Looking for part-time work or a summer job to complement your education? King’s students have numerous paths to seek paid practical experience.
The Student Employment Board lists opportunities that are available to King’s students.
Application Deadline: 4 p.m., Thursday, August 20, 2026
King’s Library is hiring part-time Student Assistants to manage the Circulation Desk on evenings and weekends, with some daytime shifts available. Mandatory paid training will occur on Sunday, September 13, and regular shifts begin Monday, September 14, 2026. Shift schedules remain consistent throughout the fall term, with a reassessment based on class schedules for the winter term, though flexibility for coverage is expected when necessary.
This position is only available to current University of King’s College students, and priority is given to students returning for their second year or above.
Student Assistants are responsible for:
Successful applicants will be approachable, reliable, able to work under their own initiative with little supervision, and will have good communication and time management skills. They will be familiar with the processes and purpose of the King’s Library and have experience working with the public. Experience with filing, shelving, scanning and copying projects is considered an asset.
Student Assistant schedules are set for the length of the semester. There will be a paid training session on Sunday, September 13, with regular shifts beginning September 14 until the end of the fall term. The schedule is reassessed for the winter term based on the course schedule and availability of all Student Assistants. Successful candidates will have some flexibility for shift coverage and will be responsible for organizing coverage of their own regular shifts as necessary.
The applicant must be available for a minimum of two shifts per week. Shifts are outlined in the application form.
The base rate of pay is minimum wage + $0.50.
Applicants must submit a completed copy of the Student Assistant Job Application Form.
Please send applications to circulation@ukings.ca.
Applications can also be filled out in person at the King’s Library Circulation Desk.
We are accepting applications until 4 p.m., Thursday, August 20, 2026.
For More Information
Visit: King’s Library Circulation Desk
Email: circulation@ukings.ca
Call: 902-422-1271 ext. 171
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Only those who are invited for an interview will be contacted.
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King’s students have the opportunity to work in almost every area of university life, and even beyond the university through facilitated internships and fellowships. Typical jobs include peer mentor, fundraising campaign caller, residence junior don, reporter for the communications team, fitness centre attendant and athletics photographer, just to name a few.
If you are looking for an opportunity to work as an assistant to a professor, look for the Student Assistantship Program (SAP) listings at the beginning of fall, winter and summer term. Successful candidates will be paired with a faculty supervisor to work on a project such as academic research, publication preparation, new course development, journalistic projects, academic and cultural events, outreach or archival work. These positions are light on hours—just 30h completed over a term, usually according to the student’s preference—so they offer the opportunity to gain career-building academic experience and skills, while making a minimal impact on study time.
Students have the opportunity to work on campus at one of three student-owned and operated businesses: the King’s Co-op Bookstore, the Wardroom (student lounge) and the Galley (coffee shop). Ask at these locations about openings.
King’s also coordinates several funded summer internships and part-time work experiences at external organizations and businesses that will offer students the opportunity to experience for themselves the value of their liberal arts education.
The Internships in Public and Applied Humanities is an opportunity to do an experiential learning internship at an organization or business that brings the humanities to bear on the world.
King’s encourages all student employees to use this workbook as a template for planning, documenting and reflecting on their work experience. The goal of this document is to help elevate all student work experiences to work-integrated learning, so that students can maximize their personal and professional growth while supported by their university.