interested, please send a letter of interest and resume to Shana Charity at scharity@brightpoint.edu.