On-Campus Employment
Student employment is available in a variety of departments across Laurier including Athletics and Recreation, Library, Writing Support and many more. Academic departments also hire students in a variety of roles including instructional assistants, markers and proctors.
Explore Employment Opportunities
On-Campus Summer and Part-Time Opportunities
These opportunities are posted throughout the year by Laurier departments. Most hire for part-time on-campus work during the winter term for the following academic year. Navigator is Laurier's online system for on-campus job opportunities. You can also contact individual departments regarding job opportunities.
Student Employment Experiential Learning Programs
You can apply for eligibility for work programs available on campus. Each program has specific eligibility requirements that must be met to qualify for employment.
- Laurier Work-Study Program (LWSP) is available if you are a full-time domestic student in financial need and wish to work on a part-time basis with campus departments or faculty members.
- Laurier International Student Work Experience Program (ISWEP) is a campus work experience for international students at the Waterloo and Brantford campuses.
- Work-Learn Experience Program (Work-Learn) is an experiential learning program facilitated by the Career Centre in partnership with various departments across Laurier that hire student employees.
Add and Track Your Experience
Student Employment Experiential Learning Programs
If you work in an LWSP or ISWEP position, job record(s) will be created at the start of your position. Progress through the required program steps in Navigator throughout the work term. At the end of the work term, select competencies and complete your final reflection. The experience(s) will appear on your Laurier Experience Record once all program steps are completed.
Other On-Campus Employment Positions
Updates are completed annually in the spring. You will be notified when your job record(s) are available in Navigator. To add a position to your Laurier Experience Record, you will need to select competencies and complete a final reflection about your employment experience.Reflect on Your Experience
- Log into Navigator and click On-Campus Employment Records then select your job record under Current Experiences.
- Complete Competencies and Reflection steps.*
- Once all steps are completed, your job experience(s) will be included on your Laurier Experience Record. Once experiences are added to your LER, you can publish it and share it to LinkedIn, use it in your resumé or job interviews, and/or for further education applications.
Need More Information?
If you have further questions, feel free to connect with the following areas. Make sure you include your student ID when emailing.
- Laurier Work-Study Program by email at lwsp@wlu.ca.
- International Student Work Experience Program by email at iswep@wlu.ca.
- Work-Learn Experience Program by email at worklearn@wlu.ca
- All other student employment, contact by email at experiencerecord@wlu.ca.