Job opening:
Workshop host
GradProSkills is seeking to hire up to three (3) graduate students to support the delivery of our workshops and events.
If you would like to improve your organizational and communication skills, contribute to the mission of GradProSkills, and be paid to participate in great trainings, we encourage you to apply to join our team as a Workshop Host.
Application Deadline:
Sunday, April 21 at 11:59PM
Number of positions: Up to three (3)
Contract type: Casual-Professional
Contract date: July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025
Approximate hours: Up to 100 hours per term
Salary: $23.00/hour
Primary responsibilities
Workshop Hosts play an essential role in ensuring the smooth delivery of our workshops and events by supporting the workshop facilitators and GradProSkills administrative staff.
The duties of this role include:
- Communicate with the presenter(s) before the workshop to confirm the workshop agenda and needs.
- Prepare the physical (e.g., arranging chairs) or virtual (e.g., setting breakout rooms) classroom to the presenter’s requirements.
- Support the presenter in managing participant questions and activities.
- Take attendance.
- Troubleshoot any technical problems.
- Promote related workshops and resources.
- Collect participant’s feedback.
- Debrief with the workshop leader and GradProSkills staff as requested.
- Participate in monthly team meetings.
- Contribute to overall promotion and improvement of GradProSkills.
Requirements
- MUST be a graduate student enrolled in a Concordia graduate program from July 2024 to August 2025, and be in good academic standing.
- Demonstrated experience supporting the delivery of interactive online training and in-person events.
- Knowledge of Concordia classroom management tools (Zoom, Moodle and standard classroom IT equipment) and capable of first-level troubleshooting issues with these tools.
- Very good written and spoken communication skills in English.
- Excellent time management and organization skills, including attention to detail.
- Professional and responsible.
- Flexibility in schedule and work environment (i.e., in-person, remote).
- Ability to work in teams and autonomously.
- Familiarity with Concordia facilities, student services and the GradProSkills program.
- Willingness to work on other GradProSkills events/activities as required.
Application process
Interested applicants must submit, by email, their resume with a cover letter following the instructions below:
- The resume and cover letter should be in one single PDF document. The PDF document should follow this naming format: “FamilyName, FirstName_Host”
Ex: Smith, John_Host - If applying for multiple positions, submit a separate email for each position. Applicants are expected to tailor their resume and cover letter for each position.
- Candidates are welcome to use GenAI when preparing their application but if GenAI is used, we expect it to be acknowledged through a statement in the cover letter indicating which tool and prompt was used.
- Applications must be sent to gradproskills-jobs@concordia.ca using the position title as the subject, by Sunday, April 21 at 11:59PM.
- We would like to thank all interested graduate students for their application. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview before May 31.
