Student Ambassadors are representatives of the college who with their student perspective make a valuable contribution towards ensuring a welcoming, inclusive and supportive student journey. This position provides an opportunity to foster relationships and promote a positive learning experience. A Student Ambassador will gain leadership and mentorship experience using their student perspective and experience to deliver support to a diverse range of prospective and/or current students in navigating their educational experience. In providing this assistance, a Student Ambassador may also provide basic work of a routine clerical nature, which can be learned on the job and requires no previous experience.

1. Support peers in their orientation to and navigating through college campuses, services, and systems.

2. Support peers with routine and general assistance within the College (e.g. Indigenous gathering space, computer labs). 

3. Working with the existing instructional / service delivery by offering safe, and direct peer-to-peer learning support opportunities and experiences.

4. Promote student social connection and community building with assistance in delivering outreach student life activities and events. This includes attending and assisting with engagement activities and events for students and/or prospective students (e.g. Welcome Days, Experience VCC, awareness campaigns, special events, recruitment activities / fairs).

5. Performs other related duties as required.

Education and Experience

Skills and Abilities

Starts at $15.65 per hour, plus 11.5% premium in lieu of benefits, a 4.6% premium in lieu of stat holidays, and 4.8% premium in lieu of vacation.

As needed by the department.

Vancouver Community College is committed to maintaining a work force that represents the diverse community we serve and we encourage all qualified applicants.