Student Employment

Find work on campus and beyond

Looking for part-time work or a summer job to complement your education? King’s students have numerous paths to seek paid practical experience.

Current Listings

The Student Employment Board lists opportunities below that are exclusively available to King’s students.

Residence Community Engagement Assistant

Application deadline: March 28, 2024, 11:59 p.m. ADT

Overview:

A Residence Community Engagement Assistant is an excellent opportunity for current King’s students who are passionate about programming and helping a vibrant community of their peers succeed in university life. The Residence Community Engagement Assistants will work with the Programming & Community Engagement Coordinator and the Assistant Dean of Residence Life to develop and deliver engaging, educational, skill building and meaningful programming to the wider residence community. This position is a wonderful opportunity for King’s students looking to further develop their planning, facilitating, budgeting, public speaking, problem solving and assessment skills.

There are two Residence Community Engagement Assistant positions available for the 2024-2025 academic year. Residence Community Engagement Assistants can expect to work up to five hours per week with flexibility throughout each week. The contract duration is from September 3, 2024, to April 15, 2025.

Eligibility:

King’s students who are entering their third year of study or higher are eligible to apply. Students who have a passion for planning events, cultivating a sense of belonging and engaging with others are encouraged to apply.

Expectations:

Students selected for a Residence Community Engagement Assistant position will live in Residence for the 2024-2025 academic year. While successful candidates will be responsible for their residence costs, they will be assigned a guaranteed single room. The Residence Community Engagement Assistant will be responsible for:

  • Developing and facilitating residence programming that center around diversity, inclusion, belonging, community development and life skill building.
  • Facilitating key academic programs like FYP (Foundation Year Program) Sundays and Study Snacks.
  • Seeking out feedback from the residence community on programs and activities.
  • Completing various administrative tasks like event assessment reports and monthly reports for tracking and data purposes.
  • Assisting with other programming duties as assigned.

Remuneration

  • Residence Community Engagement Assistant’s will be paid an honorarium of $1000 per term and can expect to work up to 5 hours per week.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position please submit a cover letter and a resume to Ashley Nixon, Assistant Dean of Residence Life, via email at Ashley.Nixon@ukings.ca. The deadline to apply for this opportunity is March 24, 2024 at 11:59pm.

The University of King’s College is committed to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. We encourage and welcome applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons with a disability, racialized persons, including persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), women, persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversification of our community.  

Stay Connected Mental Health Project Peer Support Worker

Application Deadline: April 4, 2024

Contract Dates: August 27, 2024 to April 25, 2026

2024-2025

Peer Supporters work with the Student Support Advisor to support students experiencing mental health challenges during their studies.

Peer Supporters are expected to model self-care, boundary setting and coping strategies and work with students in a confidential and professional manner. Peer supporters report to the Student Support Advisor.

The daily role of peer supporters may include, but is not limited to:

  • Meeting with students seeking support for mental health challenges, including low to moderate stress, depression, anxiety and other distress
  • Working with the Student Support Advisor to deliver mental health trainings to faculty and staff
  • Planning and delivering student wellness programming, such as letter writing and journalling events, puppy time, study drop-ins and other group programs
  • Making FYP announcements, running a social media account and submitting to campus newsletters to promote peer support and wellness activities
  • Maintaining an updated log of meetings with students
  • Maintaining team confidentiality

Peer Supporters work 7-9 hours per week including 4-6 office hours during the school year from September to April (including exam periods, but not including reading week or days when the university is closed).

In-person training will take place in Halifax on August 27, 28, & 29, 2024. Training is mandatory.

Compensation:

Peer supporters are paid a $6,000 honorarium for the academic year, paid in biweekly installments.

Employment Equity:

The University of King’s College is committed to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. We encourage and welcome applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons with a disability, racialized persons, including persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), women, persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversification of our community.

Applying:

All applicants must be King’s students, 3rd year or above. We will prioritize hiring students who have lived experience of mental illness or mental health challenges. If this is your experience, please self-disclose in your application. This information will be kept confidential to the hiring committee which consists of two full-time staff members.

Please apply with a cover letter (or 1-3 minute video) and resume in PDF format expressing your interest. Documents can be sent to isaac.wright@ukings.ca. Questions may be directed to isaac.wright@ukings.ca.

Front Desk Agent/Housekeeping for Conference Services

Application Deadline: Friday, April 15, 2024

The University of King’s College Facilities Department is looking for reliable, courteous, cheerful individuals to join our Conference Services team this summer. This is a key, front-line position and successful applicants are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and provide guests with an excellent customer service experience.

Reporting to: Conference Services Managers/Supervisors
Salary: As per student employment policy ($15.20/hr + $0.50 per year of experience in specified position)

Employment Type: Seasonal Part-time
Start date: Monday, April 25, 2024
End Date: Friday, August 16, 2024

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Available for shift work (days, evenings, nights) 7 days a week
  • Operate the telephone and take accommodation reservations
  • Register arriving guests, process departures
  • Calculate charges and receive payment
  • Prepare accommodations for incoming guests
  • Cleaning guest rooms to standard as assigned
  • Answering guest inquiries
  • Work closely with other departments to achieve maximum guest satisfaction
  • Light physical labour as required
  • Maintain a clean, safe, hazard-free work environment at all times
  • Assist in or perform other associated duties as required

Preferred Skills:

  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Must be customer-service oriented
  • Must be courteous, outgoing, cheerful and energetic
  • Professional in both demeanor and presentation
  • Capable of working independently, but also being a flexible team-player
  • Detail oriented and well organized
  • Reliable and dependable
  • Able to bend, raise arms over shoulders, lift weight of 20lbs, and maneuver a small cleaning cart.

Additional Notes:

Successful applicants may be split between Front Desk and Housekeeping according to their skill-set, but all employees will be expected to work both roles as required.

Successful applicants may also be considered for a limited number of on-call positions with on-campus housing provided as compensation.


To Apply:

Applications, including a cover letter, resumé and the names and contact information of three references, may be submitted by email or mail to:

Tim Ross
6350 Coburg Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia. B3H 2A1
Email: tim.ross@ukings.ca

Questions about the position can be submitted by email to tim.ross@ukings.ca.

Asset Information and Planning Student

Department: Facilities

Reports To: Director of Facilities Management

Employment Type: Seasonal, Full-Time:  April 24, 2024 – August 30, 2024

Salary: As per Student Hiring Policy ($15.70/hr + $0.50 per year of experience in specified position plus 4% vacation pay)

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Maintain asset database in MicroMain
  • Create QR codes for new assets
  • Assist the Facilities Management Officer with the creation of a preventative maintenance plan
  • Assist with the creation of an asset management plan for capital projects

Preferred Skills:

  • Strong computer skills required, particularly Excel
  • Experience with database management would be an asset
  • Experience with Adobe InDesign would be an asset
  • Good communication and organization skills

Requirements:

  • This position is only available to students currently registered at the University of King’s College

Experiential Learning Outcomes:

  • Gain knowledge about buildings and their related information systems
  • Become familiar with maintenance management and related systems
  • Learn about capital planning methods
  • Gain strong skills in data analysis, including pivot tables and database queries

Additional Notes:

The hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday, with a half-hour lunch.

To Apply:

Applications may be submitted by email or mail to:

Allison Rowsell | Facilities Management Officer
6350 Coburg Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia. B3H 2A1
Email: allison.rowsell@ukings.ca

Questions about the position can be submitted by email to allison.rowsell@ukings.ca.

Facilities Summer Staff

Department: Facilities

Reports To: Trades Manager

Employment Type: Seasonal, Full-Time:  April 24, 2024 – August 30, 2024

Salary: As per Student Hiring Policy ($15.70/hr + $0.50 per year of experience in specified position plus 4% vacation pay)

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Painting
  • Lawn maintenance (mowing, pruning, weeding, etc.)
  • Snow removal as directed
  • Moving, loading and unloading furniture and equipment
  • Furniture set-up
  • Assisting members of the Facilities team as directed
  • Garbage removal as directed
  • Operate basic hand tools such as saws, shovels and rakes
  • Operation of power equipment, as per training
  • Operation of motorized equipment, as per training
  • Ensure equipment and tools are stored in a safe and secure manner
  • Maintain a clean, safe, hazard-free work environment at all times
  • Perform other related duties as required

Preferred Skills:

  • Related maintenance knowledge/skills will be considered an asset
  • Ability to take direction and work with minimal supervision
  • Reliable and punctual
  • Good communication and organization skills

Requirements:

  • This position is only available to students currently registered at the University of King’s College

Additional Notes:

This job is physically demanding. Extensive lifting, kneeling, bending, standing and squatting required. The hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday, with a half-hour lunch.

To Apply:

Applications may be submitted by email or mail to:

Allison Rowsell|Facilities Management Officer
6350 Coburg Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia. B3H 2A1.
Email: allison.rowsell@ukings.ca

Questions about the position can be submitted by email to allison.rowsell@ukings.ca.

I think working while affiliated with the university is special and places a great responsibility on the student to make use of their time in the most productive ways possible.

Trisha Malik
Trisha Malik

Exhibition Content Developer, Discovery Centre, through a King's Undergraduate Fellowship in Public Humanities

Employment Programs

King’s students have the opportunity to work in almost every area of university life, and even beyond the university through facilitated internships and fellowships. Typical jobs include peer mentor, fundraising campaign caller, residence junior don, reporter for the communications team, fitness centre attendant and athletics photographer, just to name a few.

Student Assistantship Program

If you are looking for an opportunity to work as an assistant to a professor, look for the Student Assistantship Program (SAP) listings at the beginning of fall, winter, and summer term. Successful candidates will be paired with a faculty supervisor to work on a project such as academic research, publication preparation, new course development, journalistic projects, academic and cultural events, outreach, or archival work. These positions are light on hours—just 30h completed over a term, usually according to the student’s preference—so they offer the opportunity to gain career-building academic experience and skills, while making a minimal impact on study time.

Student-run businesses

Students have the opportunity to work on campus at one of three student-owned and operated businesses: the King’s Co-op Bookstore, the Wardroom (student lounge) and the Galley (coffee shop). Ask at these locations about openings.

External opportunities

King’s also coordinates several funded summer internships and part-time work experiences at external organizations and businesses that will offer students the opportunity to experience for themselves the value of their liberal arts education.

Paid fellowships

The King’s Undergraduate Fellowships in Public Humanities is an opportunity to do an experiential learning internship at an organization or business that brings the humanities to bear on the world.

The Scotia Scholars Award, funded by the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, is a funded opportunity for two undergraduate students at King’s to be the principal investigator on their own research study in the area of health research.

Student Workbook

King’s encourages all student employees to use this workbook as a template for planning, documenting, and reflecting on their work experience. The goal of this document is to help elevate all student work experiences to work-integrated learning, so that students can maximize their personal and professional growth while supported by their university.