Gis Student

**Posting Number**: STUDENT**-25-09**

**Job Type**:Student,**Temporary-Full-time, up to 4 Months, Non-Union**

**Salary Range**:$18.94 to $25.79 per hour**

**Location**:Barrie, ON** - **Hybrid**(see below for more details)

**Posted**: Monday**, January 27, 2025**

**Application Deadline**: Monday**, February 10, 2025** at 11:59 pm**

**The Opportunity**

Under the general guidance and direction of the Supervisor of GIS Operations, the GIS Student position is responsible for assisting with the creation and maintenance of corporate GIS spatial and attribute data, which involves data entry, editing, and quality control. Additionally, this position reviews corporate GIS datasets, generates maps, tables, graphs, and charts, and collects GIS field data. Overall, this position plays an integral role in the management of spatial and GIS data, which is integrated with the operations of various City systems and supports City-wide projects, programs, and initiatives.

**Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job**

**Corporate Culture**:Your workplace values align with our corporate values of **_Strive, Share and Care_** and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community.

Equally important to what we do is _how_ we do it - your actions reflect our core accountabilities of **_Personal Awareness, Teamwork and Collaboration, Respect and Inclusion, Innovation, _**and **_Service Excellence, _**which define how we work together to succeed.

**Education**(degree/diploma/certifications)
- Currently enrolled in or is a student in Secondary School, College, or University program in Geography, Geographic Information Systems, Resource Mapping Technician, Environmental Technician, or related discipline*

**Experience**
- Demonstrated experience performing duties related to the above mentioned major responsibilities

**Knowledge/Skill/Ability**
- General knowledge of GIS principles, cartography, mapping systems, geodatabases, assets and operations
- Demonstrated ability to:

- maintain a high standard of public relations at all times
- work collaboratively in a group setting to achieve a desired objective, goal and/or outcome
- interact effectively and courteously with all levels of staff and contacts in a community/client service environment
- Basic customer service, attention to detail, administrative, interpersonal, oral communication, organizational, problem solving, and written communication skills

**Conditions of Employment**
- Satisfactory Criminal Record Check*
- Please note that this is a requirement of the position for any new employees to the City of Barrie in accordance with the **Police Record Check Policy**. Existing employees who have met this criteria will be exempt from this requirement.

**Other Important Information**

**Work Term**:May - August (4 Months)

**Location**: City Hall, 70 Collier Street, Barrie, Ontario, or Applicable City Location*
- Please note that the City has a **Hybrid Work Program Policy**in place that may allow for a hybrid work arrangement for employees who meet eligibility requirements.

**Hours**:The normal hours of work are 35 hours per week

**Wage**:$18.94 to $25.79 per hour

**What We Offer**:This position includes optional enrollment in the OMERS Primary pension plan, access to the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), discounted rates for City Fitness Memberships and Transit Passes, and access to the Perkopolis Perks program, which provides exclusive access to discounts on a wide range of products and services available to all City employees.

**Why Barrie?**
- The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.
- Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests. We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.
- Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers. Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging, and exciting careers you could choose. It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community. We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.