The following requirements apply to all student teams that intend to hire co-op students to work in the SDC.
- A team may only hire 2 co-op students per term. All requests to hire more than 2 co-op students must be made to SDC Director before applying.
- The student supervisor of these co-op students must be on-campus during the term and must complete all training prior to the start of the work term.
- The decision to approve a team's request and the student supervisor's qualifications must be made by the SDC administration prior to hiring co-op students.
Please email Victoria Alderson the following information:
- Team Name
- Student supervisor name and status (academic term or on-campus co-op)
- Student supervisor qualifications (program, term, experience with the team/how many years)
- Acknowledgement of ability / intention for daily interaction, direction for co-op students
When the status and qualifications of the student supervisor have been approved, the student supervisor is required to complete all mandatory training and will provide proof that ALL training has been completed.
- Employee Safety Orientation
- Workplace Violence Awareness
- WHMIS 2015 for Employees
- Laboratory Safety
- Supervisor Safety Awareness Training
- And a copy of the ENG student Machine shop card/training
Once the student supervisor training records have been received, the team will be approved by the SDC to proceed with posting the job and/or hiring students. Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE) will not allow jobs to be posted on WaterlooWorks and will not accept Job Information Forms until they receive SDC approval.
Co-op Employment Process:
- Once your team has the approved from the SDC administration you need to post the job in WaterlooWorks under the teams faculty advisor's account. In that posting you must identify that the role is unpaid. Once you identify the role is unpaid CEE will reach out to you to confirm they have submitted all the necessary paperwork. When they have your confirmation they will approve the role and advertise it in WaterlooWorks for 2 business days. Due to the timing of the posting the ‘recruiters’ from the team can contact any applicants directly to arrange interviews and can also offer the position directly. Should you find a student to hire you need to notify your contact from CEE so they can employ the student in WaterlooWorks and fill the job.
- Once a student is selected through the posting process, notify Co-operative and Experiential Education (CEE) of hiring decision accompanied by student's confirmation of acceptance.
- Teams must submit the Coop Information Form and all supporting training records / documents to Peter Teertstra no later than 2 weeks after the co-op student has started. Failure to do so may result in the team work bay being locked and the co-op student(s) being sent home.