SUTHERLAND Career Center: Vancouver Aquarium -Spring Work Experience Placement

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Vancouver Aquarium -Spring Work Experience Placement

AquaCamp

March 9-13th and March 16-20th

We are looking for 18 (14 full-time, 4 part-time) highly motivated, energetic students to fill the Spring Camp Work Experience Placement. This placement will provide an excellent opportunity for students to gain experience working with children in an educational setting, work on their communication and leadership skills, develop a sense of teamwork and explore career options.

Title: Spring AquaCamp Educator
Job Description: Assist with the preparation, delivery and clean-up of Spring Camp program. Enhance participants’ experience through group activities using hands-on, interactive activity stations and props. Help supervise and lead small groups of children during play and gallery exploration time.

Deadline: Friday, February 13th by noon

Mandatory Training: Sunday March 1st 10am to 4pm
Specific Training: Saturday, February 28th, 10:00-3:00pm
Self-Tour Time: Anytime during the week of March 2nd

Choose Full or Part Time
Full Commitment:Two full weeks during Spring Break, 8:30 – 3:30 daily

Part-Time Commitment: One or two weeks during Spring Break, 2:30 – 6:00

Students in Grade 11 or 12 preferred.

Apply online (make sure to complete it in one sitting and that you have entered your contact number and selected "WEX STUDENT") http://app.volunteer2.com/Public/Organization/32ab1b1a-8c48-47a1-9e12-c5755adb7755/2

For more information on the Spring Camps, visit

http://www.vanaqua.org/learn/camps/aquacamps

or see Ms. Abad for details
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Work Experience Courses ~ WEX12A & WEX12B

WORK EXPERIENCE provides an opportunity for students, explore career options, build employable skills, possibly land their first job, give back to the community, add to their resume, scholarship, university applications and is a great life experience!!

Work experience takes place in the community providing students with an opportunity to explore a career of interest to them. Typically it is a school-arranged, non-paid placement which may lead to an apprenticeship or employment.

Requirement:

1. Complete WorkSafe BC Program (see Mr. Nevison)
2. Meet with the Work Experience Facilitator (Ms. Nieken-Spence) to determine career focus & arrange a placement
3. Complete 30-100 hours of volunteer or work experience
4. Submit a written report

Students may choose to register in the following Career programs:

1. Grade 10 Science COOP = 100 hours of career exploration (Planning 10 and Science 10 are the courses associated with the program. Incorporates WEX12A by allowing students to attend a work placement every Monday and Thursday afternoons, to complete the required 100 hours.

2. Grade 10 Explorer Program = 30 + hours of career exploration (Social Studies & PE Leadership are the courses associated with the program). Includes an opportunity for students to complete the minimum 30 hour Work experience requirement for graduation. Students attend work placement every Thursday afternoon.

3. Grade 11 and/or 12 Work Experience Program = 100 hours of career exploration (can be completed within the timetable of outside of the timetable including summers and other school break times. Register in WEX 12A/12B.

4. SSA (Secondary School Apprenticeship) = 4 courses for a total of 16 credits (can be started as early as age 15/can be done part time or over summer and other school breaks/ can be scheduled as an entire semester outside of the school classroom).

SSA is a career program that allows students to begin an apprenticeship while still in school and earn high school credits for doing so and be eligible for a $1000 scholarship!!

An apprenticeship is a paid training program for trades and technical careers that involves a combination of on the job training and classroom instruction. Register in SSA11a / SSA11b/ SSA12a/ SSA 12b.

For a list of apprenticeable trades, go to http://www.itabc.ca/

5. ACE IT Training = Foundation Level studies in a variety of trades (Cook Level 1 @ Carson Graham / Carpentry @WVSS / other trades at the Post-Secondary Institute – BCIT, VCC, etc)

Hidden Apprentices -- If you are working, you may already be a Secondary School Apprentice.

New resources to Help Students Find A Career in Skilled Trades: http://www.tradestrainingbc.ca/

For further information, please contact:

James Nevison (Teacher/Career Advisor) jnevison@sd44.ca
Yolanda Nieken-Spence (Work Experience Facilitator) YNieken-Spence@sd44.ca

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Vancouver Aquarium -Spring Work Experience Placement

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