Student Assistant, Institute of Urban Ecology

$18.42/hour

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.

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.

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

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The Institute of Urban Ecology (IUE) at Douglas College has the unofficial motto “There is nature in my city”. Since its establishment in 1984, IUE has been involved in a myriad of community-based activities and projects. These projects include: environmental outreach and education programs, the SOL (sustainability, outreach and learning) Garden, citizen science projects and a seed library. The Student Assistant, IUE will work under the supervision of the IUE Coordinator to assist with the following: organizing on-campus events, promoting workshops, preparing workshop materials, and supporting the creation and maintenance of the SOL demonstration garden.

Responsibilities:

• Assist the IUE Coordinator with workshop and event preparation (indoor work, located at the New Westminster campus), including:
• designing posters and fliers for events
• creating social media posts and e-newsletters
• preparing workshop materials
• participating in and assisting during workshops and events
• Assist the IUE Coordinator in maintaining and developing the SOL garden (outdoor garden work, located at the Coquitlam campus)

To Be Successful in this Role You Will Need

• Ability to work at both the New Westminster and Coquitlam Campuses
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in growing and maintaining plants in an outdoor garden
• Ability and willingness to do physical outdoor work (gardening) (possible insect bites, thorns, or similar hazards)
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision

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; OR

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

International 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; OR

2. 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.

The position is located at the New Westminster and Coquitlam campus. Hours of work: up to a maximum of 20 hours/week. The work terms for this position are:

1. Fall Semester 2026 – September 8, 2026 – December 19, 2026

2. Winter Semester 2027 – January 4, 2027 – April 23, 2027

3. Summer Semester 2027 – May 10, 2027 – August 21, 2027

Douglas 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.

Click 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 2026 or Winter 2027 or Summer 2027).

If selected for an interview, please bring one of the following:

• 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.