Lead a WE Accelerate team

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Team leads

As team lead, you are an integral part of the WE Accelerate experience. You work closely with staff from across the Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE) portfolio including Co-operative Education, the Centre for Career Development (CCD), and the Centre for Work-Integrated Learning (WIL). You also work with industry collaborators for their stream.  

You help students develop their skills and prepare for future job searches. You support students as they progress through WE Accelerate career curriculum content and skills training. You'll also lead small groups of students as they practice what they’ve learned and work to tackle real-life projects supplied and assessed by industry collaborators. Finally, you provide ongoing feedback and assist with the continued development of the WE Accelerate program. 

What you’ll do

WE Accelerate team leads have a wide range of responsibilities, including:
 

  • Leading small groups of students through career curriculum content, skills training, and project-based work-integrated learning experiences. 

  • Working with internal and external project stakeholders to provide technical insight and a student perspective during program development.  

  • Moderating workshops and meetings within their stream and tracking student progress.  

  • Responding to student inquiries and escalating questions to CEE staff as required. 

  • Supporting students who may be feeling anxiety, nervousness, insecurity, or changing expectations about their co-op journey. 

Frequently asked questions

DO I HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN WE ACCELERATE TO APPLY?

No, you do not need to complete the WE Accelerate program to apply for this role. However, a familiarity with how the program runs, and the team lead role, will be helpful in the job throughout the term.

WHEN DO YOU HIRE THE WE ACCELERATE TEAM LEADS?

The Centre for WIL team typically hires WE Accelerate team leads a term in advance. For example for fall term, we hire the team leads in the preceding spring term.  

Watch WaterlooWorks during your recruiting cycle for the posting for the following term! 

WHO CAN I CONTACT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BEING A TEAM LEAD?

Student experience at WE Accelerate

Bobby Wu

One of the things that really made me proud is to have students say, ‘Oh, you really made an impact. You really helped me here.’ That was such a rewarding experience working as a WE Accelerate team lead.

Bobby Wu, WE Accelerate team lead