Looking for part-time work or a summer job to complement your education? King’s students have numerous paths to seek paid practical experience.
The Student Employment Board lists opportunities below that are exclusively available to King’s students.
Deadline for applications: Feb. 9, 2025
Residence Life creates an inclusive and vibrant community where students grow and develop to flourish in and out of the classroom. Through our residence community, students have a sense of belonging where they learn to live with, learn from, and take care of others, as well as themselves.
Our Don Team is made up of Junior Dons and Dons. The basic qualifications for each position are outlined below.
Junior Don: A current, upper year King’s student. Upper year means a registered King’s student who is going into their third year of study or higher.
Don: A young professional, graduate student, or a recent graduate from an undergraduate program. If they completed their undergraduate program at King’s, preferably someone who has at least one academic year between graduation and the start date of this position (August of this current year).
The position descriptions and responsibilities are the same for both positions and are outlined below. Junior Dons will typically be responsible for smaller-sized communities.
Dons are community leaders and role models who provide mentorship and support to the King’s residence community. Dons report to the Assistant Dean, Residence Life (RL) and work closely with the Programming & Community Engagement Coordinator (PCEC), who is also typically a member of the Don Team. Together, they make up the Residence Life team, which is an integral part of the Dean’s Office within the broader Enrolment & Student Life Office at King’s.
The Don position requires a high degree of independent work, creativity, passion, reliability, on-campus presence, dedication and flexibility. Dons are an integral component of residence life at King’s and are largely responsible for delivering a friendly, safe, inclusive and supportive residence experience. Dons are expected to motivate their students to get involved in campus life and help foster an environment where students can build relationships with one another.
Dons participate in a rotational, after hours on-call schedule. A Don can expect to be on-call about four (4) shifts a month. During these on-call shifts, Dons work with Student Patrol, Front Desk and Campus Security to respond to various, and occasionally serious, incidents within residence. Incidents can include, but are not limited to, lockouts, noise complaints, alcohol related issues, medical emergencies, mental health crisis, verbal and/or physical aggression, suicide intervention etc. There is a Don on-call Monday–Friday from 4 p.m.–8 a.m. and 24/7 on weekends and holidays
Dons will typically be graduate students, young professionals, or recent graduates of an undergraduate program and junior dons will be mature, upper year students (going into their third year of study or higher).
Additional experience and skills needed to thrive in this position include:
Experience and skills in Mental Health Support, Anti-Oppression, Equity Building and Sexual Violence Prevention Training are considered assets.
Dons are required to be trained in Emergency First Aid & CPR – Level A. Emergency First Aid Training will be provided during training in August.
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), persons of a minority sexual orientation and/or gender identity, persons who are neurodivergent, persons from rural communities (especially rural Atlantic Canada) and all candidates who would contribute to the diversification of our community.
Our goal is to have a diverse Don Team that represents the lived experiences and worldviews of our student population. If an applicant is a member of one of these groups, they are encouraged to self-identify on their electronic application.
The Don contract dates are August 14, 2025 – May 31, 2026.
The Don training program is scheduled between August 14 – August 29 which will include joint training with Student Patrol and Front Desk. These training dates are subject to change with notice. There are days off scheduled within the Don training program.
Dons are expected to be fully moved into their accommodations prior to the training start date. Dons are required to pay a $300 damage deposit before receiving their keys and moving into their rooms/suites.
Dons are also expected to make themselves available for Welcome Day at King’s. This is the day where we welcome all students to King’s campus and serves as our residence move in day. Welcome Day 2025 is Sunday, August 31.
Remuneration for the Don position is comprised of taxable benefits (housing and food) and stipends.
Taxable Benefits:
Stipend:
Interested candidates can apply for this opportunity by completing our online application form.
The application deadline is Sunday, February 9, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. AST. The application form will automatically close when the deadline has passed.
Exhibition Content Developer, Discovery Centre, through a King's Undergraduate Fellowship in Public Humanities
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.