Careers and Student Placements

Public Health offers a limited number of student placements. Details of different student placements are listed below.

Paid student placements

Public Health has accepted students for paid placements in fields including:

Epidemiology
Health planning
Health policy
Public health inspection

Public Health does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications. All paid student opportunities are posted on the Region of Waterloo careers page.

Career Opportunities

Unpaid student placements

Public Health and Paramedic Services accepts applications for unpaid student placements for

See below for details.

Nursing

Students in their fourth year of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Master of Nursing program can apply for a student placement in Public Health.

Examples of previous nursing placements in Public Health include,

Healthy Babies Healthy Children program
Infectious diseases
Neighbourhood nursing and partnerships
Prenatal health and early child development
Substance use prevention

Apply for nursing placement by completing the Unpaid Nursing Student Application form.

Unpaid Nursing Student Application

Social work

Students in a Bachelor or Master of Social Work program can apply for a student placement in Public Health.

Focus areas for the placement can include,

Community development
Data collection and analysis
Health communication
Policy development
Program planning and implementation
Report writing
Research evaluation

Apply for placement by completing the Unpaid Student Application form.

Unpaid Student Application

Paramedics

First and second-year paramedic students can apply for a field placement with Paramedic Services.

Focus areas for the placement can include,

Experience working for ambulance service within the community
Review and participate in emergency situations
Observing patient care (first-year students)
Hand-on experience with patient care (second-year students)

Contact your school to find out more about applying for a placement.

Administration

Health Office Administration students can apply for a placement with Public Health.

Focus areas for the placement can include,

Data entry for medical records
Provide administrative support for programs and clinics
Provide client service to the public
Respond to request for information

Apply for a placement by completing the Unpaid Student Application form.

Unpaid Student Application

Applied health information science

Students in a Bachelor of Applied Health Information Science can apply for a placement with Public Health to satisfy volunteer requirement for certain courses.

Focus areas for the placement can include,

Data analysis
Information management solution
Privacy
Project work

Apply for a placement by completing the Unpaid Student Application form.

Unpaid Student Application

Careers in Public Health

Public Health and Paramedic Services offers career opportunities in a variety of fields, such as:

Dental Assistant
Dental Hygienist
Epidemiologist
Family Visitor
Health Data Analyst
Health Information Systems Specialist
Health Promotion and Research Analyst
Information Assistant
Program Assistant
Project Coordinator
Public Health Inspector
Public Health Nurse
Registered Practical Nurse
Relief Clerk

If you would like more information about any of the positions listed, visit our Region of Waterloo careers page regularly to review the posted job descriptions.

Career Opportunities