Context
Spring 2021 term: WARG attempted to hire co-ops for the term. However, in the absence of such a guide, the process took much longer than expected. While successful, many questions could’ve been answered had this document existed…
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Step 3: Approval Phase
Email Victoria SDC Director with the information found here: https://uwaterloo.ca/sedra-student-design-centre/current-teams
Note: I forget who to send the co-op postings to. S21, Peter Teertstra approved the postings and co-op supervisor.
After approval has been sought, you may proceed to step 4
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Post the positions to Waterlooworks off of the Faculty Advisors' account. You can do the hiring in there, and in general act as an employer.
Note: timelines are weird for waterlooworks. Be prudent about when you post. Interviews should be conducted IAW Co-op Hiring Guidelines
Once you’ve matched with someone, you should revisit the startup guide if they’ve mentioned an interest in working on something that wasn’t originally in scope and see if there’s an opportunity to give them that experience.
Step 5: Onboarding Phase
DO NOT IGNORE THIS PHASE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IF YOU HAVE HIRED A CO-OP
Send the startup guide a few days before starting to prime them for their expected tasks and get a line of communication going.
You need to submit the co-op information form within 2 weeks of hiring the co-op.
Note that the form has various requirements that need to be completed, including safety training.
Note that the form requires Safety Coordinator & Team Lead to complete Supervisor Safety Awareness Training (SO1100). The training is now renamed Supervisor Orientation Online (SO1100)
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