We are hiring student staff for Fall 2025!
Online applications are open. Apply now to work with our team! Application deadline is May 11, 2025.
Student staff work with the Mohawk College Student Life team on a variety of projects and initiatives that are designed to foster meaningful relationships and personal development by providing students with intentional experiences and services in a fun, inclusive learning environment.
Position Description:
The Student Life Ambassador is a dynamic student staff role that supports the mission of the Student Life Office by fostering student engagement, promoting campus resources, and creating meaningful opportunities for connection. Ambassadors represent Student Life at events, assist with program delivery, support outreach efforts, and contribute to the overall student experience at Mohawk College.
Student staff within the department are provided with leadership and professional development coaching and training throughout their time with Student Life. Working at Student Life is an excellent opportunity to support the Mohawk College community while developing your professional skills, joining a professional network, and building a community with your colleagues.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan, promote, and execute student events, workshops, and activities
- Represent Student Life at campus fairs, outreach booths, and tours
- Assist with day-to-day departmental operations such as scheduling, inventory, and organizing space
- Support communications efforts by creating content for social media and promotional materials
- Assist with specific program portfolios such as First Year Experience, Orientation, and co-curricular learning
- Provide peer support and guidance to students engaging with Student Life programs and services
Sample Tasks:
- Host a weekly social drop-in event in the Student Life space
- Design, promote, execute and facilitate First Year Experience workshops and engagement opportunities
- Lead a group of prospective students on a campus tour
- Track attendance and create a post-event report for a leadership event
- Create a Canva poster to promote an upcoming orientation event
- Facilitate a workshop presentation about the Co-Curricular Record (CCR)
- Set up and staff a booth during Welcome Back Week
- Organize and tidy the Student Life storage and promotional materials closet
Wage: $17.20/hour
Hours: 10-15 hours per week; shifts are scheduled Monday-Friday between 8:30 am-4:30 pm with occasional weekend and evening work for special events based on your availability (around your course timetable).
Key Qualities of a student staff member:
- Passionate about supporting the Mohawk College student community
- Self-starter, able to work independently and take initiative
- Excellent collaborator, excited to work with a team of engaged colleagues
- Flexible, ability to roll with change and to pivot priorities when needed
- Knowledge of Mohawk College student services and resources
- Strong desire to level up as a student leader, willing to fully engage with team building and professional development activities
- Previous experience assisting with student-facing programming and events is an asset
If you have any questions about the Student Life positions, please email student.life [at] mohawkcollege.ca (subject: Student%20Life%20Ambassador%20-%20Hiring%20Question) (student[dot]life[at]mohawkcollege[dot]ca).
Student Life is strongly committed to diversity within our team and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons/persons of colour, women, Indigenous/Aboriginal People of North America, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.
