Co-op Coordinator; Leave Replacement

Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Cooperative Education, Level B Job Title Co-op Coordinator (Leave Replacement) Department Program Support | Administrative Leadership 1 | Science Co-op Programs | Faculty of Science Compensation Range $6,747.50 - $9,701.42 CAD Monthly

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February 26, 2026

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.

April 12, 2027

Cover Letter Required.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students, and is essential to fostering an outstanding work environment. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

The Science Co-op Program is responsible for the development, implementation, management and evaluation of Co-operative Education in the Faculty of Science. Co‑operative Education provides students enriched educational experiences for personal and professional growth by working with diverse community partners and sectors to provide transformative workplace learning experiences as part of their Science degree programs. Responsibilities of the Co-op Coordinator include the development, implementation, coordination and evaluation of the Science Co-op Program in accordance with national accreditation standards set out by Co-operative Education and Work‑Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada).

Tasks include designing and implementing strategies to recruit students, facilitating comprehensive career readiness curriculum including advising and coaching students in preparation for their job search and work experiences, monitoring co‑op work placements, addressing workplace issues that students encounter, providing assessment, evaluation and analysis of the placement experience and student success each term, collaborating with other co‑op professionals throughout the province and country, and the day‑to‑day administration of the program.

The Co‑op Coordinator is also responsible for working directly with existing local, national and international employers. Externally, this role develops and maintains relationships with employers and industry partners to build resources and programs to support undergraduate and graduate career development and learning.

Reports to the Program Director of the Science Co‑op Program. The Co‑op Coordinator works closely with faculty, staff, and students to deliver co‑op programming for over 3,000 Science co‑op students during their multi‑year journeys as co‑op students ther, they support external employers to provide advice, mediate major workplace issues, and intervene when necessary. Delegates to program assistants as needed.

• Provides co‑op students with one‑on‑one and group career advising and coaching before, during and after each Co‑op work term.
• Evaluates and interprets students’ qualifications to suggest relevant job postings and/or employers with the goal of ensuring successful co‑op work terms.
• Identifies opportunities for student learning and promotes student engagement in career building experiences, across the student experience, within and beyond the university.
• Provides career advising and coaching for students on a variety of career and professional development topics and work search (i.e., career exploration, researching the labour market, making meaning of one’s disciplinary learning, facilitating experiential learning and reflection, gaining work/volunteer/leadership experience,…