Coordinator, Career Peer Programs

Date Posted: 03/13/2025
Req ID: 42135
Faculty/Division: Vice-Provost, Students
Department: Career Centre
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00054533

Description:

About us:

Student Life connects life to learning. We believe every student should have the opportunity to participate in university life actively and find connection and community while discovering new ways of thinking and being in the world. We provide resources, support and engagement opportunities that are inclusive and accessible, ensuring every student can build experiences that set them up for a lifetime of success.

Within the Division of Student Life, the cluster of Student Life Programs and Services, supports students as they achieve personal, academic, career and civic goals. We engage students throughout their learning and development with the following units: Academic Success, Accessibility Services, Career Exploration & Education, Centre for Community Partnerships, Clubs & Leadership Development, Housing, Indigenous Student Services, Mentorship & Peer Programs, Multi-faith Centre, Orientation, Student Success, Transition & Engagement and TCard Services.

Together with staff, faculty, students, alumni, employers and community partners, we provide an integrated and coherent path to success that reflects our students' diversity. In support of U of T’s vision, Student Life Programs and Services is committed to creating diverse, accessible, inclusive and welcoming spaces of opportunity that foster deepened engagement, learning, personal growth, and identity development for all students. We are committed to embedding these principles into all the work we do, reducing barriers so that students from all backgrounds and lived experiences can feel a sense of belonging in the communities they find here.

This role contributes to the Career Exploration & Education unit.

Mission: The mission of Career Exploration & Education (CxED) at the University of Toronto St. George campus is to engage students to develop self-directed career management skills through partnership with (a) faculty, to connect academic and career learning; (b)alumni and employers, to develop informational and experiential networks and opportunities; and (c) our campus community, to embed career support locally to meet diverse student needs.

Vision: Our vision is to support every U of T student and recent graduate as they build their future in our changing world.

Values: We value justice & belonging, reconciliation, community, learning, and curiosity.

Career Exploration & Education at the University of Toronto is strongly committed to the diversity of communities and ideas and especially welcomes applications from individuals from Indigenous and equity-seeking communities. We especially encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities, recognizing the intersection across identities and experiences. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and reconciliation.

Your opportunity:

Reporting to the Assistant Director, Career Education, the Coordinator, Career Peer Programs will be responsible for the overall coordination of the Career Exploration & Education (CxED) Career PeerProgram and student colleague engagement initiatives across the unit.

Working with other members of the Career Education team, the Coordinator, Career Peer Programs is responsible for coordinating the work of the Peer Career Advisors and Peer Career Facilitators as well as facilitate core Career Education workshops and programming. The work of these student staff roles involves co-facilitating workshops, conducting group and individual consultations, providing information referrals to career resources both within U of T and beyond, promoting Career Exploration & Education to campus partners, and assisting with the delivery of career events.

The Coordinator, Career Peer Programs will provide onboarding, training, and ongoing support tothe Peer Career Advisors and Peer Career Workshop Facilitators, as well as oversee the day to day service delivery and operational needs of the program. Working with other members of Career Exploration & Education, the Coordinator, Career Peer Programs will also be responsible for fostering connection and community among student colleagues with CxED, and developing a shared training curriculum for student staff with CxED using a work integrated learning framework.

In collaboration with colleagues across Career Exploration & Education (CxED), the Coordinator, Career Peer Program will engage in four key areas of responsibility:

1. Develop, manage, and assess the Career Peer Program, establishing a high level of service standard in a learner-centered model, while ensuring a meaningful work integrated learning opportunity for student staff
2. Supervise, coach, and mentor student staff members of the Career Peer Program, including coordinating hiring and onboarding, and developing training and ongoing career and professional development experiences for all student colleagues with Career Exploration & Education within a work integrated learning framework
3. Collaborate with Career Exploration & Education colleagues to identify programs and initiatives that can be supported by peer education and develop and maintain a plan for the ongoing engagement of student as partners in the design, delivery, and assessment of Career Exploration & Education programs, services and resources.
4. Collaborate with Student Life staff, and campus partners to heighten awareness of the Career Peer Program, to leverage and share best practices in peer programming, and ensure members of the Program have accurate and relevant information for student consultations.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting detailed analysis on program efficiency and student learning outcomes to inform program planning activities
• Planning and implementing components of curricular and/or co-curricular programs and activities
• Implementing programming to foster students' individual career development process
• Developing content for instructional workshops. Facilitating educational workshops and seminars
• Advising and coaching students on developing career-related goals
• Advising students on employment options and strategies to achieve their career goals
• Advising students on how to conduct job searches, cover letter and resume development
• Coordinating the recruitment process and training of work-study staff. Assigning and checking the work of work-study students

Essential Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in student development, higher education, adult education, or any equivalent combination of education or experience.
• Minimum three (3) years experience developing and delivering peer-to-peer programs in an educational institution or organization, with demonstrated experience motivating and leading student staff, volunteers, and student interns. Ability to relate to student staff in a supportive and motivating way.
• Minimum three (3) years experience in an experiential or work integrated learning program delivery environment, with an emphasis on program and curriculum development, delivery, assessment, as well as group facilitation and reflection, preferably within an educational setting, or the non-profit sector.
• Demonstrated knowledge of career development, work-integrated learning, student development and other related theories. Ability to research, learn and utilize theoretical approaches and best-practices for career education.
• Demonstrated ability to design and facilitate effective, multi-modal, interactive learning opportunities and environments for students.
• Demonstrated experience identifying and implementing appropriate approaches to assessing learning outcomes.
• Experience providing 1:1 advising to students regarding all aspects of career exploration, and job-searching; including self-assessment, researching possible careers, gaining career related experience, creating career action plans and preparing for job or grad school applications.
• Demonstrated commitment to principles of equity, inclusion, justice & reconciliation and knowledge and awareness of the life experiences and career needs of Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQ+ students, and students with disabilities.
• Ability to work in a highly diverse University community and to work constructive and cooperatively with a variety of campus partners in order to foster a support an environment of trust, respect and collaboration.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment in a busy, deadline oriented workplace.
• Demonstrated experience building relationships with academic and co-curricular partners, students, and student groups.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Sound presentation and public speaking skills utilizing new technology and creativity.
• Commitment to continuous professional learning and development.
• Strong time management & organizational skills, accuracy and attention to detail, with a proactive solutions focus.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office Suite (i.e. Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint) and well-developed technology skills including locating and evaluating relevant material using the Internet and database searches; comfort with automated computer systems (e.g. blogs, social networking, e-learning, video clips).
• Ability to exercise initiative, creativity, and attention to detail.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Resourceful
• Team player

Note: This is a 1-year term position, approximately from April 28, 2025 until April 30, 2026. 

Closing Date: 03/21/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW 
Appointment Type: Budget - Term; This is a 1-year term position.
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 12 -- $79,874. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $102,147. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Recruiter: Fiona Chan

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.