Student Assistant, Indigenous Student Services – New Westminster Campus
- Canada
- 18,42 $ par heure
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
Salary Range$18.42/hour
The OpportunityYou'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 AREDo what you love. Be good at it. That'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 OFFERWe 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
WHAT IT TAKESThe Indigenous Student Services (ISS) Student Assistants provide support to the Indigenous Student Services team in a variety of day-to-day, programming and student outreach activities. ISS Student Assistants are role models within the Indigenous student community at Douglas College and they provide peer to peer mentorship to other Indigenous students.Responsibilities Under the supervision of supervisor you may perform the following duties:
- Actively participate in a range of training workshops, including peer helping (e.g., suicide awareness), effective communication, Indigenous cultural protocols, and FoodSafe.
- Provide peer to peer support to other Indigenous students through active listening and referral to appropriate College and community services and resources.
- Support day-to-day functioning within the Indigenous student lounge, including tidying, organizing supplies and equipment, tracking student participation, and other cleaning and administrative tasks.
- Coordinate projects and events that contribute to Indigenous student orientation, transition and engagement (e.g., wellness programs, cultural activities, and recreational events).
- Support food security initiatives by cooking during Community Kitchen, prepping sandwich fixings, co-facilitating cooking workshops, and coordinating the food pantry.
- Welcome guests into the Indigenous Gathering Place and provide support during events, including sharing information about the space.
- Create posters and other promotional materials for the department using Canva and similar tools.
- Support College Elders during events by ensuring they are attended to (e.g., fetching tea or coffee, helping to carry supplies, etc).
- May be required to assist with the Indigenous Community Garden by watering, weeding and harvesting plants in the Summer semester
- Participate in and support community events with Indigenous partners.
- Participate in presentations to new and prospective Indigenous students.
- Participate in regular ISS team meetings to offer student input on programming and student needs.
- Participate in College-wide committees and consultations as a student representative of ISS.
- Self-identified Indigenous student (First Nations, Metis or Inuit).
- At least one previous semester as a student at Douglas College.
- In good academic standing (not on academic probation).
- The domestic student must have been enrolled in, and maintained, a minimum of one or more (3 credit) courses at Douglas College in the term immediately preceding the work term and has indicated an intention to enroll at the college in the term immediately following the work term; OR
- The domestic student must be enrolled in, and maintain a minimum of two or more (3 credit) courses at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C. throughout the work term; OR
- The domestic student must have been enrolled in, and maintained, a minimum of two or more (3 credit) courses at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C. in the term immediately preceding the work term and has indicated an intention to enroll at the institution in the term immediately following the work term
- The international student, who is not a Douglas College student, but is an international student at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C., has a valid Study Permit that has the notation - “May accept employment on or off campus if meeting eligibility criteria as per R186 (F), (V) or (W). Must cease working if no longer meeting these criteria.” Proof of enrollment in full-time studies from the other post-secondary institution is required.
Additional InformationThe position is located at the New Westminster campus. Hours of work: up to a maximum of 20 hours/week. The work terms for this position are:1. Fall 2025: September 2, 2025 - December 15, 20252. Winter 2026: January 5, 2026 - April 24, 20263. Summer 2026: May 4, 2026 - August 16, 2026
Posting Number 02588SA
Position Title Student Assistant, Indigenous Student Services - New Westminster Campus
Anticipated Start Date 09/02/2025
End Date
Needs a Criminal Records Check NoHow To ApplyOpen Date 07/31/2025
Close Date
Open Until Filled Yes
Minimum Number of References
Equity StatementDouglas College is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable learning and working environment. In support of this journey, we welcome all people to apply, including people from groups that are experiencing inequity, including, but not limited, to Indigenous Peoples, racialized or persons of colour, persons with mental or physical disabilities, persons who identify as women, and/or persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and persons of all faith identities, age, marital status, and parental status.
Important NoteClick the link at the top of this page to apply directly to this posting.
Please include the following:
- Douglas College Student ID number or indicate if you are enrolled in another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C.
- Domestic or International student status
- Being eligible to work please indicate the work terms you are applying for: (Fall 2025 or Winter 2026 or Summer 2026).
- Proof of enrollment for work term from Douglas College OR
- Proof of enrollment for work term from another post-secondary institution OR
- Domestic students only: proof of registration for the term immediately preceding the work term and indication of intention to enroll at the college in the term immediately following the work term OR
- The domestic student must have been enrolled in, and maintained, a minimum of two or more (3 credit) courses at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.C. in the term immediately preceding the work term and has indicated an intention to enroll at the institution in the term immediately following the work term.