Days of Action Student Intern - Edmonton, Canada - University of Alberta

University of Alberta

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Edmonton, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

SS Wellness Supports:

Competition No.

Posting Date

Feb 12, 2024

Closing Date

Mar 03, 2024

Hourly Rate

$15.02 per hour

Grade

Hours

**- 10 per wk

_This posting is restricted to__ current students who have completed at least one full year of their education at the University of Alberta_**The schedule of hours is hrs/week to a maximum of 300 hours during contract. Hours will vary depending on program planning stages and may include some evening work.

Employment period:
May 13, April 30, 2025

Employment type:
Casual Level - Full Time U of A Student

About Us
Days of Action Committee (DOAC) contributes to a healthy, supportive, compassionate, and inclusive university campus community.

We do this through observing six specific global days of action that relate to mental health, wellbeing, and social connection:

September 10: World Suicide Prevention Day
October 10: World Mental Health Day
November 21: World Hello Day
February 20: World Social Justice Day
March 20: International Day of Happiness
April: Annual evaluation and review

Days of Action committee members are from 20 different student service units, staff, faculties and student groups who work collaboratively to plan and implement programming across North Campus, Augustana, and Campus Saint-Jean.

Role Description

DOAC Internship is an opportunity to be involved with work in our campus community that aims to foster increased understanding of mental health issues and a compassionate response between our community members to create a more supportive campus community for all.

As a Working Group Co-Chair, Interns will work with the Days of Action Chair to provide administrative support and leadership to campus based interdisciplinary working groups that are planning and implementing programming for Days of Action in the academic year.

There are two Internship positions available. Each intern will be responsible for co-chairing alternating Days of Action.

We believe that our programming should be accessible, welcoming, and diverse and strongly encourage international students, BIPOC and 2SLGBTQ+ individuals to apply.

Qualities

Collaborative:
Adaptable, flexible, and works well in a team setting.

Creative:
likes to find new ways of engaging with people, interesting ideas, problem-solving skills, connects different ideas in new ways

Community-minded:Wants to foster a sense of belonging and inclusion. Comfortable connecting with a wide range of community members.

Accountable:
Reliable, timely communication, and displays strong time-management practices, takes responsibility for self.

Independent:
Can remain focused, and productive with mínimal direct supervision.

Awareness:
Can reflect and take steps to properly care for self, the needs of others, and their relationships. Mindful of the role they play in group dynamics or what is happening around them.

Openness:
Committed to learning and demonstrating equity, inclusion, and diversity principles.

Responsibilities

Support project planning, implementation, and evaluation of three (3) Days of Action.
Planning and attending working group meetings (35x month when program planning is active).
Attend monthly Days of Action Committee meetings (4th Wednesday at 1:30pm).
Liaise with the Communications team.
Perform administrative functions to support program planning, including but not limited to:
Creating Meeting agendas
Taking minutes
Making room bookings
Sharing updates at committee meetings
Scheduling meetings required to complete program planning
Documentation for program planning
Compile participation data, surveys, and feedback into project reports
Attend/support programming planned for all Days of Action.
Other duties as necessary.

Qualifications

Applicants must be current students who have completed at least one full year of their education at the University of Alberta.
Must be enrolled in U of A studies from June April 202
Applicants must be able to work in person from North Campus.
Experience working on teams is an asset.
Personal interest in mental health and community wellbeing.
Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication (oral and written), and timemanagement skills required.
Flexibility in your study schedule that will allow for office hours during the work day. Interns are asked to work three hours a week in the office (located on North Campus) between 8:30 am 4:30 pm.

Additional time will be spent:

Working on admin tasks remotely (with the option of more inoffice time if desired by the intern).
Attending committee meetings (1:30 2:30 on the 4th Wednesday of each month),
Working group meetings (1h hour a week),
Implementing programming.
Monthly team meetings with broader student staff team on Wellness Supports
Event and programming experience appreciated.
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