Student Engagement Officer

Staff - Non Union

Job Category

M&P - AAPS

Job Profile

AAPS Salaried - Student Management, Level B

Job Title

Student Engagement Officer (Forestry) - Leave Replacement

Department

UG Student Services Advising

Compensation Range

$6,747.50 - $9,701.42 CAD Monthly

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Posting End Date

June 3, 2025

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

Job End Date

Aug 17, 2026

Possible extension.

Please include cover letter.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary
The Student Engagement Officer is responsible for developing, delivering, and evaluating programs and services to support undergraduate student learning and personal and professional development. In collaboration with students and university partners, the Officer supports new students to become successful university learners, who are well prepared to engage in the university community and achieve their personal and career goals. The Officer will develop learning outcomes and objectives, facilitate curricular and co-curricular learning experiences, and advise instructors and departments within the Faculty who are seeking to incorporate peer-supported learning and professional development into curricula and programs. The Officer will advise student groups and organizations and support student leadership broadly, including student-initiated projects.

The Officer will be located within the Forest Sciences Centre and will be regularly and strategically present in the Centre for Student Involvement & Careers where he/she will consider the Faculty of Forestry s specific needs and priorities as they align with the UBC community. The Officer may be required to work outside of normal office hours from time to time depending on programming.

Organizational Status
The Officer is supervised by the Manager, Student Engagement, serving under the direction of the Director, Centre for Student Involvement and Careers and by the Director, Student Services (Forestry), regarding Faculty-specific priorities and student needs. The he/she will work in collaboration with academic and student service departments and programs in the Faculty, student organizations, and individuals within the Vice President, Students portfolio. The Officer will also take on leadership roles in cross-functional team projects within the unit of Centre for Student Involvement & Careers.

The Officer will supervise and train student staff and volunteers, and may supervise professional staff. He/she will assists with training and supervision of new advisors, coordinators and consultants within Centre for Student Involvement & Careers and Forestry Student Services.

Work Performed
Major responsibilities fall into the following areas:
1. Leads the orientation and transition program for new students
- Plans, facilitates, and evaluates the participation of Forestry students in the University s first year experience programs (including Imagine UBC and Jump Start), including selection and training of student volunteers
- Develops and manages peer programs to provide learning support to students and facilitate their deep engagement in learning experiences
- Creates and implements the mechanisms for students to participate in, lead and direct programs for students
- Develops pathways that contribute to the establishment of a sustained culture of student leadership and involvement for Forestry students
- Fosters and maintains an environment for students to ask questions about and investigate unique learning and service opportunities (e.g., Community-based experiential learning, Alumni involvement, peer-program opportunities)
- Develops the framework, implements, analyzes, and provides recommendations that support the process of checking-in with new students regarding their transition to UBC and academic experience

2. Supports student learning, professional development, and promotes student engagement in career-building experiences through academic advising, program development, and collaborative service delivery:

- Advises students on identifying and engaging in experiential learning opportunities aligned with their academic and personal goals. Consult students in developing reflective practices to articulate learnin