Student Assistant, Student Recruitment Supporter

Student Assistant, Student Recruitment Supporter

You’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.

Do what you love. Be good t’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.

We 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
• 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

The Student Assistant, Student Recruitment Supporter responds to day‑to‑day inquiries and questions from prospective students and their guests. Additionally, the Student Assistant provides information about the campuses, assists with recruitment, events, and supports day‑to‑day operations of the Student Ambassador program.

• Act as a welcome and information provider to Douglas College visitors by:
  • Responding to telephone, email, and in‑person inquiries related to the Future Students’ Office’s events and services.
  • Providing prospective students, the public, and college community members general college information.
  • Assisting prospective students by identifying college resources and referring them to the appropriate service area.
  • Maintaining and monitoring appropriate levels of forms, supplies, documents, and brochures within the office.
• Assist and support the Future Students’ Office with information sessions, high school visits, campus tours and other student recruitment and conversion events and services. Coordinate supplies and facility bookings where needed.
• Support the operations of the Student Ambassador Program (i.e., daily communication, event planning, professional development and training). Recruiting, training and managing student volunteers, tracking student volunteer involvement, and distributing perks.

• Has been involved on campus (e.g.; is in a club or student group, has volunteered or worked as a student assistant).
• Experience as a Campus Tour Leader is an asset.
• Volunteer experience as a Student Ambassador is an asset.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Is detail‑oriented, organized, responsible, professional and flexible.
• Is comfortable and has the ability to work with limited supervision.
• Strong knowledge of college resources and supports.
• Has the ability to deal with issues with maturity and thoughtfulness as they arise.
• Has an open mind to cultures, practices, and sexual orientations different from your own.
• Is committed to inclusion and is culturally sensitive to the unique challenges of diverse student groups.
• Flexibility to work on both campuses.
• Works well in a team environment.
• Leadership experience (desired).
• Criminal Record Check is required after offer.

Domestic students must meet ONE of the following criteria to be…