Summer Student - Mental Health Services

DATE: April 29, 2026

PROGRAM:  Mental Health Services

POSITION:  Summer Student – The Club

LOCATION:  Maple Ridge, BC

Summer Student – Mental Health Services

Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community Services has an exciting summer opportunity for students in the field of Mental Health Services. If you are a student between the ages of 15 and 30, who is preparing to return to school in September, and would like to gain experience working with a progressive community-based organization, this opportunity may be for you!

You are a team player with great interpersonal skills and a desire to learn. You are patient, kind and proactive, adept at solving problems. You have excellent graphic design skills, excellent writing skills and a strong desire to serve your community and make a difference in people’s lives. You are helpful and tech savvy. You are able to work with people from all walks of life with kindness and respect.
Involved in the day-to-day planning, implementation and evaluation of assigned Mental Health programs. The Summer Student will work to encourage and support member involvement in programs and services offered at The Club.

This position is funded through the Government of Canada’s Canada Summer Jobs program. To be eligible, applicants must be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of employment, be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or a person to whom refugee protection has been conferred and be legally entitled to work in Canada with a valid Social Insurance Number.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education, Training and Experience

·         Preference to post-secondary students

·         Preferred experience working with persons with a chronic and persistent psychiatric illness

·         Preferred training in social group work, recreation, life skills, and psychosocial rehabilitation

REQUIRED SKILLS (Knowledge and Skills)

·         Excellent organizing and prioritizing skills

·         Must be willing to work as part of a team and practice Team Approach

·         Preference to those with First Aid/CPR and Food Safe.

·         Preference to those with experience with Mental Health or a desire to enter the field.

·         Empower others to grow and change

·         Conviction that the individual has the capacity to grow and change

·         Ability to establish a respectful relationship with persons served to help them gain skills and confidence

Shift/Schedule/Hours per week: 35 hours per week over a period of 8 weeks; for a total of 280 hours

Expected Start Date: ASAP

Wage/Salary: $20.25/hour

Application Deadline: May 15, 2026

We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the communities we proudly serve, while encompassing the principles of equity, inclusion and diversity. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, people of all gender expressions and sexual orientations including queer, trans, and two-spirit people. In our words and actions, we recognize the challenges for those facing inequalities, while acknowledging our privilege, as we continuously strive to remove bias and reduce barriers that individuals may experience in the hiring and job-seeking process. We invite feedback from all applications who apply for roles within the Agency.