Coop Work Experience Student
Your Opportunity:
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is Canada’s first and largest province-wide, fully integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to the over four million people living in Alberta, as well as to some residents of Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories. AHS provides a wide range of learning opportunities for students. The AHS IT team is one of the largest in Canada and has over 2500 employees across the province. The IT Team is a very dynamic and driven group who engage in complex, challenging and diverse projects to deliver collective results. Through quality work and innovative solutions, we meet the ever-changing needs of Albertans.
Description:
Join our dynamic IT Community Care Services team as a student contributor, where you’ll gain hands-on experience and mentorship from seasoned IT professionals. This role offers a meaningful opportunity to apply your academic learning in a real-world setting, while developing key skills in creativity, adaptability, and collaboration within a geographically distributed workforce. As part of this team, you’ll support IT systems and solutions for Population Public Health and Indigenous Health programs, with a focus on Communicable Disease Outbreak Management. Your contributions will include: Assisting in the creation of technical documentation. Supporting the development of sustainable IT solutions. Investigating and diagnosing system issues. Contributing to the stability and reliability of operational systems. This position is open to current students only. You must be actively enrolled and continuing your studies in the upcoming academic term. Applicants must reside in Alberta for the duration of the placement. Please note: relocation costs are not subsidized. Individuals who have graduated or will graduate prior to the placement start date are not eligible to apply. This position is open to current students only. You must be actively enrolled and continuing your studies in the upcoming academic term. Applicants must reside in Alberta for the duration of the placement. Please note: relocation costs are not subsidized. Individuals who have graduated or will graduate prior to the placement start date are not eligible to apply.
- Classification: Coop Work Experience Student
- Union: Students
- Unit and Program: Information Technology, Community Care Services, Population Public Health and Indigenous Health
- Primary Location: Quarry Crossing
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Negotiable Location: Within Calgary Zone
- Temporary Employee Class: Student
- FTE: 0.00
- Posting End Date: 26-AUG-2025
- Date Available: 15-SEP-2025
- Temporary End Date: 30-APR-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
- Shifts per cycle: Varies
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $17.53
- Maximum Salary: $23.01
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Current enrolment in a co-op/work experience program in IT, Science, Engineering or Business-related field. Registered in a related field of study at a Canadian post-secondary institution.
Additional Required Qualifications:Ability to work both independently and as part of a professional team. Ability to communicate confidently and professionally. Ability to take initiative and be responsible. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong presentation skills. Self-directed, highly motivated, results driven. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other computer applications.
Preferred Qualifications:As Required.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.
We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care all across Alberta.
Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.
We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
