Student Assistant, Orientation
- New Westminster, BC
- $18.42 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
Salary Range$18.42/hour
The OpportunityYou're driven and eager to delve into career exploration while enriching your educational journey. As a student yourself, you bring a unique perspective and valuable insights to ensuring other students are supported at the College. Whether it's working alongside faculty, employees, and staff, or assisting your student peers, collaborating with diverse groups comes easily to you.If this sounds like you, we need your talents! Apply to the Student Assistant position, and gain real-world knowledge, while creating meaningful career connections.
WHO WE AREDo what you love. Be good at it. That's how Douglas College defines a great career. It's a philosophy that resonates through our classrooms, our offices and our boardrooms. It inspires our students and drives us to make Douglas College one of BC's Top Employers. We love what we do. And we're looking for passionate, motivated people to join us in making one of Canada's best degree-granting colleges even better.Be a part of an institution where everyone is committed to empowering successful students, creating responsive learning environments, fostering social and environmental responsibility, and supporting healthy learning and work environments.
WHAT WE OFFERWe offer the opportunity to do what you do best in an inclusive, collaborative and collegial environment. At Douglas, our goal is to ensure our people are valued and supported by promoting a healthy work-life balance, professional growth, and development, as well as a safe and respectful workplace.
- Transit-accessible campuses
- Hybrid work arrangements for eligible positions
- Competitive salaries
- Excellent Health and Dental Benefits for eligible positions
- Defined-Benefit Pension Plan for eligible positions
- Professional Development opportunities
- Access to our Fitness Centres and Classes
WHAT IT TAKESStudent 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 plansTo 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, EDGE and/or other campus events- 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- Has leadership experience- 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 Coquitlam Campus)- Has a basic working knowledge of Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPointDomestic 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; OR4. 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 termInternational 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.
Additional InformationThe position is located at the Coquitlam/New Westminster campus. Hours of work: up to a maximum of 20 hours/week. The work terms for this position are:1. Fall 2025: September 2, 2025 - December 15, 2025
2. Winter 2026: January 5, 2026 - April 24, 2026
3. Summer 2026: May 4, 2026 - August 16, 2026Posting Number 02569SA
Position Title Student Assistant, Orientation
Anticipated Start Date 09/02/2025
End Date
Needs a Criminal Records Check NoHow To ApplyOpen Date 07/23/2025
Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Minimum Number of References
Equity StatementDouglas College is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable learning and working environment. In support of this journey, we welcome all people to apply, including people from groups that are experiencing inequity, including, but not limited, to Indigenous Peoples, racialized or persons of colour, persons with mental or physical disabilities, persons who identify as women, and/or persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and persons of all faith identities, age, marital status, and parental status.
Important NoteClick the link at the top of this page to apply directly to this posting.Please include the following:
- Douglas College Student ID number or indicate if you are enrolled in another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C.
- Domestic or International student status
- Being eligible to work please indicate the work terms you are applying for: (Fall 2025 or Winter 2026 or Summer 2026).
- Proof of enrollment for work term from Douglas College OR
- Proof of enrollment for work term from another post-secondary institution OR
- Domestic students only: proof of registration for the term immediately preceding the work term and indication of intention to enroll at the college in the term immediately following the work term OR
- 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.