Education

STEP Information for Students

PLEASE NOTE: There are four separate employment opportunities described here. Please read carefully! Each has a different application process.

  1. Yukon Government Positions for 2008

    Here is the information for career related summer job opportunities available in various Government departments this year.

    The wage rate for these positions is as follows:

          $14.40 per hour - students completing 1st year of post-secondary education
          $15.27 per hour - students completing 2nd year of post-secondary education
          $16.20 per hour - students completing 3rd year of post-secondary education
          $17.19 per hour - students completing 4th year (or higher) of post-secondary education

    If you are interested in any of these positions, please fill out the application package completely, including the Preference and Skills Form pdf file and attach resume. PLEASE NOTE: If successful in attaining an interview for any of these positions, a more detailed Job Description and/or Statement of Qualifications is available for your review. For this information, please contact the Advanced Education Branch at (867) 667-5927.

    If you are applying for more than one position, please list them in order of preference and only submit one resume. Applications must be RECEIVED IN THIS OFFICE NO LATER THAN MARCH 28, 2008. Applications received later than this may be put on a waiting list and used in the event that there are not enough suitable applicants for the related position.

    The following is a list of pertinent dates to keep in mind and some information regarding the hiring process and time lines.

    1. Shortlisting: will begin the second week of April of the current year. All applications will be screened and candidates selected for interviews.
    2. Interviews: will take place beginning the second week of April of the current year. If you are unable to attend an interview due to exams, travel etc., we will arrange for phone interviews to take place.
    3. Offer of Intent: successful candidates will be notified on April 30 and May 1 and 2 of the current year with a job offer. You are required to confirm acceptance within the same day.
    4. Employment Start Date:  no positions will commence earlier than the second week in May of the current year.
    5. Documentation:  all documentation and signing for hire will take place at Department of Education, Advanced Ed. Branch beginning May 5 of the current year. All successful candidates are required to take part in this process prior to commencement of employment.

    Please return the completed forms BY MARCH 28 of the current year to:

    Ann Birnie
    Employment Programs Officer
    Advanced Education Branch
    Government of Yukon
    P.O. Box 2703
    Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6
     
    Telephone: (867) 667-5927 or (867) 667-8615
    Fax: (867) 667-8555
    Email: abirnie@gov.yk.ca

  2. 2008 Private Sector Positions

    Private Sector Employment Positions are also on the website for your information. If you are interested in any of these positions, you must APPLY DIRECTLY to the person listed for each employer, at the address given.

    These positions also have a guaranteed work term of a minimum of 12 weeks. The wage rate for these positions is as follows:

          $14.40 per hour - students completing 1st year of post-secondary education
          $15.27 per hour - students completing 2nd year of post-secondary education
          $16.20 per hour - students completing 3rd year of post-secondary education
          $17.19 per hour - students completing 4th year (or higher) of post-secondary education

  3. Environment Yukon Student Jobs

    These include positions with the Yukon Youth Conservation Corps (Y2C2) and Conservation Action Team (CAT) programs. Check the website for more details. Please apply directly to Environment Yukon or as indicated on their website.

  4. Yukon Geological Survey Summer Employment Opportunities

    Department of Energy Mines and Resources has summer employment opportunities available for geology students. For more information and the application process you can go directly to their website at  www.geology.gov.yk.ca or contact Rod Hill at (867) 667-5384 or email rod.hill@gov.yk.ca

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for any of the positions in 1 and 2 above, you must be a Yukon Student, as defined as follows:

Yukon Student means an individual who has just completed a semester of full-time under-graduate studies in Yukon or out of Territory and who is returning to full-time under-graduate studies in the fall of the same year; and, who resided in Yukon for two (2) consecutive years immediately prior to the commencement of post-secondary under-graduate studies or who is eligible for the Yukon Post-Secondary Grant;

You must also meet the following criteria:

  • Be legally entitled to work in Canada
  • Not a member of the employer's immediate family
  • Not a member of the immediate family of a direct supervisor
  • A Yukon Resident
  • Possess a valid Yukon Health Care Card.

Please note: The STEP program is for full-time under-graduate Yukon Students ONLY. Yukon students in graduate studies or upgrading are ineligible to apply for STEP positions.

Good Luck!

Contact - Summer Employment and Programs for Students

Department of Education
Advanced Education
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada Y1A 2C6

Phone: (867) 667-5927
Toll Free In Yukon: 1-800-661-0408 Local 592
Fax:  (867) 667-8555

ann.birnie@gov.yk.ca