APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025 SUMMER STUDENT PROGRAM IS NOW OPEN! 

NUMBER OF POSITIONS:  To Be Confirmed

JOB STATUS & DURATION:  May 2025 - August 2025 (4 months)

HOURS OF WORK:  35-hour workweek variable hours

LOCATION:  Hybrid Model – when working onsite, you will report to the location of City Hall or West Tower

HOURLY RATE:  $17.20 - $22.40 per hour

JOB TYPE:  Management and Administration

POSTING DATE:  January 20, 2025

CLOSING DATE:  February 28, 2025

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:

As a Summer Student, you will not only gain exposure in the public sector, but also have the opportunity to contribute to meaningful initiatives, connect with leaders and peers and explore your career path to find your passion! Get to know the world of municipal government and the opportunities that could lie ahead!

Summer Student work term and pay

As a Summer Student, you’ll receive:

• • A competitive hourly rate 
  • A steady income for the summer months
  • Paid every other week
  • Vacation Pay

Timeline

These timelines are approximate.

• • February 28, 2025 – Posting expires
  • February/March 2025 – Screening and interviewing
  • March/April 2025 – Officer and packages will be emailed
  • May 2025 – First day of work for post-secondary students
  • June 2025 – First day of work for secondary students

Opportunities

We have various opportunities for you to choose from – Business Support (Project Administration Officer, Youth Development Coordinator, Research Officer) for multiple City Departments.

Here's some examples of tasks you may expect to perform:

• • Work with colleagues on day-to day tasks and special projects.
  • Assist with key business initiatives and process improvement initiatives.
  • Data gathering and reporting - helping with analysis, project reporting (both internal and external) documents and synthesizing information.
  • Tool/Template development - assist in building project management tools, templates, and databases.
  • Tracking and monitoring program, department initiatives.
  • Work with colleagues in the planning, development and execution of events.
  • Assist in the development of events and initiatives.
  • Support with planning, marketing/outreach for events and initiatives and assistance with project administration.
  • Data gathering and reporting - helping with analysis, project reporting (both internal and external) documents and synthesizing information.
  • Assist in meeting prep: taking minutes, reviewing with organizer, publishing documents, tracking action logs, etc.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

• • You must be enrolled in a secondary or post-secondary institution and returning to full time studies in September 2025
  • Be available to work from May 2025 to August 30, 2025, if you are a post-secondary student
  • Be available to work from June 2025 to August 30, 2025, if you are a secondary student
  • Be familiar with MS Office
  • Be customer-service focused
  • Have strong verbal and written communication skills

**Preference will be given to students that have a permanent residency in Brampton.

**These positions are funded through the Canada Summer Jobs Program (2025) and all applicants must meet specific eligibility criteria. For Eligibility Criteria please visit https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/canada-summer-jobs/screening-eligibility.html

**Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the selection criteria.

Interview:  Our recruitment process may be completed with video conference technology.

If this opportunity matches your interest and experience, please apply online by clicking the button above by February 28, 2025  and complete the  attached questionnaire. We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. A criminal record search will be required of the successful candidate to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.                             

As part of the application process, applicants will be invited to complete a self-identification survey. The survey is voluntary. Participation in the survey will have no impact on hiring decisions.  Should you wish to opt out of completing the survey, please select “prefer not to answer” as a response to each question.  All information collected is confidential and will not be shared with the hiring manager. The surveys will be anonymized and will be kept separate from applicant or employee files, such that the individuals who completed the surveys will not be identifiable.  The results of the survey will assist in the analysis of disaggregated metrics for organizational planning purposes and our commitment to advance and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion. The City may use anonymized data to produce aggregate reports for internal or external use.

Please be advised, the City of Brampton uses email to communicate with their applicants for open job competitions. It is the applicant’s responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence via email (i.e. testing bookings, interview dates), it is imperative that applicants check their email regularly. If we do not hear back from applicants, we will assume that you are no longer interested in the Job Competition and your application will be removed from the Competition.

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The City is an equal opportunity employer.  We are committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes and work environments. If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact TalentAcquisition@brampton.ca or 905.874.2150 with your accommodation needs, quoting the job opening ID#, job title. Any information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.