Opportunities for Students

Below, please find many opportunities for students from yearly events to summer employment. 

**Opportunities will be posted as they become available**

Helpful Links for All Students:

  • My Blueprint (see Mrs. McCarthy if you can’t remember your log in details)

  • Employment Journey (labour market information and current listing of jobs available on PEI)

  • Community Service Bursary Program – grade 10-12 can earn bursary money for volunteering in their community.  Students need to register with the program prior to starting hours.  Students can collect up to 150 hours and earn up to $1500 in bursary money by the end of grade 12.

  • PEI Farm Team– interested in working a farm job as summer employment?  Contact PEI Farm team to pass along your contact information, who will then pass it along to farmers looking for laborers.  You can earn a $500-$1000 bursary at the time of your graduation upon successful completion.

  • Team Seafood– are you working in a seafood processing plant this summer?  If you register with this program you can earn at $500-$1000 bursary.  Click on the link to find out more information.


Opportunity Information
Crapaud Exhibition and Tractor Pulls Volunteers Needed! Collect Community Service Bursary Hours for your volunteer time.  Please see the poster for more details on how to volunteer for this opportunity.  Also see the Community Service Bursary website for more information on how to register with the province.  
COWS Summer Employment COWS is now hiring for summer 2023.  See the poster for more details.
Oak Acres Children's Camp Counsellor in Training Must be 14-16 years old and have some interest in becoming a camp counsellor.  Applications are due to the camp director, Zoie Farish, by May 29th.  Please fill out the application form and email it to zoiefarish@gmail.com 
   
P.E.E.R.S. Alliance Youth Collective

Regular Youth Collective Hours

  • Summerside (Inspire Learning Centre @ 57 Central St, Rm. 202) 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6-8pm
  • Charlottetown (PEERS Alliance Office @ 250B Queen St) 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, 6-8pm

Queer Youth Drop In Times:

  • Summerside- Monday and Tuesdays, 3:30-5:30pm, 57 Central St, Unit 204
  • Charlottetown- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays, 3-5 pm, 250B Queen St

Queer Youth Writing Club- join in for a chance to get published in an anthology with other queer youth

  • 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, 6-8pm, PEERS Alliance Office at 250B Queen St

Summerside Open House- one time only event to check out their space and see if it might be a right fit for you

  • Thursday, October 27th, 2-5pm.  Join them for light refreshments and program info
Early Childhood Development Association of PEI

The Early Childhood Development Association of PEI are looking to recruit more Early Childhood Educators for PEI.  This is an in demand job across the Maritime provinces right now as they foresee a shortage of these workers in the years to come.  There are some incentives to entering this profession and lots of options for getting your education.  Please check out the links below if you have any interest.

You Tube Video

Website