APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR 2024!
Transformative student leadership opportunities are key to our community at Renison.
Every year, Renison Student Experience & Housing hire student staff in the roles of Peer Leaders and Residence Dons for Renison University College.
Our Peer Leaders make an impact across the college including supporting our residence students, our English language learners studying in our English Language Institute, as well as daytime degree students studying in our programs and courses at Renison.
Our Residence Dons are integral in our college's ability to provide a safe, supportive community for our residence students to thrive.
What jobs are available?
We are hiring for 33 job opportunities!
For the Spring 2024 term, we are recruiting:
- 2 English Language Institute (ELI) Peer Leaders (supporting students in our Spring EFAS and GOALS programs)
- 2 English Language Institute (ELI) Peer Leaders (supporting students in our iBASE program)
- 2 Summer Programs Peer Leaders (support students in our RoboSEIP and EFS program)
- 4 English Language Institute (ELI) Peer Leaders (supporting students in our iEFAS program)
- 5 Residence Dons (including 1 Senior Don)
For the Fall 2024 term, we are recruiting:
- 4 English Language Institute (ELI) Peer Leaders (supporting students in our BASE, EFAS, GOALS, and GEAR programs)
- 1 Student Experience Peer Leader (supporting daytime degree students at Renison)
- 1 Residence Experience Peer Leader (supporting all residents, with a focus on our Warrior Academic Leadership Living-Learning Community)
- 1 Residence Experience Peer Leader (supporting all residents, with a focus on our BASE Living-Learning Community)
- 1 Residence Experience Peer Leader (supporting all residents, with a focus on our Social Development Studies Living-Learning Community)
- 1 Social Development Studies (SDS) Peer Leader
For the Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 terms, we are recruiting:
- 9 Residence Dons (including 2 Senior Dons) who can work Fall and/or Winter terms
What qualities do I need?
As a student leader in a paid leadership opportunity with us, we need you to:
- Exhibit strong peer mentorship skills: you must have an eagerness to want to mentor and support students.
- Be outgoing: you won’t be expected to lead cheers, but we need you to feel comfortable facilitating both in-person and virtual events. During this, you will demonstrate a warm, welcoming attitude for every student. You will need to feel comfortable communicating with students via text messaging groups to invite them to participate in events or engage in small talk conversations.
- Be a positive role model: we need you to possess the skills needed to be a successful student, both personally and academically. You must exhibit awareness and knowledge of strategies for academic and personal success as a student.
- Have strong knowledge of the university campus: these positions are ideal for undergraduate students with a strong knowledge of campus services and resources, student leadership experience, and especially have a good understanding of the first-year student experience.
- Be legally able to work in Canada: you must have a Social Insurance Number to fulfill the position.
We see all of our student leadership positions as more than "just" paid jobs, and we hope you do too. These are opportunities to provide critical support to Renison students to support their personal, academic, and professional success.
Mandatory Training Dates
It is important that our student leaders are well-trained so they are equipped to support our Renison students. As such, in-person training is mandatory for staff to attend in person at Renison.
Spring 2024 Positions
Week of April 15 - 19
Typically either 9:00am-12:00pm or 1:00pm-4:00pm daily
- ELI Peer Leader (EFAS) - Spring 2024 Positions
Week of April 29 - May 3
Typically 9:00am to 4:00pm daily
- Residence Don - Spring 2024 Positions
- Senior Residence Don - Spring 2024 Position
Week of May 27 - 31
Typically either 9:00am-12:00pm or 1:00pm-4:00pm daily
- Summer Programs Peer Leader
Week of June 17 - 21
Typically either 9:00am-12:00pm or 1:00pm-4:00pm daily
- ELI Peer Leader (iBASE)
- ELI Peer Leader (iEFAS)
Fall 2024 Positions
Week of August 26 - 30
Typically either 9:00am-12:00pm or 1:00pm-4:00pm daily
- ELI Peer Leader
- Student Experience Peer Leader
- Residence Experience Peer Leader (WALC)
- Residence Experience Peer Leader (BASE)
- Residence Experience Peer Leaders (SDS)
Typically 9:00am to 4:00pm daily
- Residence Don - both Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 Dons
- Senior Residence Don - both Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 Dons
Unfortunately, these positions will not be right for you if you are unavailable to attend the in-person training.
Read the full job descriptions
The job descriptions will let you know the role and responsibilities, expectations and requirements, and compensation for each position.
Can I apply for multiple positions?
Yes! You will be able to submit one resume for multiple positions by selecting all of the positions you are specifically interested in on our application form. However, we strongly recommend you only apply for the positions that would best fit your skills and abilities (in other words, it is not a good idea to apply for every single position).
Application process
Applications for positions will be open until 11:59pm on Sunday, February 4, 2024. To apply, please complete the application form below and submit your resume and coverletter.
Next steps
Please note that due to the volume of applications, a screening process will take place for all applications. Only selected candidates will be emailed to proceed to the first phase of the interview process.
For Residence Dons, Student Experience Peer Leaders, Residence Experience Peer Leaders (WALC and SDS only), and SDS Peer Leaders
- A carousel interview for selected candidates will take place on Friday, February 9 from 4:30pm - 8:00pm at Renison. Unless an individual is on co-op outside of Waterloo region, it is expected for applicants to attend.
- Following the carousel interviews, selected candidates will be shortlisted to attend a one-on-one interview.
For Residence Experience Peer Leaders (BASE), Summer Programs Peer Leaders, and ELI Peer Leaders (all programs)
- Group interviews for selected candidates will take place on February 12 and 13.
- Selected candidates will be asked to apply for a timeslot on a first-come first-serve basis.
Interested applicants can contact any full-time staff member of the Student Experience and Housing team for more information and/or questions. You are also welcome to email the team directly at ren-res@uwaterloo.ca .
Please note only successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.
Would you rather volunteer instead?
Amazing! Volunteering is a terrific way to develop skills in preparation for taking on paid student leadership positions.
Consider getting involved with RASC, Renisix, or the ELI Student Leadership Team.
Come back to our website in late April as we will begin to promote volunteer leadership opportunities for Spring 2024!