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 CSUs 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 Unions 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.Were working hard to make sure that our staff team reflects the diversity of our membership, guided by the CSUs 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

Think you've got what it takes?

Apply now via this platform to join the team!

Please submit your rsum, showing clearly how you would be the ideal candidate for this position and meet the qualifications set out above. You can address your correspondence to Christopher Girodat, Executive Director. This position is open until filled, and we are conducting interviews (which are scheduled during business hours) on a rolling basis starting on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

The CSU hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity and achieving team diversity that mirrors our student population. Folks with disabilities; Indigenous folks; self-identified women; folks from visible minorities; queer folks; and trans, two-spirit, and gender non-binary candidates are encouraged to self-identify during the application process. We are committed to removing barriers in our selection process for people with visible and invisible disabilities please do not hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected] if you need an accommodation to participate fully in our application and selection process. Our employees are represented by CUPE 1004 in a unionized work environment.

Program Requirements

This position is made possible by financial contributions from the Canada Summer Jobs program. Applicants must be between the ages of 15 and 30 as of the date of their appointment and must have citizenship, permanent residence, or be under refugee protection this means that, unfortunately, international students are not eligible to apply for this position.