Applications for our Summer term positions are currently open and will be processed on a rolling basis. The deadline to apply for part-term positions is March 26, 11:59pm PST. Please sign up for our mailing list and follow us on social media to be notified of when employment opportunities become available.
Instructor Positions
Click the job title to view the detailed job description! Due to the timeline of our training period, preference is given to undergraduate students. For high school students interested in working with us, check out our STEM Leadership Program and Junior Instructor programs.
Curriculum Developer
Curriculum Developers work during the summer to design the curriculum for our fall clubs! This position creates engaging STEM activities for grades 1-12.
Beforecare Instructor
The Beforecare instructors run our before-camp care program. They are responsible for camper check-in and preparing and running activities with campers before their camps begin.
Aftercare Instructor
The Aftercare instructors run our after-camp care program. They are responsible for camper sign-out and running activities with campers after their camp ends.
Lunch Instructor
The Lunch instructors run our lunch program. They are responsible for setting up/taking down lunch venues, distributing meals to campers on the lunch program roster and supervising/engaging with campers during lunch times at camp.
Student Assistant Positions
Click the job title to view the detailed job description! Student Assistant positions are leadership roles that often supervise instructors and are open to post-secondary students.
Sustainability Student Assistant
The Sustainability Student Assistant will support Geering Up’s sustainability initiatives by managing materials, developing inventory tracking systems, and researching sustainable alternative materials for our outreach programs. Responsibilities include organizing storage systems, training staff on sustainable material use, and creative a Best Practices Guide for integrating sustainability into our outreach programs. This is part-time position from May to December 2025, offering hands-on experience in science communication and sustainability leadership. Successful candidate must be WorkLearn eligible from Sept-Dec 2025.
Communications Team Positions
Click the job title to view the detailed job description! Communications team positions are open to post-secondary students.
Visual Content Creator
Got an eye for photography? This could be you! Our Visual Content Creator position attends and photographs Geering Up camps and events for future promotional material.
Teaching at Geering Up
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. - 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. Full-time applicants will be asked to attach a YouTube video link (more info in FAQ’s below). - Fill out the Application Form
The application form is available above. You will be asked to attach your resume and a video 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 a non-profit organization that exists to bring STEM programming to youth across BC regardless of their background. To achieve this Geering Up does four things: workshops in elementary schools, camps at UBC, after-school clubs at UBC, 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 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 several 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 15th 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.
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.
