University Students’ Council of the University of Western Ontario ORIENTATION STAFF APPLICATION DUE: November 12th, 2014 at 4:00 pm INTERVIEWS: November 17th – 21st, 2014 SUBMIT APPLICATION ON: www.westerncareercentral.ca APPLICATION SUMMARY Applicants will be required to submit a completed written application and resume at https://www.westerncareercentral.ca/student/studentLogin.htm The intake of all Orientation Staff applications will be through Western`s CareerCentral portal. Individual job postings have been created for each position. Applicants will be required to log on to CareerCentral using their Western username and password. Applications can be found by clicking on `Orientation Staff` under `My Account` IN THE LEFT COLUMN. Successful applicants will be contacted for an interview to be held from November 17-21, 2014. If you have any questions about the written application framework please contact Eddy Avila, the Orientation Coordinator, at usc.oweek@uwo.ca, or Sam Kilgour, Vice-President Student Events, at usc.student.events@uwo.ca. INTRODUCTION Orientation Staff is responsible for assisting the Orientation Coordinator with the planning and execution of Western’s Orientation Program. A detailed position description of Orientation Staff role is available as a supplement to this application. The position description can be found online on www.oweek.ca and on CareerCentral with the “job posting.” This application comprises two sections. The first section will focus on competencies: candidates will be assessed on their ability to demonstrate and provide evidence for relevant position competencies through past performance and experience. The second section will allow the candidate to expand on their understanding of the position. ELIGIBILITY Applicants for an Orientation Staff position must be an undergraduate student registered at Western University for the coming school year. A successful candidate`s eligibility will be confirmed through the University Registrar. PAGE | 1 of 4 University Students’ Council of the University of Western Ontario ORIENTATION STAFF APPLICATION PART ONE: POSITION COMPETENCIES A successful Orientation Staff member will be expected to demonstrate the following competencies in the position (in no particular order) as identified by the USC: Project Management Indicators: • • • • • • • Prioritizes tasks and projects through systematic and timely processes. Asks for help with projects and tasks when needed. Demonstrates active engagement in planning, designing, and implementing change initiatives. Understands own possibilities and limitations in completing projects. Takes initiative and utilizes available resources when assigned new tasks or projects. Takes ownership of assigned projects and shows initiative to complete tasks on time. Addresses conflict and issues constructively and in a timely manner, using solutionoriented behaviour. Teamwork Indicators: • Communicates effectively with colleagues and peers through written and oral mediums. • Understands the holistic value of engaging in dialogue for the purpose of hearing varied viewpoints and perspectives. • Promotes trust through transparency and consistent communications. • Asks for feedback from a variety of relevant sources. • Collaborates with team members to generate shared outcomes. • Able to interpret the effect of one’s actions on others. • Respects the boundaries of other team members. Creative Thinking Indicators: • Makes constructive suggestions when issues arise. • Creates innovative solutions to problems. • Challenges assumptions and identifies opportunities for growth or change. • Able to reframe problems when faced with changing circumstances. PAGE | 2 of 4 University Students’ Council of the University of Western Ontario ORIENTATION STAFF APPLICATION APPLICATION FORMAT Applicants are asked to produce evidence in their written application that validates a demonstration of two of the three position competencies listed above. Each competency has several indicators associated with it so that applicants can identify personal evidence (i.e. behaviours, events, and activities) to verify they have demonstrated said competency. The best way to communicate how you have demonstrated a competency in your written application is in the following way: 1. Identify a Concrete Experience: recall a relevant personal experience, or several experiences, which exemplifies the competency and its indicators. -‐ A highly detailed description of events (i.e. as close as possible to a ‘play by play’ that a video camera might have recorded). -‐ For example, personal experiences and observations from others. 2. Reflect on your Experience: reflect on what you learned from the experience(s). -‐ Your analysis and judgments of the experience(s) and the discussion about the learning that you engaged in with others. Reflection is a middle ground that allows you to come to conclusions about how and why you think and behave in certain ways. -‐ For example, judgments, feelings, and connections with earlier experiences, and conclusions reported from others. 3. Apply Your Learning: make generalizations and formulate practical applications which can be related to an Orientation Staff position. -‐ The conclusions you formed from your reflection stage then form the basis by which you can plan future action. Indicate situations when you would implement what you learned from your past experience(s) in the role of Orientation Staff member. -‐ For example, application planning articulated as specifically as possible for practice in the position. • Please address each competency separately, as opposed to combining multiple competencies in a single paragraph. • Please select only 2 indicators per competency. • Applicants will be expected to demonstrate 2 competencies (ie. 4 indicators). • Use only 1 example of a personal concrete experience per indicator. PAGE | 3 of 4 University Students’ Council of the University of Western Ontario ORIENTATION STAFF APPLICATION PART TWO: POSITION KNOWLEDGE Candidates should provide a detailed and clear response to the following question: 1. In your opinion, why is Orientation Staff important to the Orientation program? (500 words maximum) PAGE | 4 of 4