On-Campus Employment
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The King's University is committed to hiring our students to fulfill temporary positions throughout the University. Students working on campus provide King’s with talented people who significantly contribute to the smooth operations and research projects at the University.
To be eligible for work as an employee, students must meet the following criteria:
- Enrolment or acceptance as a student in King’s University
- Students must maintain satisfactory academic standing in accordance with the King’s Academic Calendar each term and must adhere to the Student Code of Conduct. Students on academic or non-academic probation are not eligible.
Athletics
- Work during some or all of our home Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Badminton, or Running events.
- Work in 1 of many various game day positions (Scoresheet, Scoreclock, Statistics, Announcing, Ball Roller, Concession and Admission)
- Host visiting players, spectators, and coaches to ensure game day experience is enjoyable and running smoothly.
- Set up and take down home game event (nets, balls, bleachers, tables, etc)
- Join one of the best on campus student work experiences King's has to offer! An exciting and challenging atmosphere, but one that is made an awesome one while being around like minded students! Take your passion for sports, and help King's provide one of the best quality home game experiences for all!
Responsibilities
- Attend and work all requested home game days.
- Complete training in your assigned specific game day position. (to be assigned after hire).
- Availability on Pre-scheduled Friday Evenings and/or Weekends.
Athletics
- Embody the character of Izzy the Eagle, the King's Mascot
- Hours will Vary - Attend home volleyball, basketball, and some soccer as needed by the athletics department. Other departments may also request Izzy to be a part of their events (Alumni, admissions, open house, etc.)
- Availability on week days, nights, and some weekends during the year.
Responsibilities
- Maintain anonymity - your identity should not be known to the public.
- Embody the character of Izzy - mannerisms, energy level, etiquette.
- Lead game day crowds in chants, build energy in breaks during the games (timeouts, etc.)
- Regular Maintenance of Izzy Suit (helmet, wings, shoes, etc).
- 1-2 workers needed.
- Height Preference: 5'8"-6'0"
Athletics
- Run the social media for men's soccer team (Instagram), creating posts, stories, and reels of the team
- Hours: Flexible - attend 2-3 events (practices, games) per week.
- This position is NOT paid. Meant for those who are looking to build marketing/social media resume. Position will receive team gear, opportunity to travel with the team, and meal money on said trips.
Responsibilities
- Worker will create Instagram posts, stories, and reels of the team.
- Access to equipment such as microphones, camera gimbal stabilizer, and video drone are available.
- Worker will work to grow the tkueaglesmsoc follower count, based on growth goals set by coach and worker.
Admissions
The Admissions Office Student Worker will support King’s Admissions Office in engaging and assisting prospective students and community members. Under the supervision of the Advising Manger, the student worker will respond to phone and email inquiries, provide reception coverage, implement mailing campaigns, provide campus and residence tours, and update and maintain information databases, including Admissions Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, called Slate. The student worker will also highlight campus life through regular blog posts, assist in event preparation, and provide other office support as needed.
Responsibilities
- Respond to prospective student inquiries via telephone, email, in-person visits, and Slate.
- Provide reception coverage for the Admissions Office.
- Provide campus and residence tours for individual student visits, visiting groups, and campus visit events.
- Manage general inbox
- Assist in various research projects on how to better communicate with students.
- Ensure great customer service in all interactions.
Database Management
- Input, update, and maintain accuracy of student and organization information in Slate.
Administration Support
- Prepare mailing campaigns, including: exporting list of addressees and mail merging and printing labels and letters, as well as assembling mail out packages.
- Attend to returned mail and address updates.
- Organize and restock the storage room.
- Take inventory of publications and swag.
- Assist in preparations for on and off campus events, as needed.
- May be required to lift or move items up to 50 lbs.
- Miscellaneous Admissions Office duties, as needed.
- Other duties as required.
Qualifications
- A full-time returning King’s student in good academic standing.
- Effective and flexible customer service attitude and professional demeanor.
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
- Able to work with a variety of communication methods, notably telephone, email, and mail.
- Experience with Microsoft applications and databases. Proficiency with mainstream social media platforms, blogging, and website software an asset.
- Strong attention to detail and effective time management skills.
- A self-starter who is comfortable with both working independently and in collaboration.
- Willingness to learn the process of engaging prospective students.
Remuneration will be partially based on past experience, but will start at Step 1, Level 1 of the Student Salary Scale.
The Admissions Office Student Worker will be expected to work 10 hours per week for the 14 weeks of the Fall and Winter Terms.
Start Date: First Week of September
Faculty of Natural Science
Under the supervision of the laboratory instructor, a Teaching Assistant (TA) will assist in the supervision of other students during a laboratory session.
Teaching Assistant Positions:
- BIOL210 Tuesday 9:30 – 12:30pm
- BIOL210 Wednesday 2:00 – 5:00pm
- BIOL210 Tuesday 2:00 – 5:00pm
- BIOL210 Thursday 9:30 – 12:30pm
- BIOL330 Friday 2:00 – 5:00pm
- BIOL340 Wednesday 2:00 – 5:00pm
- BIOL343 Thursday 2:00 – 5:00pm
- BIOL470 Friday 2:00 – 5:00pm
- KINS207 Monday 2:00–5:00pm
- KINS207 Thursday 2:00–5:00pm
- CHEM200 Tuesday 9:30 – 12:30pm
- CHEM200 Wednesday 2:00 – 5:00pm
- CHEM200 Thursday 9:30 – 12:30pm
- CHEM200 Thursday 2:00 – 5:00pm
- CHEM350 Monday 2:00 – 5:00pm
- CHEM350 Tuesday 2:00 – 5:00pm
- CMPT275 Monday 2:00 – 5:00pm
- CMPT275 Tuesday 9:30 – 12:30pm
- CMPT275 Tuesday 2:00 – 5:00pm
- CMPT350 Wednesday 2:00 – 5:00pm
- CMPT420 Thursday 2:00 – 5:00pm
* Date/Time and position availability are subject to budget and student demand
Responsibilities
- Assist in laboratory set up.
- Assisting students in the laboratory by answering questions and providing support with procedures and/or instrument use
- Maintaining a safe working environment, observing of all WHMIS and other laboratory safety protocols
- Assist in laboratory clean up.
- Attend planned course fieldtrips when significant field or laboratory activities will be taking place.
Teaching Assistants should not:
- Grade student work
- Have access to student marks or information beyond a list of student names
- Work with students unless under the direct supervision of the instructor
- Meet with students outside of the laboratory session
Qualifications
- Candidate must have successfully completed (minimum grade of B+) the course they will TA. Equivalent course competency will be considered, for example a senior student majoring in a discipline could be considered for a non-majors course. For example, a 3rd year biology major would be suitable as a TA for BIOL290.
- Good interpersonal skills and professional attitude
- Candidate must be available during the time the lab is offered. Typically, this is three hours per week
- Candidate must be available for a short meeting with the staff/faculty member teaching the lab to learn details of the weekly lab
- Responsible for completing lab safety training as required. For example, students might need to complete the biosafety or chemistry safety quiz
- Must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA
- Must be a fulltime King’s student in at least their 2nd year
How to Apply:
Upload your resume and a cover letter including a ranked list of courses you’d like to be considered for. By submitting your application, you are consenting to the hiring manager viewing your transcripts and course timetables for the purpose of determining eligibility for the position.
Faculty of Natural Science
Under the supervision of the course/laboratory instructor, a Marking Assistant will grade assignments, quizzes, and/or laboratory assignments.
Marking Assistant Positions:
- KINS207 (Fall Semester)
- CHEM200/201 (Fall/Winter Semesters)
- MATH200/205 (Fall/Winter Semesters)
* subject to budget approval and student demand
Responsibilities
- Assigning grades to assignments, quizzes, or laboratories in a course
- Maintaining good communication with the instructor of the course
- Following guidance from the instructor for assigning marks, with or without a formal rubric
- Completing marking assignments in a reasonable time-period (typically 72 hours). The role typically requires between 4–8 hours per week, depending on the marking assignment and course/laboratory enrolment.
- Returning the graded assignments to the instructor
- Being fair and impartial in assigning marks
- Must disclose any conflict of interest that may arise due to these duties (for example, making the instructor aware if the marker has a sibling or close friend in the course for which they are marking)
- Maintain strict confidentiality about their role as a Marking Assistant and student grades
Marking Assistants should not:
- Be returning physical copies of assignments
- Be asked to consider requests from students to justify marking decisions
- Meet with students to give feedback on assignments or to provide help sessions
- Grade midterm or final examinations
- Have access to student marks or information beyond a list of student names
- Be given access to course grades other than those they are responsible for
Qualifications
- Candidate must have successfully completed (minimum grade of B+) the course they will be a marker. Equivalent course competency will be considered, for example a senior student majoring in a discipline could be considered for a non-majors course. For example, a 3rd year biology major would be suitable as a marking assistant for BIOL290.
- Candidate must be available for short meetings with the staff/faculty member teaching the course to receive marking instructions.
- Must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA
- Must be a fulltime King’s student in at least their 2nd year
How to Apply:
Upload your resume and a cover letter stating which course(s) you’d like to be considered for. By submitting your application, you are consenting to the hiring manager viewing your transcripts for the purpose of determining eligibility for the position.
Athletics
Average 4-6 Hours per week.
Schedule: The student worker must be able to meet department deadlines on Mondays and Wednesdays, but schedule will be self directed to work around your class schedule. The successful candidate must be self-motivated and detail oriented. Knowledge of programs like Excel, Microsoft Word are required.
Responsibilities
- Aid Athletics in posting match/tournament results on bulletin boards
- Maintaining cleanliness of Athletics spaces (Equipment room, gym, fitness centre, breezeway).
- Other Tasks as required by Athletics staff
- Complete Laundry 1-2x per week (Towels, Jerseys, etc).
- Fitness Centre - Report broken machines, vacuum floor as needed, periodic sanitation of equipment.
Centre for Teaching and Learning
Full-time, 8-week Summer position
POSITION SUMMARY
UNIV 150 Academic Success Course Audit (Moodle)
- Conduct a thorough review of the existing UNIV 150 Academic Success Course curriculum, identifying areas for improvement, updates, and enhancements.
- Propose and implement modifications to enhance the overall effectiveness of the course.
- Gather and compile a centralized database of academic support resources
- Complete an audit of online training (Moodle)
- International student online training and New Student Orientation
Updating website
- Update accessibility and inclusion information
Records management
- Scan, record, and transfer files from paper to digital files.
Design and Marketing
- Create and update Marketing items and brochures.
Support Centre for Teaching and Learning during the summer months.
- Schedule and proctor exams
Qualifications
- experience working in Moodle
- Knowledge of academic recourses and Learning Recourses
- Some post-secondary experience
- Knowledge of The King’s University an asset
This position is funded through Canada Summers Jobs. All applicants must be between the ages of 15 – 30, and be legally entitled to work in Canada
Infrastructure
8-week summer position
As a member of a conference services team, you will be required to:
- Communicate with clients about contract agreements.
- Attend weekly team meetings.
- Organize hospitality related logistics including room bookings, cleaning, and setup.
- Process catering service requests for events.
- Work on new catering initiatives.
- Deliver excellent customer service and implement hospitality best practices.
- Implement and review customer feedback assessments to measure success and satisfaction.
- Analyze space utilization and determine efficiencies to maximize capacity.
- Creating marketing material and a social media presence.
- Assist in all areas of conference services as needs arise
This position is funded through Canada Summers Jobs. All applicants must be between the ages of 15 – 30, and be legally entitled to work in Canada
Infrastructure
8-week summer position
As a member of a conference services team, you will be required to:
- Assist in all aspects of event planning and organizing, including booking facilities, catering and equipment
- Assist with event set-up and clean-up
- Communicate with clients to identify their needs.
- Attend regular team meetings
- Conduct market research, gather information, identify event opportunities, and generate interest in local tourism and hospitality.
- Cooperate with marketing to promote and publicize events.
- Assist with event functions and troubleshoot any emerging problems on the event day.
- Conduct pre- and post-event evaluations, reporting on results and proposing ideas to improve event services and quality.
- Deliver excellent customer service and implementing event planning best practices.
- Assist in all areas of conference services as needs arise
- Ensure all event details are in compliance with insurance, legal, and health and safety obligations.
This position is funded through Canada Summers Jobs. All applicants must be between the ages of 15 – 30, and be legally entitled to work in Canada
- Reporting to the Executive Assistant, the duties of this position will be to review and make appropriate decisions for all historical paper files and other related materials along with reviewing electronic files of The King’s University.
- Tasks will include appropriate destruction of files, purging files, re-boxing files, scanning, naming and saving PDFs of files, organizing files on SharePoint and preparing master lists of files and records, etc.
- Providing reception coverage in the Office of President as required.
- Other administrative office tasks as required.
- Majority of this work will be done while working alone in the Gerry Segger Archive Centre located off the library on campus.
- Need to be able to lift, move and sort boxes of files.
Marketing
10 Hours per week, 2024-25 Academic Year
Under the direction of the Social Media Specialist, the Student Content Creator - Photographer is responsible for capturing student life on campus. This position develops a robust and vibrant photo collection for use on King’s social media accounts, website gallery, and otherwise to illustrate the on-campus and broader community life of King’s students. Specific attention will be given to documenting student life, residence, clubs, athletics, student government, and research. The student will have an excellent technical understanding of photography, be involved with life at King’s, be creative and flexible in a work environment, and active on social media platforms.
Responsibilities
- Captures high-quality photography that is visually interesting.
- Works with the Student Media Team to produce content that furthers the vision of the King’s community.
- Attends various in-person events at King’s to document life at King’s in photos.
- Stays up to date on what’s going on at King’s and is creative in their approach to capturing different events.
- Able to keep up with trends on social media and imagine how their photos might contribute to or build on a trend (while remaining within brand guidelines).
- Works independently and collaboratively on assigned tasks and ensures that assignments are completed on time.
- Excellent time management and strong team-commitment.
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in at least one course at King’s.
- Experience in photography, required.
- Passion for visual storytelling and creatively capturing events and people.
- Interest in further developing photography skills.
- Strong skills in videography are an asset.
- Self-motivated, takes initiative, accepts criticism well, and detail oriented.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Experience with video/photo editing software (ex. Adobe Creative Cloud) is preferred, but not required.
- Other skills in videography, editing, content creation, and graphic design are valuable.
- Comfortable being behind or in front of the camera is an asset.
- Understanding of latest trends in social media is an asset.
- Passion for The King’s University and the unique opportunities and community it provides to its students.
Marketing
10 Hours per week, 2024-25 Academic Year
Under the direction of the Social Media Specialist, the Student Content Creator – Videography and Reels is responsible for capturing and editing video content that conveys unique moments of King’s campus life. The focus of this position is to capture video footage that illustrates and conveys the on-campus and broader community life of King’s students. Specific attention will be given to documenting student life, residence, clubs, athletics, student government, and research. The student will have an excellent technical understanding of videography and editing for reels, be involved with life at King’s, be creative and flexible in a work environment, and active on social media platforms.
Responsibilities
- Captures high-quality videos that are captivating, thoughtful, and trendy.
- Works with the Student Media Team to produce content that furthers the vision of the King’s community.
- Attends various in-person events at King’s to document life at King’s.
- Stays up to date on what’s going on at King’s and is creative in capturing different events.
- Comfortable with interviewing students (street-style interviews and formal interviews), and with asking interesting and engaging interview questions.
- Able to keep up with trends on social media and to imagine how their videos might contribute to or build on a trend (while remaining within brand guidelines).
- Works independently and collaboratively on assigned tasks and ensures that assignments are completed on time.
- Excellent time management and strong team-commitment.
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in at least one course at King’s.
- Experience in videography and video editing, required.
- Experience with video/photo editing software (ex. Adobe Creative Cloud), required.
- Passion for visual storytelling and creatively capturing events and people.
- Strong skills in photography are an asset.
- Understanding of latest trends in social media is an asset.
- Interest in further developing videography skills.
- Self-motivated, takes initiative, accepts criticism well, detail oriented.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Other skills in photography, content creation, and graphic design, an asset.
- Passion for The King’s University and the unique opportunities and community it provides to its students.
Marketing
10 Hours per week, 2024-25 Academic Year
Under the direction of the Social Media Specialist, the Student Content – Graphic Design is responsible for producing designed assets for social media, event promotion, and general projects. This position generates event advertisements, graphics, and other designed media to foster engagement with events (on- and off-campus audiences), inform students of events and activities at King’s, and maintain brand-consistency across King’s social media accounts. This role works collaboratively with other departments (Student Life, Residence, The Micah Centre, etc.)—to make sure that event promo, graphics, templates, etc. are posted in a timely manner. The student will have an excellent technical understanding of design, be involved with life at King’s, be creative and flexible in a work environment, and active on social media platforms.
Responsibilities
- Works collaboratively with other departments to ensure that events are promoted professionally, and on time.
- Works with the Student Media Team to generate graphics for videos, photos, and other media projects.
- Stays up to date on what’s going on at King’s and is creative in their approach to promoting different events.
- Able to keep up with trends on social media and imagines how engaging visual elements might contribute to these trends (while remaining within brand guidelines).
- Works independently and collaboratively on assigned tasks and ensures that assignments are completed on time.
- Excellent time management and strong team commitment.
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in at least one course at King’s.
- Experience in design, required.
- Experience with video/photo editing software (i.e. Adobe Creative Cloud) is required.
- Strong skills in video editing is an asset.
- Understanding of the latest trends in social media is an asset.
- Passion for visual storytelling and creatively promoting events.
- Interest in further developing graphic design skills.
- Self-motivated, takes initiative, accepts criticism well, and detail oriented.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Other skills in photography, content creation, and videography are valuable.
- Passion for The King’s University and the unique opportunities and community it provides to its students.
Marketing
10 Hours per week, 2024-25 Academic Year
Under the direction of the Social Media Specialist, the Student Content – Interviews and Trends is responsible for creating and furthering the online vibe of The King’s University on social media platforms. The focus of this role is to drum up ways in which King’s can best participate in online trends and to work collaboratively with the rest of the Student Media Team in bringing these ideas to fruition. The person in this role must be comfortable in front of the camera and in interacting with other students, faculty, and staff on campus. The student will have an excellent ability to ask questions, carry a conversation, keep up with social media trends and campus life at King’s, and creative and flexible in a work environment.
Responsibilities
- Work as a front-facing brand ambassador for King’s who creatively highlights different aspects of university life and community.
- Works collaboratively and regularly with the Student Media Team to produce content that captures the energy and vibe of King’s.
- Attends in-person events to document life at King’s.
- Stays up to date with what’s going on at King’s and is creative in generating interesting conversations with students, staff, and faculty.
- Strong ability to keep up with trends on social media and to imagine how the Student Media Team might participate in these trends (while remaining within brand guidelines).
- Works independently and collaboratively on assigned tasks and ensures that assignments are completed on time.
- Excellent time management and strong team-commitment.
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in at least one course at King’s.
- Confident and engaging personality.
- Experienced conversationalist, willing to be featured on camera as required.
- Understanding of latest trends in social media is required.
- Passion for storytelling, asking questions, and thinking creatively about trends.
- Strong skills in photography or videography are an asset.
- Interest in further developing King’s online presence and personality.
- Self-motivated, takes initiative, accepts criticism well, and detail oriented.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Experience with video/photo editing software is preferred, but not required.