Student Life Assistant

Title: Student Life Assistant

Classification: Grant-funded Employee

Rate of pay: $22.94* per hour (+16% in lieu of benefits) (*$23.63 per hour effective July 1, 2025)

Hours of work: 35 hours per week

Term: May 5, 2025 - August 22, 2025 (16 weeks)

Reports to: Executive Director

Our student life assistant develops resources and support services for newcomer students so that they can make the most of the CSU’s services and community engagement activities. While the student life assistant receives direction and mentorship from the advocacy director on a day-to-day basis and can expect to interact and engage with our student leadership, they ultimately share a reporting relationship with the executive director.

**Duties**

In particular, the student life assistant performs the following job duties:
**Student Support (60%)**
- Develops and executes orientation programs to help newcomers acclimate to university life and the Capilano Students’ Union’s programs and resources.
- Collaborate with all functional areas to ensure newcomers are informed about essential services, academic resources, and campus facilities.
- Develops and facilitates workshops and programming to promote cultural exchange, intercultural understanding, and networking opportunities among international and domestic students.

**Student Engagement (30%)**
- Actively encourages participation in Capilano Students’ Union programs and services by promoting events, activities, and resources available to students through a combination of in-person and social media outreach.
- Working closely with the communications team, develops informative materials and resources to support international students’ involvement.

**Other Duties (10%)**
- Works safely, in accordance with our health and safety program.
- Protects the personal information of coworkers, students, and the public.
- Perform other duties as assigned by resource staff or the executive director.

**Qualifications**
- Six months or more experience in community-based work with newcomers.
- Knowledgeable about post-secondary campus life.
- Personable, professional, and well-organized.
- Ability to work effectively independently or as part of a team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

**Why work at the Capilano Students' Union?**

**We strive to be a diverse workplace.** We’re working hard to make sure that our staff team reflects the diversity of our membership, guided by the CSU’s equity strategy. Over half of our team members self-identify as women, and people from visible minorities comprise half of our unionized workforce.

**We are a certified Living Wage employer.** We provide fair (and competitive) compensation packages for all members of our team, including employees who are students, because we believe that everyone who works deserves to make ends meet. As a part of our compensation and benefits package, you can expect:

- Flexible weekly and daily work schedules
- Paid sick, bereavement, and compassionate care leave
- A flexible benefit fund of over $450 for wellness and educational expenses
- Partial reimbursement of child care expenses
- RRSP employer-matching contributions of up to 7.5%

**We take our guiding principles really seriously.** We think that our values create a fun, dynamic, and challenging work environment - one where no two days are the same, and where our team members look forward to coming to work. If these principles resonate with you, you should think about joining the team:

- Divesting from colonial power, and championing Indigenization
- Demonstrating leadership, value, and impact
- Centring justice, equity, and sustainability
- Delivering results with excellence
- Connecting with students to drive our work

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