Our Summer Term Applications are now closed! Bookmark this page for when we release our Autumn/Winter term job postings later this summer. Applications are open on a rolling basis, and we may fill positions before the application deadline. Join our mailing list here.
If you are interested in both Student Assistant and Instructor positions please only fill out a Student Assistant Application. You will be given the option to indicate interest in Instructor positions in that application. Instructor applications and some SA applications will require you to attach a video of yourself teaching/ answering a question at the end of the application. Details in the application
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Instructor Positions
Travel the province and teach STEM! InSTEM Instructors deliver STEM programming to youth across British Columbia. Those in this role have a special focus on working in rural areas and with at-risk and Indigenous youth. All travel, accommodations, and meals while on trips are covered by Geering Up.
Student Assistant Positions
The Materials Student Assistant oversees the procurement, organization, and distribution of all materials for our programming in the Lower Mainland. This staff member maintains an inventory of all GU materials, and is vital to making sure our staff have everything they need to run our programs.
The InSTEM Student Assistant supports Geering Up’s programming to reach underrepresented groups in STEM fields with a specific focus on Indigenous communities, rural areas, and at-risk youth. This position involves organizing camps and workshops and building and maintaining strong relationships with our community partners.
Local Events Student Assistant
Geering Up offers small-large scale STEM/Engineering events throughout the school year. Combining logistics, creativity and people skills, The Local Events Student Assistant develops Geering Up’s one-day events in all stages from designing to planning and running the events on the day of.
Recruitment Student Assistant:
The Recruitment Student Assistant assists with Geering Up’s hiring process in the lead up to the summer. With responsibilities ranging from preparing hiring materials to reviewing applications to planning and conducting interviews, this is a unique opportunity that gives you the chance to hone your administrative and communication skills.
The Workshops Student Assistant is the face of Geering Up to teachers and schools. Geering Up runs 1-1.5 hour programs called workshops in schools across the Lower Mainland. The Workshops SA is involved in booking, scheduling, and improving our workshops.
Kelowna Positions
How Do I Apply?
- Get to know Geering Up
Explore our website. Get to know how Geering Up works. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. Make sure to read the job descriptions fully before applying for positions! - Prepare your application
During the process of filling out the application form, you will be asked for a brief summary of your relevant work/volunteer experience and a PDF of your resume. Instructor applicants will be asked to attach a YouTube video link (more info in FAQ’s below). Applicants to full-time positions will also be asked to submit a cover letter. - Fill out the Application Form
The application form is available above. You will be asked to attach your resume, cover letter and video (if you are applying for a camps instructing position) to the last page of this application form. You will not receive a confirmation email when your application has been received by us.
FAQs
Geering Up is part of the Faculty of Applied Science at UBC. We exist to bring STEM programming to youth across BC regardless of their background. To achieve this, Geering Up does many different things, including: workshops in elementary schools, summer camps, after-school clubs, and outreach in communities outside of Vancouver. Our instructor team plans and delivers this fantastic content.
As an engineering and science outreach organization, we do give preference to students with an engineering or science background. However, for our instructing positions, we consider other applicants who have strong experience working with children and/or are pursuing a career in education. For our non-teaching positions, we consider all applicants who have work experience in similar roles.
We want to see you in action! Our Instructor application will ask for you to attach a video. We ask that you film a quick video (no editing necessary) of you teaching anything within the STEM fields as if it were to a class of kids.
Please keep it short (under 2 minutes) and upload the video to YouTube, as we will ask for a YouTube link. Returning staff are exempt from this.
Yes!! However, please be advised that many of our positions work with young children. If you are an international student on a work permit, a completed medical exam is required prior to your start date for these positions. Please refer to the Government of Canada website or contact your local visa office for additional information.
Yes! Anyone who joins us for camps season (June 14th start) can take classes during Term 1 of the summer. We will excuse you from work for any classes and finals you have in the last couple weeks of June. Lots of Instructors prefer a June start so that they can take some summer classes. If you plan on taking Summer Term 2 courses, then you would have to take a part-time position with us during camps season, OR only take classes that are asynchronous or after 5pm.
Given these uncertain times, we may choose to not hire some of the above roles. However, we feel optimistic that all these positions will be funded and set in stone within the next month. We encourage everyone to apply! We will connect with applicants who applied for roles which we have had to alter or drop to see if they are interested in other available positions.
Student Assistants are the title we give to our staff who help out with our administration team. They often directly oversee a project, which could include supervising a group of Instructors.
You can reach us at recruitment.geeringup@ubc.ca.
