The Summer Student Placement Specialist (SSPS) will connect students between 15-30 to employers in their community. The target will be to serve 100 students. The SSPS will actively recruit students through existing partners, youth workers, and the local high schools and post- secondary institutions. 

While all students will be provided with a service, special emphasis will be placed on recruiting students with social or employment barriers including literacy and numeracy and students who are members of a visible minority. Success will be defined by placing 70% of the student participants into paid employment or career-related volunteer placements. SSPS staff will survey all employers and student participants for feedback on the experience via a survey through survey monkey.

What you’ll be doing:    

Student Engagement

• Implement the youth engagement strategy
• Visit local high schools to promote the program
• Connect with youth via social media to promote employment services
• Develop an online registration form for youth job seekers to complete
• Support youth to connect with summer jobs in the community
• Conduct a screening interview to match youth’s interests to the employer’s needs where applicable
• Conduct job search resume and interview workshops for all youth jobseekers

Employer Engagement

• Implement the summer jobs marketing plan with the wider WorkBC team
• Develop a marketing package with the YWCA Marketing Team to present to employers to actively solicit job postings for youth
• Meet with employers to present marketing packages
• Actively market our employment services to employers
• Take part in community events to promote our services
• Organize a youth hiring event featuring 5-10 local employers
• Match suitable youth job seekers to vacant jobs or volunteer opportunities
• Follow up in week one and four of the job with both the employer and the youth to ensure success in the workplace

Administration

• Record all client information, contacts and updates in the Summer Student Tracker
• Further develop our employer database with key contacts with Job development team
• Document all employer contacts
• Other duties as required

What you’ll need:

This position is funded by the Canada Summer Jobs Grant. Eligibility requirements for participation in the Canada Summer Jobs program include:

• being between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of employment
• holding a valid Social Insurance Number (SIN)
• being legally entitled to work in Canada as a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person with protected refugee status
• being registered as a full‑time or part‑time post‑secondary student, or a student returning to full‑time studies in a related field
• (Please note: International students and other temporary residents are not eligible under Canada Summer Jobs program requirements)

You'll also need:

• Comfortable delivering presentations or workshops, with support and training provided
• Willing to engage in outreach activities, including contacting employers by phone or email
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a collaborative, flexible, and inclusive environment
• Basic to intermediate computer and digital literacy skills (training provided as needed)
• Able to obtain a clear criminal record check, including a vulnerable sector check

What we offer:  

• Employee Family Assistance Program, a confidential and voluntary support service for employees and their eligible family members
• A workplace that prioritizes employee health, safety and wellbeing, including many learning and growth opportunities such as our staff mentorship program and three equity committees that help to support our goals towards achieving meaningful equity and inclusion.  

Pay Rate: $23.76 per hour

This position is funded by the Canada Summer Jobs Grant