Where do I answer the Pre-Interview Questions?

After you upload your resume/cover letter in the application, the questions will be visible.  Please make sure to answer all questions or your application will be delayed. 

What is a "constituency"? 

Each funded position is tied to a federal political jurisdiction called a "constituency", also known as a "riding". This is where your work is funded to take place.  

What is a "cohort"?

Sub-grouping of artists or other team members across geo-political borders for online trainings to ensure they are in a team with the other artists who most closely resemble their learning goals, needs and stages of their development.

 I heard you have to be a member to be considered for a summer job.  Is that true?

Definitely not true, To be crystal clear - no preference or ranking points are given to existing members.  Many external adjudicators help rank all applicants to ensure job placements are objective.  
 

When do the jobs start, and how long are the contracts?  How many hours do I get?

The earliest possible start date is April 24 and the average contract is typically 280hrs up to 480 hrs in length. The largest contract possible is 640 hours, and those are typically reserved for youth team leaders and returning participants in a leadership role. 

When will I find out if I have a job or not?

Most of our summer positions are funded by the Government of Canada. Their funding announcements are in April.  

So as soon as we know, we will be moving forward to make first-round offers.  This is typically towards the end of April each year. 

Where do Summer Emerging Artist Program participants work and participate in training?

In -person training takes place in a variety of different locations in each constituency, depending on the space available and the space needed for each task.  Sometimes we are in a computer lab at a municipal office or library.  Sometimes we are at a theatre for rehearsal, or in a sponsors location.   We perform in a variety of public and quasi-public spaces.  Most training and workshops are done online or remotely.

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As a result, for payroll purposes, you will need a mobile device with data.  You use 20 seconds of data to punch in and out each day.  Where WIFI is available, you can also use that instead, but you need data for public locations without WIFI service. 

Why would I want to make minimum wage to do a summer administrative

job?

Great question!  The number one reason why is that you get a great deal of opportunity to REALLY tackle the type of jobs that you have been training for in school.

 A-Team members aren't making coffee - they are actually living their career-goal roles! e.g Using HRM Payworks Software, drafting and editing policies and responding to Health and Safety issues.  You aren't just a small part of a massive team, youth ARE the team.  Of course, we have experts who lead you and teach you how to get these things done, but these positions are really for self-starters who are eager to have the responsibility and demonstrate their competency. "Scope and Scale" is massive here. 

What is BYOD?  (Bring Your Own Device)  Why do I need to do this for a job?

Our summer program isn't like many jobs you might have encountered.  We created this program as a way for young people to get real and valuable job experience in a variety of areas in a short period of time.  We have access to a limited number of low-speed laptops that have been donated to us, and if need be, you will be assigned one of those for your use.

You will likely be much happier using your own device if you have one.  And if you don't have anything to bring, we can facilitate access to a computer at a local library as an alternative.  Bottom line is - we can work something out.