Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Merry Christmas!!

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas! Relax - enjoy the goodies and we'll see you back here in January!

Peggy

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Vancouver Aquarium Opportunity # 5 "SEA Sensations"

Vancouver Aquarium Work Experience Placements

December 2011

RE: ‘Sea Sensations’ Work Experience Placement

We are looking for 7 highly motivated, energetic students to fill the Sea Sensations Experience Placement. This placement will provide an excellent opportunity for students to gain teaching experience, communication skills, develop a sense of teamwork and explore career options. Applicants will be accepted based on the student's work experience objectives and personal interests, as indicated in a cover letter and resume, as well as the needs of the School Programs Department.

Title: Marine Educator Assistant

Direct Supervisor: School Program Coordinators

Term of Position:

Mandatory Training: Tuesday January 17^th, 2012 from 9am to 3pm

Participate in one full shift per week (7 positions):

· Tuesday: Sea Sensations (K-4)
10am – 2pm Jan 17, 2012- April 24, 2012

Note: If students would like to gain more work experience hours, there is an option of extending their placement into June.

Description of Work Experience Opportunity: Assist School Program Coordinators with the delivery of the “Sea Sensations” program to children aged 5-7. Sea Sensations is designed to inspire wonder, curiosity and marine stewardship in students by diving into the colourful world of marine animals. Sea Sensations is the classroom version of our "Staying Alive" School Program and provides students with an extraordinary hands-on opportunity to explore the underwater world by observing, discussing, and touching live aquatic animals and props from the comfort of beyond the Aquarium's busy galleries. The program opens with an interactive puppet show followed by students dividing into smaller groups at the helm of an experienced, friendly and knowledgeable educator to visit a variety of stations with props and live animals. These include: a sea turtle shell, an octopus beak, a shark jaw and live invertebrate animals such as live sea stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers, among much more. The program concludes with a conservation message and direct action plan for students to do their part in conserving the planet.

Skills Preferred:

· Experience educating or interacting with children;

· Outgoing, creative, enthusiastic and self-motivated;

· Students in grade 10, 11 and 12;

· Interested in marine biology;

· High level of professionalism and commitment;

· Strong English language communication skills.

Work Experience Benefits:

· Completion of Grad Transition hours;

· Access to site resources;

· Priority placement in Volunteer training; and

· Opportunity to gain experience in public education.

This position helps the Vancouver Aquarium achieve its mission by promoting conservation through education.

The deadline to submit applications is 5pm Thursday January 5^th.

Submit resume and cover letter to Ms Giraud ASAP

pgiraud@nvsd44.bc.ca

Vancouver Aquarium opportunity # 4 "STAYING ALIVE"

Vancouver Aquarium Work Experience Placements

December 2011

RE: ‘Staying Alive’ Work Experience Placement

We are looking for 10 highly motivated, energetic students to fill the Staying Alive Experience Placement. This placement will provide an excellent opportunity for students to gain teaching experience, communication skills, develop a sense of teamwork and explore career options. Applicants will be accepted based on the student's work experience objectives and personal interests, as indicated in a cover letter and resume, as well as the needs of the School Programs Department.

Title: Marine Educator Assistant

Direct Supervisor: School Program Coordinators

Term of Position:

Mandatory Training: Tuesday January 17^th, 2012 from 9am to 2pm

Participate in one full shift per week:

· Thursday: Staying Alive (2 positions)
9:30 – 1:45 Jan 19, 2009- Apr 26, 2012

· Friday: Staying Alive (8 positions)
9:30 – 1:45 Jan 20, 2009- April 27, 2012

Note: If students would like to gain more work experience hours, there is an option of extending their placement into June.

Description of Work Experience Opportunity: Assist School Program Coordinators with the delivery of the “Staying Alive” program to children aged 5-10. Staying Alive is designed to inspire wonder, curiosity and marine stewardship in students by diving into the colourful world of marine animals. This program provides students with an extraordinary hands-on opportunity to explore the underwater world by observing, discussing, and touching live aquatic animals in the Aquarium's following galleries: Wild Coast, Tropic Zone and Treasures of the BC Coast. Through this experience, the students use all their senses to learn about animals and how to identify those with and without backbones. Marine Educator Assistants will teach small groups of 3-5 students in the Aquarium galleries.

Skills Preferred:

· Experience educating or interacting with children;

· Outgoing, creative, enthusiastic and self-motivated;

· Students in grade 10, 11 and 12;

· Interested in marine biology;

· High level of professionalism and commitment;

· Strong English language communication skills.

Work Experience Benefits:

· Completion of CAPP hours;

· Access to site resources;

· Priority placement in Volunteer training; and

· Opportunity to gain experience in public education.

This position helps the Vancouver Aquarium achieve its mission by promoting conservation through education.

The deadline to submit applications is 5pm Thursday January 5^th.

^{Submit resume and cover letter to Ms Giraud ASAP}

^{pgiraud@nvsd44.bc.ca}

Vancouver Aquarium opportunity #3 "Aquatic Adventures"

Vancouver Aquarium Work Experience Placements

December 2011

RE: School Programs Work Experience Placement: “Aquatic Adventures”

Preschool Program

We are looking for 5 highly motivated, energetic students to fill the above School Programs Work Experience Placement. This placement will provide an excellent opportunity for students to gain teaching experience, communication skills, develop a sense of teamwork and explore career options. Applicants will be accepted based on a student's work experience objectives and personal interests, as indicated in a cover letter and resume, as well as the needs of the School Programs Department.

Title: Marine Educator Assistant

Term of Position:

· Mandatory Training:

Monday January 16^th, 2012 from 9am to 3pm

· Participate in one full shift per week: Mondays : January 23, 2012- April 30, 2012 (excluding statutory holidays)

Note: If students would like to gain more work experience hours, there will be an option of extending their placement past June 11, 2012 based on a review of their performance throughout the period of initial placement terms.

Direct Supervisor: Dana Turner, Coordinator

Description of Work Experience Opportunity:

Assist School Program Coordinator with the delivery of the “Aquatic Adventures” preschool program. This program is designed for preschool aged students (3+) and involves introducing them to marine life and conservation from the safety of the classroom through a variety of hands-on activities including storytelling, games, and a meet and greet with live animals.

The program begins with a puppet show put on by volunteers. In the show, the main character, Otto, a sea otter, finds that the environment he and his friends call home has become polluted and inhabitable. As they set off to find a new home, Otto asks the students to help him find a "suitable" new home exploring the following four themes:

Protection (animal adaptations for survival)

Friends (animals found in the Kelp Forest habitat)

Food (what, how, and how much animals in the ocean like sea otters eat), and

Neighbourhood (the role of marine habitats/ecoystems like the Kelp Forest and the importance of and how to protect them)

As an assistant educator with this program, your main role will involve leading a small group of students through their journey of four stations of planned lessons/activities relating to the above themes. You will also be involved in set-up and clean-up of program materials.

Skills Preferred:

· Experience educating or interacting with children;

· Outgoing, creative, enthusiastic and self-motivated;

· Students in grade 10, 11 and 12;

· Interested in marine biology;

· High level of professionalism and commitment;

· Strong oral English language communication skills.

Work Experience Benefits:

· Completion of Grad Transition hours;

· Access to Aquarium site resources;

· Priority placement in the Aquarium’s Volunteer Training program;

· Opportunities to gain experience in public education.

This position helps the Vancouver Aquarium achieve its mission by promoting conservation through education.

The deadline to submit applications is 5pm Thursday January 5^th.

Submit resume and cover letter to Ms Giraud ASAP

pgiraud@nvsd44.bc.ca

Vancouver Aquarium #2 "Visitor Experience Gallery Asst "

December 2011

RE: ‘Visitor Experience Gallery Assistant’ Work Experience Placement’

We are looking for 16 highly motivated, energetic students to fill the fall Work Experience Placement. This placement will provide an excellent opportunity for students to gain interpretation experience, customer service skills, develop a sense of teamwork and explore career options. Applicants will be accepted based on the student's work experience objectives and personal interests, as indicated in a cover letter and resume, as well as the needs of the Interpretation Department and Visitor Experience Team.

Job Description:

· Admissions Greeter

· Gallery Greeter

· Visitor Surveys

· Info Desk Greeter

· Gallery Interpretation

· Touch Pool Interpretation

· Face painting and crafts

Students will be working within a team of students and staff to create the ultimate visitor experience for all of our visitors during the fall promotion and campaign. Their days will be filled with fun and varied tasks and they will have the opportunity to engage, amaze and inspire thousands of guests of all ages and from all around the world.

Please Note: This is not an Animal Care placement; students will not be working with marine mammals.

Skills Preferred:

· Outgoing, enthusiastic and self-motivated

· Students in Grade 10, 11 or 12

· Genuine interest in working with the public

· Strong communications skills

· Experience with delivering excellent customer service

· Able to work independently as well as in a team setting

· Ability to follow instructions

· Second language an asset

Mandatory Training for all groups: Sunday January 15, 2012 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Placement Days (8 students per group):

Group A: January 16 – January 29, 2012

Group B: January 30 – February 12, 2012

Shift Times: 10:00am – 4:00pm daily

Each placement period will last two weeks. Days off will be staggered throughout the placement.

Please note: There are 2 different groups. Please indicate clearly in the student information form in order of preference which group the student is applying for.

The deadline to submit applications is Friday January 6^th, 2012 at 5pm.

Peggy Giraud pgiraud@nvsd44.bc.ca 604-903-3500

Vancouver Aquarium opportunity #1 "Climate Change Educator asst "

There are FIVE new Opportunities at the Vancouver Aquarium- which is the best one for you???

1 of 5

December 2011

RE: Climate Change Educator/Assistant

We are looking for 4 highly motivated, energetic students to fill the Climate Change Educator/Assistant Placement. This placement will provide an excellent opportunity for students to gain teaching experience, group leadership, communication skills, develop a sense of teamwork and explore career options. Applicants will be accepted based on the student's work experience objectives and personal interests, as indicated in a cover letter and resume, as well as the needs of the School Programs Department.

Job Description:

Assist School Program Coordinators with the delivery of the Climate Change School Program. Our programs are designed to inspire wonder, curiosity and environmental stewardship in students.

This program is a problem-solving "living board game" that challenges groups to work as a team. Students work to find clues, carry their ‘carbon load’ and perform mini-conservation actions. Moving from station to station, students discover where their food and consumer products are produced as well as their hidden carbon costs. The aquarium's Climate Change educators will facilitate team-building, and provide mentoring to students learning about local and global sustainability.

Skills Preferred:

· Experience educating or interacting with children;

· Strong leadership/mentorship ability

· Outgoing, creative, enthusiastic and self-motivated

· Students in Grade 11 and 12

· Interested in marine biology

· High level of professionalism and commitment

· Strong English language communication skills

Term of Position:

Mandatory Training

Friday January 13^th from 9am - 3:00pm

Participate in one Friday shift per week:

· Climate Change (grade 4-7)

Fridays between Jan13th -April 27^th 2012

Shift from 9:00am to 2:45pm

This position helps the Vancouver Aquarium achieve its mission by promoting conservation through education.

The deadline to submit applications is 5pm Friday December 16^th.

Submit your resume and cover letter to Ms Giraud pgiraud@nvsd44.bc.ca asap

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

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Merry Christmas!!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Vancouver Aquarium Opportunity # 5 "SEA Sensations"

Vancouver Aquarium opportunity # 4 "STAYING ALIVE"

Vancouver Aquarium opportunity #3 "Aquatic Adventures"

Vancouver Aquarium #2 "Visitor Experience Gallery Asst "

RE: ‘Visitor Experience Gallery Assistant’ Work Experience Placement’

Vancouver Aquarium opportunity #1 "Climate Change Educator asst "

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