Student advisor Jobs in Canada

Position Information Location New Westminster/Coquitlam Campus Salary Range $18.42/hour The Opportunity You’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 ARE Do 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 OFFER We 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

For more benefits information, click here! WHAT IT TAKES The Student Assistant, Student Recruitment Supporter responds to day-to-day inquiries and questions from prospective students and their guests. Additionally, the Student Assistant, Student Recruitment Supporter provides information about the campuses, assists with recruitment, events, and supports day-to-day operations of the Student Ambassador program.

Acts as a welcome and information provider to Douglas College visitors by:
• Responding to telephone, email, and in-person inquiries related to the Future Students’ Office’s events and services.
• Providing prospective students, the public, and college community members general college information.
• Assisting prospective students by identifying college resources and referring them to the appropriate service area.
• Maintaining and monitoring appropriate levels of forms, supplies, documents, and brochures within the office.

Assists and supports the Future Students’ Office with information sessions, high school visits, campus tours and other student recruitment and conversion events and services.
• Coordinates supplies and facility bookings where needed

Supports the operations of the Student Ambassador Program (i.e., daily communication, event planning, professional development and training.)
Supporting in recruiting, training and managing student volunteers
• Tracking students volunteer involvement and distributes perks.


• Has been involved on campus (e.g.; is in a club or student group, has volunteered or worked as a student assistant).
• Experience as a Campus Tour Leader is an asset.
• Volunteer experience as a Student Ambassador is an asset.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Is detail-oriented, organized, responsible, professional and flexible.
• Is comfortable and has the ability to work with limited supervision.
• Strong knowledge of college resources and supports.
• Has the ability to deal with issues with maturity and thoughtfulness as they arise.
• Has an open mind to cultures, practices, and sexual orientations different from your own.
• Is committed to inclusion and is culturally sensitive to the unique challenges of diverse student groups.
• Flexibility to work on both campuses.
• Works well in a team environment.
• Leadership experience (desired)
• Criminal Record Check is Required after offer

Domestic students must meet ONE of the following criteria, to be eligible to work as a Student Assistant/Student Research Assistant: 1. The domestic student must be enrolled in, and maintain, a minimum of one or more (3 credit) courses at Douglas College throughout the work term; OR2. 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; OR3. 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; OR4. 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 termInternational students must meet ONE of the following criteria, to be eligible to work as a Student Assistant/Student Research Assistant:1. The international student is enrolled in full-time studies at Douglas College, throughout the academic year; OR2. 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.An original copy of a Social Insurance Number (SIN) and an original Study Permit are required by law before commencing work at Douglas College.Qualified Douglas College students meeting the above criteria will be given first preference over students of other qualifying institutions. Additional Information The position is located at the Coquitlam/New Westminster Campus. Hours of work: up to a maximum of 20 hours/week. The work terms for this position are:

1. Fall 2026: September 8, 2026 – December 19, 20262. Winter 2027: January 4, 2027 – April 23, 20273. Summer 2027: May 10, 2027 – August 21, 2027 Posting Number 02787SA Position Title Student Assistant, Student Recruitment Supporter Anticipated Start Date 09/08/2026 End Date Needs a Criminal Records Check Yes