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CONTRACT JOB POSTING: Welcome Weeks Coordinator


The GSA is hiring a Welcome Weeks Coordinator! Welcome Weeks are an important part of the graduate student experience at Carleton and require enthusiastic individuals to organize academic and social events, workshops, and campus tours for the upcoming school year!

Position Term: Beginning August 19th, 2024, continuing until September 20th, 2024

Remuneration:  $500/week (Contract Position) 

Number of Hours: average of 20- 25 hours per week (August 10-15 hours a week for preparations, September  25- 30 hours for event execution)

Number of Positions: 2 (open only to Carleton graduate students)

 

Overview of the Position

 

Work with the GSA executive and staff to organize and plan the orientation week program for graduate students:

  • Assist the executive in running various welcome week events.
  • Provide on-location support (including tabling). 
  • Provide online support for online events.
  • Giving presentations and interacting with graduate students. 
  • Strong understanding of anti-oppression frameworks in event planning and implementation of best practices on accessibility needs.
  • Maintain close communication with the GSA executive and staff.
  • Full Availability for all welcome week events during September. 
  • Submit a report at the end of the contract highlighting your experience and recommendations.

 

Essential Skills


  • Teamwork -an ideal candidate will have the ambition to pursue projects and assignments (making calls, organizing, logistics) independently under the direction of the executives and staff taking responsibility.
  • Organization – an ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, preparing, and executing many Welcome Weeks events, workshops, information sessions, etc.
  • Problem Solving – when organizing events unexpected occurrences arise. An ideal candidate will demonstrate responsiveness and flexibility in light of circumstances. The ideal candidate will be flexible and take on responsibility as well as feedback. 
  • Communication – effective communication and listening in regard to interacting with new students as well as communicating with the GSA and fellow team members


Deadline for Accepting Applications: July 26th, 2024 at 4pm EST.

 

Submit cover letter, schedule & resumés (preferably as one document) to jobs@gsacarleton.ca

Job Description:

 

Only those who are granted interviews will be contacted. 

The GSA is an equal-opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, colour, gender, national origin, age religion creed, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Only those who are granted interviews will be contacted.