Overview

WorkSafeBC is seeking a highly motivated Co-op Student, Community Relations & Events to support a wide range of initiatives that help strengthen our presence and impact in communities across the province. In this role, you will assist in enhancing our community outreach efforts, support community sponsorships and local events, contribute to the Community Relations & Events strategy.

You will also provide support for event planning and logistics, help maintain community engagement tools and resources and contribute to the development of practices that enable more effective connections with the communities we serve.

This is a four-month, full-time position starting in January 2026.

How you'll make a difference: You'll apply what you've learned in your post-secondary program to benefit workers and employers across B.C.

Where you'll work

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines working remotely, and in our offices based on the operational needs of the position.

In this role, you'll work primarily from your B.C. home and be on-site in our Richmond office at a minimum of twice per week.

What you'll do

On Day 1 in this role, you will get a chance to meet your manager and get acquainted with your team. You will spend time setting up administrative and technological essentials, and completing onboarding tasks, including security and payroll setup.

Throughout Week 1, you will be partnered with your mentor for training, work on completing training modules, and immersing yourself in the team and the department's work. Together with your manager, you will clarify your role's goals and how to achieve them.

You will be joining a new department to WorkSafeBC, and through your contributions, you will have a chance to leave your mark on our vision and success.

As an active member of the Stakeholder, Community, and Indigenous Relations (SCIR) team, you will work with team members in providing support to and developing elements of several projects and initiatives, which could include:

• Support planning and delivery of community events by coordinating logistics, communicating with organizers, preparing schedules and training materials, and attending events with onsite set-up and take-down support
• Develop event planning tools such as event briefs, checklists, summaries, and contribute to post-event reports and insights
• Help package Corporate and Community sponsorships (brochures, banners, swag items, etc.),
• Stakeholder, Community and Indigenous relationship management (SRM) system:
  • Working with team to update data in current system and develop mailing lists,
  • Support drafting articles and pages for WorkSafeBC's intranet on a variety of topics (e.g. sponsorship events; community engagement follow-up, Indigenous relations initiatives),
• Supporting SCIR team with ongoing internal and external research on community engagement, sponsorships, Indigenous research grants, etc.
• Consistently models the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, and forward thinking

Is this a good fit for you?

We're looking for someone who can:

• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate an ability to prioritize work and complete tasks within set timelines & at time with minimal supervision
• Demonstrate a high level of quality, accuracy & attention to detail
• Demonstrate a proactive, can-do attitude with a willingness to engage in both strategic and operational work
• Apply research knowledge, analyze, extract and present insights from data
• Demonstrate a proactive, service-focused attitude towards internal partners and the teams we support
• Demonstrate self-motivation and an ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team
• Available to work evenings and weekends when/if required to attend community events with the team

Your background and experience

• You are a second, third- or fourth-year student and enrolled in either of the following programs: Business Administration, Communications, Public Policy, Hospitality, Relations, Events Management, Sociology
• Is interested and have experience in event planning and research would be an asset
• Has familiarity & interest/knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics or other CRM systems, plus the Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint)
• Some academic or volunteer experience or interest in community engagement
• Has completed a co-op term or worked in an office setting

Learn more: Hear from past co-op students on what it's like to work here.

Important to know

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

• Confirm you're legally entitled to work in Canada
• Confirm you're a registered student at a post-secondary institution and is participating in a work integrated learning program

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We're honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What's it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It's challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflects the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Learn more: Discover who we are .

Our Benefits

As a member of our team, you'll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work - and life. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes:

• 4% in lieu of benefits
• 4% in lieu of vacation

Salary - $23.05/hour

Want to apply?

• A cover letter, resume and transcript are required.
• Submit all documents in one file (either Word or PDF files).
• Applications are welcomed immediately, however must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.