Fall 2025 Co-op/Internship Opportunity – Lead Student Navigator – Cape Breton University – Sydney, NS

Lead Student Navigator (Co-op or Internship)

CBU’s Student Affairs department is hiring two Lead Student Navigators for the Fall 2025 semester. Student Navigators work closely with students and staff to provide advising, registration, and online support to new and current CBU students. Lead Student Navigators will support the work and projects of the Student Affairs team and provide students with information on CBU’s services and resources to ensure they are empowered with access to this knowledge throughout their time at CBU.

These will be full-time positions for two students fulfilling co-op or internship placement requirements. Training for this position will begin the week of August 25, 2025.

Requirements:

• Must be registered in a relevant co-op program or in the Business Management Post-Baccalaureate program
• Must be in good academic standing
• Must be in good standing according to CBU’s Student Code of Conduct
• Experience in student leadership will be considered an asset

Lead Student Navigators:

• Are the lead contact for a team of students and liaise between Student Affairs staff and the Student Navigator team.
• Are the primary contact for scheduling and collection of payroll timesheets for the Student Navigator team.
• Work independently and as part of the Student Affairs team.
• Greet incoming students and keep appointments operating smoothly.
• Support the transition of new students to the CBU campus community.
• Help students schedule advising appointments and access follow-up registration support
• Host registration support sessions (online and in person).
• Maintain ongoing communication with students, staff, and faculty.
• Teach students how to understand the timetable to create a class schedule.
• Teach students to navigate the CBU website, access their CBU email, access their student accounts, and complete their registration.
• Answer email and in-person inquiries.
• Complete a variety of organizational tasks.
• Connect students to Student Development Officers and help students navigate student support resources at CBU.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

 

Deadline for application: Friday, August 15 @ 4pm.

Please fill out the form at the link below to submit your application. https://forms.office.com/r/3zfzzA9FbB

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only applicants chosen for interviews will be contacted.