Davis Promotions & Engagement Team Member

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position: Promotions & Engagement Team Member
Reports To: Manager, Social Media & Community Engagement / Supervisor, Promotions and
Engagement Team
Last Updated: July 2024
Qualifications: A full-time or part-time daytime student at Sheridan College with a GPA of at least 2.5, and not undergoing a co-op term between the months of September to April.
*See below for further qualifications
Term: August 2024 – April 2025
Location: Home Campus (In-person)
Commitments: 10-12 hours a week
Pay Rate: $16.80/hour

SCOPE AND NATURE

Sheridan Student Union Inc. (SSUI) is a student-led organization representing all full-time and day part-time fee-paying students at Sheridan College. Our mission is to create an exceptional student experience through student focused programs, services and advocacy. Our vision is to empower our student community to succeed in a changing world. We strive to do this as an active member of the Sheridan community, facilitating opportunities for student leadership, and creating strategic partnerships to improve the quality of life on campus. 

The Promotions & Engagement Team Member is responsible for enriching the student experience beyond academics to enhance the #SheridanLife for their fellow Sheridan students. Promotions and Engagement Team Members connect and engage with Sheridan students in-person and execute assigned promotional campaigns to ensure that Sheridan students receive information about SSU events, clubs and services.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The Promotions & Engagement Team Member will work closely with other team members, The
Promotions & Engagement Team Supervisor and Social Media & Community Engagement Manager to brainstorm and execute SSU promotional activities.

The Promotions & Engagement Team Member will be expected to work in a respectful manner with all SSU staff, volunteers, Sheridan College staff and Sheridan College students.

PROMOTIONS & ENGAGEMENT TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES
• Promoting all SSU related events & services to the Sheridan community.
• Distribute & communicate with students regarding SSU services, events, operations, student
leader initiatives etc.
• Collaborating with different departments within the SSU to facilitate the promotion of events,
services, clubs, governance and organizational initiatives
• Assist the Marketing Department in developing and executing promotional campaigns. This
will be done in-person at each respective home campus
• Assist in the maintenance of SSU poster boards around campus, including the posting and
removal of all posters on a weekly basis
• As directed by management, will be expected to attend certain SSU day/or night events to
engage students
• Represent the students at Sheridan College in all matters as required and report as necessary
• Act in such a manner that reflects the professional values and expectations of the SSUI, as
well as operating in accordance with the Values and Mission as well as the by-laws and
policies of SSUI
• Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS
• Approachable, friendly and comfortable interacting in group settings
• Excellent communication skills, outgoing and sociable
• Enthusiastic & positive energy
• Strong organizational & time management skills
• Comfortable interacting and appearing on SSU social channels, as a representative of the SSU
when the opportunity arises
• Ability to work individually as well as part of a team/ can take instruction
• Creative thinker
• Knowledgeable about all things SSU and passionate about the student community

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only qualified candidates will be contacted for
an interview.

The Sheridan Student Union is dedicated to employment equity and encourages applications from people of all genders, persons with disabilities, racial/visible minorities, and Indigenous peoples.

The SSU is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring
process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). To request any accommodation you may require participating in the hiring process, please contact Human Resources by emailing sawssan.matar@sheridancollege.ca.

Sheridan is deeply committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and
Reconciliation Commission.

We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations, Anishinaabe Nation, Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Sheridan is situated on these lands, and it is our collective responsibility to honour and respect those who have gone before us, those who are here, and those who have yet to come. We are grateful for the opportunity to be working on this land.