Student Assistant, Douglas International Student Leader

Location: new westminster

Position Information Location New Westminster Campus Salary Range $19.53/hour The Opportunity 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. WHO WE ARE 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. WHAT WE OFFER 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

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

For more benefits information, ! WHAT IT TAKES To assist prospective and new international students students transition to life within Canada, BC, and the Douglas College community. Student Leaders working with the ambassador program will support prospective students. Student Leaders working as mentors will support new international students by socially connecting with them, providing information and resources about Douglas College and the surrounding community, and promoting participation in college-wide events.
Responsibilities

· Attend onboarding session
· Attend regular team meetings
· Help students develop social connections with other Douglas students
· Schedule and facilitate meetings, workshops, and/or social opportunities
· Assist with creation of promotional materials for the program
· Assist with creation of content for various social media channels
· Assist with various administrative duties
· Other duties as required
Program specific responsibilities
Mentorship Program:


· Initiating and maintaining contact with new students
· Working office hours at the Douglas College International reception; answering students questions and referring when needed
· Creating social media content for the Mentorship Program and DCI

· Initiating and maintaining contact with new students
· Working office hours at the Douglas College International reception; answering students questions and referring when needed
· Creating social media content for the Mentorship Program and DCI

Ambassador Program:


· Field questions from prospective students via various social media platforms
· Assist Admissions Coordinators with various administrative duties such as databases data entry/filing, compiling reports, and other projects as needed
· Support prospective students and Student Ambassadors with navigating Douglas website and provide students with admission-related information such as program, application process, admission requirements, scholarship, etc. via a variety of social media channels and in-person
· Assist Admission Coordinators with organizing promotional materials and merchandize inventory
· Plan, coordinate and deliver events for student leaders
· Support Recruitment & Admission Coordinator in preparing and delivery of online and in-person recruitment events such as…