Careers and Student Placements
Public Health offers a limited number of student placements. Details of different student placements are listed below.
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Careers in Public Health
Region of Waterloo Public Health and Paramedic Services has opportunities in a variety of fields of work.
- Dental Hygienist
- Epidemiologist
- Family Infant Child Consultant
- Family Visitor
- Heath Data Analyst
- Health Promotion Research Analyst
- Program Assistant
- Project Coordinator
- Public Health Inspector
- Public Health Nurse
- Public Health Dietitian
- Logistics Support Technician
- Paramedic
If you would like more information about any of the positions listed below, visit our Region of Waterloo careers page regularly to review posted job descriptions.
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.
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,
- Neighbourhood nursing and partnerships
- Healthy Babies Healthy Children program
- Infectious diseases
- Prenatal health and early child development
- Substance use prevention
Apply for nursing placement by completing the Unpaid Nursing Student Application form.
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,
- Research evaluation
- Program planning and implementation
- Community development
- Policy development
- Data collection and analysis
- Report writing
- Health communication
Apply for placement by completing the Unpaid Student Application form.
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,
- Provide client service to the public
- Respond to request for information
- Provide administrative support for programs and clinics
- Data entry for medical records
Apply for a placement by completing the Unpaid Student Application form.
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,
- Information management solution
- Privacy
- Data analysis
- Project work
Apply for a placement by completing the Unpaid Student Application form.
