Student Life Assistant

Title: Student Life Assistant

Classification: Grantfunded 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 Augustweeks)

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 daytoday 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 inperson 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 communitybased work with newcomers.
• Knowledgeable about postsecondary campus life.
• Personable professional and wellorganized.
• 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 selfidentify 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 employermatching 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 youve 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; selfidentified women; folks from visible minorities; queer folks; and trans twospirit and gender nonbinary candidates are encouraged to selfidentify 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 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.

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