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These Metro Vancouver universities and colleges are hiring with amazing benefits right now

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Just like with City jobs, those employed at a university or college typically enjoy pretty extensive benefits, and there are a handful in Metro Vancouver that are actively hiring across their departments. Many are considered some of B.C.’s top employers, so whether you’re looking for a casual job or a full-time role, there’s likely something out there with your name on it.

Many of these job postings were listed within a day or two, making now the ideal time to apply!

Here are all the Metro Vancouver post-secondary schools that are hiring right now.

University of British Columbia

As a world-leading institution and one of “Canada’s best places to work,” UBC offers its employees extensive benefits, including extended health coverage, tuition waivers, faculty and staff pensions, a variety of paid leaves, and a personal spending account for most employment groups.

The institution has over 80 jobs that were recently posted to its career page, ranging from program assistant positions to technicians. Here are just a handful of the open jobs you’ll find at UBC’s Vancouver campus:

Student Information and Program Assistant
Locksmith (Secure Access Technician) – Trades 2
Grants Clerk
Associate Director, Internal Assurance (Advisory Services)
Strategic Partnerships Manager
Graduate Program Coordinator
Office and Administrative Coordinator
Animal Care Technician
Business Development Manager
Manager, Co-op and Careers
Nurse Practitioner, Student Health Services
Freedom of Information Records Processing Assistant

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Recognized as one of B.C.’s top employers for over 10 years, BCIT offers its employees extended health and dental benefits, fair pharmacare, competitive vacation times, emergency travel assistance, optional life insurance, and maternity and paternity leave.

Here are some of the open roles at BCIT right now:

Payroll Associate
Logistics Associate
Director, Total Compensation & HR Systems
Faculty (On-Call Pool), Aviation Operations Programs
Electrician
Cyber Security Analyst (Senior Systems Analyst)
Space Planning Administrator
Coordinator, Annual Giving
Assistant Instructor, Medical Laboratory Science
M365 Administrator (Intermediate Systems Analyst)
Manager, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence
Maintenance Mechanic

Simon Fraser University

There are 30 open roles at Simon Fraser University right now, which is consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in Canada. With campuses in Burnaby, Vancouver and Surrey, you have plenty of options to choose from when it comes to your next workplace. Here, benefits include a 100 per cent employer-paid defined benefit pension plan, an extended health and dental plan, parental leave top-up reimbursement, and access to campus amenities.

Here are a few open roles at SFU right now:

Administrative Coordinator, Research- School of Medicine
Agronomy Consultant
Associate Director, Indigenous Graduate Programs
Associate Director, Service Excellence
Black Student Life Coordinator
Building Automation System Manager
Communications & Marketing Coordinator
Coordinator, Advancement & Alumni Engagement
Executive Assistant
Library Assistant
Senior Application Developer
Shift Engineer

Prefer to apply for something more short-term or flexible? You can join SFU’s temporary pool to be considered for clerical, secretarial, and technical support roles at all three campuses.

Langara College

Langara has 12 open positions on its career page, and employees receive comprehensive benefits, including mental health and wellness support, special rewards at career milestones, and hybrid work arrangements.

Here are the open positions you’ll currently find at Langara: