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.
The Registrar’s Office is hiring a Current Student Content Creator, who will use their social media skills and insight into the King’s community to conceptualize, plan and capture content that promotes King’s Combined Honours Programs, as well as relevant student services and student life events.
The content that they will produce will engage future King’s students by showcasing the unique and exciting aspects of attending King’s, and it will engage current students by emphasizing the value of pursuing a King’s Combined Honours Degree. The Student Content Creator will reach out to and work with members of the King’s community and collaborate them to create content for digital communications, Instagram and TikTok. The content creator will seek out messages and objectives from individuals associated with King’s Combined Honours Programs.
We are looking for someone who will enthusiastically home in on the needs and climate of campus life, and who will create entertaining and informative content based on the authentic on-campus experience.
This is a great opportunity to learn about online communication, especially as it relates to the humanities and post-secondary life! Examples of typical pieces of content that this student will create are the recent social media promotional videos for the Honours Programs courses Ideas of the Sea and Cross-Cultural Encounters with the Islamic World.
Closing Date: June 24, 2022
Salary: $13.85/hr (+4% vacation pay)
Contract Dates: June 24 – September 9, 2022 (with the possibility of extension through the 2022/2023 academic year).
Hours and Availability: 8 hours per week, to be used both at the content creator’s discretion and in order to cover specific on-campus events.
Collaborate with honours programs instructors and students in creating digital content that showcases the intellectual, experiential and social aspects of King’s Honours Programs
Plan and begin to create an asset bank of content that will be used in various communications throughout the academic year
Prepare photo and video content about future student events for promotion on the @ukcresidence Instagram channel
Monitor King’s announcements from various sources (university communications, bulletin boards, student society communications) and maintain a calendar of events
Provide advice to the Student Communications Coordinator in building a comprehensive communications plan that responds to current student sentiments
Must be a King’s student
Digital literacy: familiarity with Instagram and TikTok’s specific capabilities and trends
Photographic skill: ability to convey key information when capturing organic content in videos and photos
Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Canva, or desire to learn
Interested individuals should send their resume and cover letter to the Student Content Coordinator, Scott Cooper, at scott.cooper@ukings.ca by June 24, 2022.
Patrol plays a crucial role in our community by ensuring that campus nightlife is a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone. As a key player in building the King’s community, patrol staff are trained to encourage students to uphold our residence policies and guidelines. Student patrol staff are expected to be an example of proper conduct for all students of the University and are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner. Patrol staff are members of the King’s Housing staff who report to the Patrol Supervisors and to the Housing Coordinator.
As per student employment policy, patrol staff can expect to be paid $13.85/hr + $0.50 per year of experience in specified position). Staff will regularly work approximately 4 to 8 hours per week, depending upon the availability of shifts. Additional shifts may also come available. A maximum of 16 hours per week is permitted, on occasion.
This position would provide the opportunity for students to build and improve on the following workplace competencies:
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.
Applications are available via the online Patrol Team Application Form. The deadline to apply is Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 11:59pm.
Reporting to the Housing Coordinator, Patrol Supervisors set an example for all Patrol staff, demonstrating what is expected from them as students and as representatives of the university. Duties include hiring, training, scheduling, being on-call, regular meetings with the Housing Coordinator, and upkeep of the Patrol office.
Supervisors are responsible for mentoring and providing feedback to patrol staff. As Supervisor, you are a liaison between staff, administration, and the Housing & Residence Life Offices. Supervisors will implement new policies and communicate with the Housing Coordinator, Assistant Dean of Housing Operations, and Patrol staff regularly.
Wage: Patrol supervisors are paid for 5 hours per week for administrative duties and for any patrol shifts worked. Patrol Supervisors are paid a base rate of $13.85 per hour + an additional $0.50 per hour for each successive year worked as Patrol staff during the term.
This position would provide the opportunity for students to build and improve on the following workplace competencies:
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.
Applications are available through the online Patrol Team Application Form and the deadline to apply is Sunday, July 3, 2022 at 11:59pm.
UKC Athletics is seeking a talented digital content and social media manager for the 2022-23 season! We are looking for a sports enthusiast with excellent writing and content creation skills. The applicant will be responsible for a variety of website and social media tasks.
Job Term – May 2022 to April 2023
$13.85/hr
*Hours are may vary. The workload will increase significantly during varsity season.
Interested candidates can send a short cover letter and resume to: trish.miles@ukings.ca
Department: Facilities
Reports To: Trades Manager
Employment Type: Part Time, to a maximum of 15 hours/week
Salary: As per student employment policy ($13.85/hr + $0.50 per year of experience in specified position)
Expected Work Term: Fall Semester
Posting Expires: Sunday, September 11th at 5:00pm (ADT)
This job is physically demanding. Extensive lifting, kneeling, bending, standing and squatting required.
Applications may be submitted by email to:
Allison Bain | Facilities Management Officer
Email: allison.bain@ukings.ca
The deadline for applications is Sunday, September 11th at 5:00pm (ADT). Questions about the position can be submitted by email to sheldon.gouthro@ukings.ca.
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.