- Facilitator Benefits
- Facilitator Role
- Duties and Pay
- Facilitator Qualities
- Academic Qualifications
- Mandatory Training & Orientation 2024-2025 (in person)
- Positions Available 2024-2025
- How to Apply
- Facilitator Hiring Timeline 2024
- FAQ
The Centre for Initiatives in Education (CIE) hires student Facilitators to assist students in the Enriched Support Program (ESP).
Each Facilitator conducts weekly review workshops for ESP students enrolled in one course.
ESP Facilitator applications for the 2024-2025 academic year will be open from April 4 to May 6, 2024 at 8:30 am EST.
Summer 2024: Interviews will be held in person and online.
What is an ESP Facilitator?
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Facilitator Benefits
- Belong to a community of caring, supportive colleagues
- Work with motivated, hard-working peers from all academic disciplines
- Improve your collaboration and leadership skills
- Cement your learning of core material in your field
- Deepen your knowledge of the learning process
- Gain satisfaction from helping others
See what Facilitators have to say about the job here!
Facilitator Role
Facilitators prepare and lead weekly workshops for 20-30 students taking one course.
Preparing for workshops includes attending the course lecture, reviewing the readings, and preparing a workshop plan.
With support from their team leader, Facilitators design workshop activities that help students to review course material while developing effective academic skills and habits.
The goal is for students to learn how to learn and be ready to tackle university independently after ESP.
Duties and Pay
- Facilitators work an average of 10-12 hours a week.
- The rate of pay for new facilitators is $23/hour.
Weekly duties
- Attend lecture
- Plan workshop
- Run workshop
- Attend team meeting
- Hold office hours
- Complete paperwork
Periodic Duties
- Training
- Workshop observations
- Meetings with Team Leader & Coordinator
Facilitator Qualities
What qualities do we look for in a Facilitator?
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Organization skills and reliability
- Ability to model strong study habits
- Being approachable, friendly, and non-judgmental
- A desire to help students who may struggle with academic skills or motivation
- Appreciation and respect for equity, diversity, and inclusion
- Openness to learning and feedback
We encourage applications from everyone, including racialized and Indigenous students, students who identify as LGBTQ+, and students with disabilities. (We are ACT to Employ partners.)
Academic Qualifications
- Overall CGPA of 8.0
- CGPA of 9.0 in the discipline you’re applying to facilitate
- At least 2.0 credits in the discipline you’re applying to facilitate
- Carleton undergraduate (at least 3rd year) or graduate student
- Prior enrolment with the professor who is to teach the course is an asset
Mandatory Training & Orientation 2024-2025 (in person)
Some preparation for training is required in August (5-10 hours of reading and paperwork). This can be completed online.
Pre-service training and orientation: full days Aug. 28, Aug. 29, Aug. 30, and Sep. 3 (morning only), in person.
In-service training: Fridays 6-8 pm on Sept 13, Oct 4, Nov 8, Jan 10, Feb 7, and Feb 28, in person.
All preparation and training hours are paid at the regular rate.
Positions Available 2024-2025
We expect to hire Facilitators for the courses below in 2024-2025.
All Facilitator positions are for the full academic year (Fall and Winter) unless otherwise stated.
You may apply for as many courses as you are qualified to facilitate. Typically, fall-winter course pairings are obvious (e.g., SOCI 1001 + SOCI 1002). In a few cases we mix and match across disciplines.
All positions are contingent on enrolment and budgetary approval.
- BUSI 1800
- CGSC 1001
- CHEM 1001
- CHEM 1002
- COMP 1005
- COMP 1006
- ECON 1001
- ECON 1002
- ENST 1000
- GEOG/ENST 1020
- GEOG 1023
- HIST 1901
- HIST 1900
- LAWS 1001
- LAWS 1002
- MATH 1009
- MATH 1004
- MATH 1007
- MATH 1104
- MATH 1107
- PSCI 1100
- PSCI 1200
- SOCI 1001
- SOCI 1002
How to Apply
Please read our FAQs for important details.
- Read this website, including our FAQs, for details on qualifications, availability, and how to submit your application correctly.
- Check that you are available for all mandatory training and orientation sessions.
- Prepare your documents
- Resume. Like most employers, we strongly prefer a 1-2 page resume in reverse chronological order.
- Co-curricular Record (CCR) (if applicable)
- Transcript from other post-secondary studies outside Carleton (if applicable).
- Complete the online application form. Alternative formats are available by request.
*Please do not submit references with your application.*
Facilitator Hiring Timeline 2024
Tentative – Revised February 8th, 2024
- Apr 4-May 6 (8:30 am EST): Submit application
- May 6-May 24: Get selected for group interview
- May 21-May 30: Group Interviews
- May 31-June 28: Individual interviews
- By July 3: Receive job offer
- July & August: Paperwork, read training manual, quizzes (approx. 10 hours)
- Aug 28-Aug 30 and Sept 3: Training
- September 4: Classes begin
- September 9: Workshops begin
FAQ
For FAQ, click here.
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