Student Assistant, Orientation

4 months ago

New Westminster, Canada Douglas College Full time

The Role

Student Life is looking for a Student Assistant to assist with the planning and implementation of New Student Orientation and other transitional programming. Responsibilities - Creating learning outcomes and programming through consultation with students and campus partners
- Creating an event budget and tracking spending and costs
- Coordinating supplies, facility bookings, and catering
- Assisting with recruiting, training, and managing volunteers
- Assisting with recruiting, interviewing, selecting, and training Orientation Leaders
- Supervising and providing support and guidance to Orientation Leaders, volunteers and participants during the events
- Overseeing event registration and participant communication
- Working with Student Life Communication Team to create event marketing plans To Be Successful in this Role You Will Need - Has been involved on campus (e.g.; is in a club or student group, has volunteered or worked as a student assistant)
- Has a strong knowledge of campus resources and supports
- Has volunteered or been a Leader for Orientation and/or EDGE
- Has some experience or knowledge in event planning
- Has the ability to deal with issues with maturity and thoughtfulness as they arise
- Is detail-oriented, organized, responsible, professional and flexible
- Is comfortable and has the ability to work with limited supervision
- Has an open mind to cultures, practices, and sexual orientations different from your own
- Has excellent interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Is committed to inclusion and is culturally sensitive to the unique challenges of diverse student groups
- Has the flexibility to work at either campus (New Westminster and the Coquitlam Campus)
- Has a basic working knowledge of Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
- Has experience in event planning (desired)
- Has leadership experience (desired)

Domestic students must meet ONE of the following criteria, to be eligible to work as a Student Assistant/Student Research Assistant: 1. The domestic student must be enrolled in, and maintain, a minimum of one or more (3 credit) courses at Douglas College throughout the work term; OR2. The domestic student must have been enrolled in, and maintained, a minimum of one or more (3 credit) courses at Douglas College in the term immediately preceding the work term and has indicated an intention to enroll at the college in the term immediately following the work term; OR3. The domestic student must be enrolled in, and maintain a minimum of two or more (3 credit) courses at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C. throughout the work term; OR
4. The domestic student must have been enrolled in, and maintained, a minimum of two or more (3 credit) courses at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C. in the term immediately preceding the work term and has indicated an intention to enroll at the institution in the term immediately following the work term

International students must meet ONE of the following criteria, to be eligible to work as a Student Assistant/Student Research Assistant: 1. The international student is enrolled in full-time studies at Douglas College, throughout the academic year; OR2. The international student, who is not a Douglas College student, but is an international student at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C., has a valid Study Permit that has the notation – “May accept employment on or off campus if meeting eligibility criteria as per R186 (F), (V) or (W). Must cease working if no longer meeting these criteria.” Proof of enrollment in full-time studies from the other post-secondary institution is required.An original copy of a Social Insurance Number (SIN) and an original Study Permit are required by law before commencing work at Douglas College.Qualified Douglas College students meeting the above criteria will be given first preference over students of other qualifying institutions.

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