Renison Student Experience and Housing is recruiting one (1) senior Waterloo student to serve as a Student Experience Peer Leader from early January to late April 2023. The chosen student staff will work approximately 4-6 hours per week both in person and occasionally virtually.
The Student Experience Peer Leader will be a part of the Renison Student Experience and Housing Team, which is tasked with building a strong Renison community, enhancing the student experience and fostering student development through targeted programming. These programming initiatives include Living Learning Communities (SDS, Warrior Academic Leadership Community & BASE), Residence events, and Student Experience events. As a team, Peer Leaders will work in collaboration with other student leaders under the guidance of the Student Experience Coordinator.
As a Student Experience Peer Leader, we need you to:
- Be outgoing: you will be working with the Student Experience and Housing Team to deliver variety of programming initiatives. We need you to feel comfortable facilitating both in-person and some virtual events. During this, you will demonstrate a warm, welcoming attitude for every student. You will need to feel comfortable communicating with students to invite them to participate in events or engage in small talk conversations.
- Build a sense of community: Provide opportunities for students to participate in leadership and volunteer initiatives by developing opportunities for student leaders to be involved in such as student councils (i.e. RASC, etc.). Support the concept of community living by encouraging cooperation, respect, and community spirit through their interactions and example. Foster and help develop interpersonal connections amongst all members of the Renison community.
- 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.
- Be legally able to work in Canada: you must have a Social Insurance Number to fulfill the position.
Job Description
View the Job Description (.pdf file) document to read more about the job description and details about the position.
Apply Now
Submit your professional job resumé to Stefany Kraft (Student Experience Coordinator) at s2kraft@uwaterloo.ca.