Co-op Coordinator - Vancouver, Canada - VanWest College

VanWest College

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Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

VanWest College is seeking to hire a Co-op Coordinator.

Documentation and administration:

Handle college student's cooprelated mandatory and time sensitive documents in accordance to VanWest College policies and protocols.
Track and organize student files, both physical and digital records.
Administer coop student's biweekly reporting status and performance.
Monitor student's reporting status and provide assistance to help improve student's biweekly reporting performance.
Schedule recurring site visits for coop students working off campus.
Seek referrals and future employment resources from the employer.

Consulting and advising:

Provide direction and overall guidance to students towards developing realistic goals and coop work experience plan based on their program.
Offer assistance to prepare, create and improve student's professional resume.
Offer guidance for interview performance individually or in a group.
Be available to meet or consult with students by appointment as necessary.
Prepare for new term intake for coop students, which include coop orientation preparation, creating coop student profiles, updating student personal information.
Provide relevant and accurate information regarding the coop process and requirements.

Assist in job market prospecting:

Contribute to engaging coop employers for VanWest College via networking, prospecting, seeking referrals, and attending job fairs.
Assist in scanning job sites and jobrelated directories, spot potential immediate and future employers for coop, connect & introduce VanWest College, and encourage employment leads to be a coop partner.

Reporting & Supervision:

Direct supervision, training and reporting will be done through Coop Coordinator Lead.

Qualifications:

Educational background in relevant area: business, human resources, marketing, communication, social work.
Background and relevant experience in administrative roles, recruitment and customer/client service.
Previous experience in student advising, career counselling and recruitment would be an asset.

About VanWest College:

VanWest College is a privately owned Canadian college with campuses located in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia.

The College is certified by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) branch of the BC government Ministry of Advanced Education.

Certification by PTIB assures clients that VanWest College delivers education and training programs that meet and exceed high quality educational standards and student protection.

Highly interactive program courses, taught by industry leaders, are designed to improve students' communication skills, increase business knowledge and refine job-search and employability skills.

Students will acquire the essential real-life skills necessary to be successful in a workplace environment and students in co-op programs will spend approximately 50% of their program time in paid, authentic Canadian job placements.

For real learning, real experience and real results, VanWest College is the premiere choice.