The employees at the model registry email a form every Friday asking each model's availability and call them with bookings accordingly (classes are booked 2 weeks in advance). I've only been called in a total of 4 times (the people at the registry give all the jobs to models they are familiar with --- usually former SVA students who have held the model position for months+).
Each class is 3 hours, pay is $18 an hour (nice!). Models are asked to bring a few outfit changes & accessories but hardly anyone does seeing as these props are more often than not unnecessary. Us models sit in a tiny dressing room, get our makeup done (by a makeup artist of course), and relax until further notice. Most of the time, the students are messing around with cameras and aren't ready to test techniques on models. In the event that a student does need a model, they walk by the dressing room, scope out the options, and ask whoever they desire to come with them. Usually, the modeling (which is really simple, the students don't have many requests) last about 5 minutes or so, perhaps 10 max (well from what I've experienced). Hence, us models get paid for basically doing nothing--- for sitting in a room chatting, reading, or staring into space ~ it's awesome.
To get paid we fill out an invoice with the class info & teacher signatures and hand it in to the registry before/on the deadline date ~> we get mailed a check in a week or two. I always encounter a chill atmosphere at SVA and have met several interesting (super talented & friendly) people; the modeling gigs offer great company.
Hopefully SVA will start calling me in again (I'm comforted to know I will eternally stay on their roster).
SVA has various buildings in different locations. The photography classes are held in the buidling on 21st & 3rd. The model registry office is located on the west side. 
A glimpse at our modest dressing room: lights out & cleared out (before the models/mua arrive)
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