Residence Community Ambassadors (RCAs) will be upper year students living in residence who will be required to support the student transition by assisting with Residence & Campus Orientation events such as Move-In Day & marquee events. Some examples include:
- Preparing for student arrival such as creating and delivering welcome packages
- Welcoming students to large scale programs, supporting with promotion/advertising, and offering directions on where students can find large scale programs
- Support student transition on move-in day by welcoming new students and families to UTM, orienting students to the campus by wayfinding/providing directions
Successful candidates will be required to complete the following.
- Move in-early
- Completed a supplementary application by the deadline. The supplementary application will be emailed to students after they have completed their residence application.
- Support with Move In and Residence & Campus Orientation activities
Additionally, this position is Co-Curricular Record (CCR) credit eligible! RCA’s will receive their credit upon completion of a reflection assignment.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for the Residence Community Ambassador position, students must:
- Meet the Upper-Year Residence & Residence Community Ambassador application deadline
- Residence Experience is an asset
- Cannot hold other campus commitments during the residence orientation time-period (such as Campus Orientation Leader)
- Be available for all required dates & times. Please see dates here:
- RCA Move In Day
- Student Arrival Preparation
- Move-In Day
- Residence & Campus Orientation
- Must maintain all eligibility requirements to live in Upper Year Housing
Please Note: If the student is unable to meet all requirements (including dates), they will be considered ineligible for the position. Additionally, should the student fail to meet one of the requirements during the the course of their contract, the student will be subject to eviction.
Application
Applicants are required to complete the StarRez UTM Upper Year Returner application found here: http://residence.utoronto.ca before the deadline. Once your application has been submitted, you will receive an email with the supplementary application webform to apply for the Residence Community Ambassador position and must complete it by the deadline. You can find our dates & deadlines here: https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/housing/applying/undergraduate/undergraduate-dates-deadlines