Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Basketball Leader/Coach Needed!

Searching for people who want to have a positive impact in their community!

Leader/Coach

As a leader/coach, you As a leader/coach, you will be responsible for teaching primary-school children the fundamentals of basketball. To work with these children, you must be energetic, positive and enjoy working with children. Great leadership and teamwork skills are essential.

The after-school program runs from 3:15-4:15pm (late March to mid-June) at various elementary schools.

·Boundary · Brooksbank · Chartwell · Cove Cliff ·Dorothy Lynas · ·Ridgeview · Sherwood Park·

For your opportunity to make a difference, please contact us at admin@3pointbasketball.com

YWCA Green Choice Career Forum

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Friday, April 17

4:30-7:30pm

Do you want to learn about how sustainability can fit into your career goals? The YWCA is hosting a forum for grades 8-12 girls interested in sustainability and environment-related careers.

Admission is FREE and light snack is included!

YWCA Metro Vanocuver, 4th Floor

535 Hornby Street, Vancouver

Come and learn about diverse and exciting green career opportunities from professional women working in fields that promote environmental sustainability:

Conservation
Research and Science
Non profit and community planning
Finance and business

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

The Leukemia Society & Lymphoma -Marathon Volunteers

Vancouver's Hot Chocolate Run
Sunday, March 7th, 2015

With your contribution in time and effort on these events, the funding we receive will definitely allow life-saving research to continue. This also means we are just one step closer to finding a cure to blood cancer.

Event Details:

Stanley Park, Vancouver
8:45am-12:30pm

Looking for Volunteers for:

-Race Package/Race Chip hand out
-Road Marshalling
-Water Station
-Cutting food nad serving post-race
-Set-up
-Clean-up

Please get your volunteer forms from Ms. Abad.

For any questions, Mina at mina.park@lls.org (Team in-Training)

Hunter Dickinson Inc - Work Experience

March 16 - 20

8:30am - 5:00pm

Vancouver

Hunter Dickinson Inc. is a global mining group that explores for, develops and mines a variety of minerals around the world. Provides technical (geology, engineering, environmental and community relations), financial, investor realtions, legal, management and administrative services to public and private companies.

HDI is looking for 4 students with interest in gaining experience in:

Comunications/graphics/investor relations
Resource & Database
Tax Accounting
Information System / Help Desk

Deadline: Feb 20th

Send an email with resume to kellytarry@hdimining.com

Please see or contact Ms. Abad (cabad@sd44.ca) or Mrs. Watson (kwatson@sd44.ca ) for more details (job descriptions) and before you apply.

Vancouver Aquarium - Spring Gallery Assistant

Spring Gallery Assistant Placement
March 7-22

We are looking for 14 highly motivated, energetic students (in Grade 10, 11 or 12) to fill the Spring Visitor Experience Placement.

Job Description: Students will be working within a team of students and staff to create the ultimate visitor experience. They will have the opportunity to engage, amaze and inspire thousands of guests of all ages.

Kiosk Attendant

Plaza/Membership Assistant

Visitor Surveys

4D Assistant

Information Desk Attendant

Gallery Greeter

Deadline: Friday, February 18th by noon

Mandatory Group Interview: Feb 22nd (Time TBC)

Mandatory Specific Training: Feb 28th (Time TBC)

Mandatory Core Training: March 1st 11am to 5pm

Shift times 9:15am to 5:00pm in 2 groups

Group A:March 7,11-14,19-21

Group B: March 8-10, 15-18, 22

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

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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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Carpentry Program Information Meeting

ACE-IT (Accelerated Credit Enrolment to Industry Training) Carpentry Program

INFORMATION MEETING for Parents and Students
Wednesday February 18 at 7pm West Vancouver Secondary School - in the Library

Learn more about the ACE-IT program for September 2015 entry.

The ACE-IT Carpentry program provides training for Grade 11 and 12 students interested in a career in carpentry and related trades. Based at West Vancouver Secondary, students receive training every second day, while attending their own secondary school for core academic subjects. This program is open to students across the North Shore.

ACE-IT (Accelerated Credit Enrolment to Industry Training) Carpentry Program

The application deadline is March 5, 2015. Please complete, print and sign this application form and submit it to:

Ms. Kim Adams, District SSA Coordinator
West Vancouver Secondary School
1750 Mathers Ave.
West Vancouver, BC
V7V 2G7

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

SUTHERLAND Career Center