New Students

Eligibility Compensation Duration Application Process Screening Process Interview Process

Eligibility

• To be eligible for a summer student position you MUST be currently enrolled in full-time studies at community college/university/high school and returning to full-time studies in the following school term (the only exceptions to this rule are: Public Health Inspection Students or final term co-ops)
• You must be legally entitled to work in Canada as a student (a Social Insurance Number will be required at the time of hire)
• First preference will be given to students whose permanent address is in York Region
• If you are required to drive a vehicle (Regional or your own) as part of your position, you must submit a current Driver's Abstract free of any demerit points (zero)

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Compensation

Duration

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Application Process

Our summer student application process for 2012 has changed, please read the following important information:

SINGLE APPLICATION DOCUMENT:

It is essential that you submit only one document. Please combine any application attachments into one single Word or PDF document.  This is your single application document. (for example: if you have a cover letter and a resume, please combine them into one document BEFORE uploading).  Resumes are mandatory; cover letters are not.

Please title and save your single application document as Lastname, Firstname - Summer Student 2012 (e.g. "Smith, John - Summer Student 2012").  Upload this document on your profile page where prompted.

Do not upload any additional documents, even when redirected to the My Documents Page at the end of the process.

STUDENT QUESTIONS:

When completing the Create Profile Page, you MUST check the box beneath the Student header (“I am currently enrolled in a post-secondary institution”) and complete all of the questions within it. 

You may verify your application by clicking “My Jobs” in the right hand menu.

• Only online applications will be considered
• Late applications will not be considered
• Cover letters may be addressed to Katie Murphy

List of Possible Opportunities:
Accounting Clerk
Administrative Clerk

Administrative/Records Clerk

Administrative Data Clerk

Architectural Technician Capital Projects
Archives Research Assistant
Budget Analyst

Building Operator

Business Process Special Project Assistant

Camp Assistant
Communications Assistant

Community Investment Clerk
Community Programs Development Assistant
Court Services Assistant
Compliance Technician

Court Services Assistant

Customer Service Associate

Design Technician
Development Review Technician

Document Mangement Student

Emergency Management Student
Emergency Planning Student

Employment Resource Liaison Student
EMS Data Coordinator

Energy Assistant

Enforcement Administrative Clerk

Engineering Assistant

Environmental Programs Assistant

Environmental Services Policy Analyst
Facilities Technician

Finance Clerk
Forester
GIS Technician

Graphic Designer

Health and Safety Student

Health Information Analyst

Health Promotion

HR Recruitment
HR Services Clerk

Human Services Collaboration Program Assistant

Interior Space Design Assistant

ISO Coordinator
IT Services Student

Landscape Architecture
Landscape Maintenance Assistant
Law Student

Librarian/Resource Coordinator

Library Assistant

Management Systems and Compliance

Marketing Assistant
Marketing Coordinator

Monitoring and Enforcement

Operations Clerk

Operations and Data Technician

Operations Support Clerk

Operations Technician

Operator-in-Training
Outreach Program Worker
Peer Leader, Smoke-Free Ontario

Planning Assistant
Planning Assistant-Employment Surveyor

Program Assistant

Project and Financial Analysis Clerk

Project Assistant

Property Management Group Assistant

Public Health Inspector
Public Health Nutritionist

Public Relations Coordinator

Registration Clerk

Research Assistant

Safety and Training Clerk

Service Planner

Social Assistance Clerk
Special Project Assistant

Strategic Planning Program Assistant

Transit Management Systems

Tobacco-Free Living Student

Tourism Marketing Assistant

Traffic Data Collector

Transit Assistant

Transit Operational Planning

Transportation Maintenance Worker
Video Editor

Water Resources Project Assistant

Website Coordinator

West Nile Virus Student

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Screening Process

• Resumes received will be given consideration for suitable vacancies based on field of study, skill set, qualifications and position of interest
• Only students selected for an interview will be contacted
• You will be required to submit proof of current enrolment in full-time study at a university or community college and proof of continued full-time enrolment in the fall of 2012.
  • We will accept any of the following as proof of enrolment:

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Interview Process

• Interviews will be conducted via webcam or in-person at York Region's H.R. Services Branch in Newmarket, Ontario between January and April 2012
• Some positions may require testing before interviews can be granted
• You will be required to provide contact information for two references (they must be either work supervisors, teachers, professors, counsellors or volunteer-related references)
• Successful candidates will receive a verbal offer followed by a written offer

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If you have any questions, please contact the Summer Student Recruitment Coordinator:

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