Students...
- Earn grade 11 or grade 12 credits in a workplace setting while exploring a career and/or experience of their choice.
- Develop employability skills and experience hands-on learning
- Can lead to part-time and/or summer employment
- Can explore one of 150+ skilled trades and/or jump start their apprenticeship training (Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program)
How Do Students Enroll in Co-op?
You will need to select Co-op when completing course selection.
- Select Co-op in My Pathway Planner (2 credit/half day or 4 credit/full day).
- You will have a co-op placed in your timetable for next year in semester 1 or 2. If you selected 2 credit/half day co-op, it will be in periods 1 and 2 (morning) or periods 4 and 5 (afternoon).
- The Co-op department will want to know what type of experience/placement you are looking for. The Co-op department will contact you closer to the start of your Co-op course for this information, likely throgh your GAPPS email.
- The first few weeks of Co-op is in-class as you learn about workplace safety and work with your Co-op teacher to secure a placement. Remember, you can secure your own Co-op placement too!
What are some potential Co-op placement?
Option 1 - Community Partners for BHSS
We work with a variety of industries and some of the career experiences are seen below. These placements can be sought out by the student in advance of the start of the next coop term, but often they are arranged by the student/teacher in the first two weeks of the semester. See the table below for a sample of where our students are working.
- Physiotherapy
- Dentistry
- Orthodontic
- Naturopathy
- Pharmacy
- Family Medicine
- Cardiology
- Social Work
- Geriatrics
- Women
- Immigration
- Recreation
- Fitness
- Fertility Clinics
- Dermatology
- Child Care
- Practitioner
- Nursing
- Dietician
- Veterinarian
- Horse Trainer
- Radiology
- Funeral Services
- Urology
- Optometry
- Chiropractic
- Audiology
- Programming
- Graphic Design
- Robotics
- Music Production
- Engineering
- Film Production
- Web Design
- I.T. Support
- Accounting
- Interior Design
- Sales
- Real Estate
- Marketing
- Social Media & Graphic
- Design
- Finance /Banking
- Human Resources
- Broadcasting - Radio
- Hotel Management
- Retail
- Entrepreneurship
- Insurance
- Construction
- Carpentry
- Renovations
- Electrical
- Automotive
- Motorcycle
- Auto Body
- Plumbing
- Chef / Culinary
- Baker
- HVAC
- Airport
- Hairstyling
- Cosmetology
- Drywall
- Framing
- Roofing
- Truck Maintenance
- Golf Course Mgmt
- Teacher - Art, French, Music, Gr k-8
- Parks & Rec
- Lawyer, Court House
- Pet care (grooming & SPCA)
- Zoology
- Theatre
- Urban Planning
- Music
- Landscaping
- Recreation Director
Option#2 - Community Partners Requiring Early Application
For those who want to work with the specific companies listed below, applications are due to YRDSB in the semester prior to taking coop for consideration (end of Nov/end of May). If you are not selected, you can be placed with one of the positions listed in option #1.
- Armoured Reconnaissance
- Army Communication and Information Systems
- Combat Arms - Infantry
- Combat Arms - Artillery
- Combat Arms - Engineers
- Mobile Support Equipment Operator
- Weapon Technician
- Supply Technician
- Resource Management Support Clerk
- Cook
- Vehicle Technician
- Logistics Officer
- Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Officer
- Customer Service Representative (Scarborough)
- Maintenance (Vaughan and Scarborough)
- Printing Press Support (Scarborough)
- Pre Press Support (Vaughan and Scarborough)
- Structural Designing 3D renderings in colour (Scarborough)
- Accounting - Patient Accounts
- Social Worker - Adult Day Program
- Day Surgery - clinical, psychological, emotional and technical patient needs
- Emergency Department- emergency care to patients
- Gift Shop - Merchandising & Marketing
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU) - physicians, registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physiotherapists dietitians, pharmacists and social workers
- Inpatient surgical unit -physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, physiotherapists, dietitians, pharmacists and social workers
- Physiotherapy
- Recreation Services - Social Worker: physical, cognitive, social , emotional and spiritual needs of the Residents
- Family Birthing Centre
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and In-pediatrics Unit
- Admission Assessment Unit
- Cardiac and Medicine
- Cardio-Respiratory
- Centre For Respiratory Health
- Childlife / Paediatrics -Childbirth & Children’s Centre
- Child Birth And Children’s Centre –NICU
- Children’s Clinics
- Community Resources Department
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Emergency
- Finance (Accounting)
- Fracture Clinic
- Inpatient Surgery
- Laboratory
- Chemotherapy
- Social Worker - Therapeutic Recreation
- OPS-Recovery - outpatient unit - some patient interaction and assisting nursing staff
- Patient Scheduling
- Pharmacy
- Professional Practice -conducting clinical unit practice audits
- Public Relations
- Quality, Patient Safety, Patient Relations & Experience and IPAC
- Short Stay (Surgery System)
- Surgical Admission And Discharge Unit 2
- Rehab and Stroke Unit - social work
- Sales (1)
- Catering (1)
- Outlets – Restaurant, Starbucks (up to 3)
- Human Resources (1 full day or 2 half day)
- Front Office – Reception/Switchboard (up to 3)
- Fitness - Health Club Attendant (1)
- Accounting ( up to 2)
- Housekeeping (up to 3)
- Kitchen: Cooking (up to 15)
- Maintenance - (up to 2)
- Security (1 )
- Surgery (Birchmount)
- Telemetry/Medicine (Birchmount)
- Medicine (Birchmount)
- Position #1 is office organization
- Position #2 is assisting on the unit
- Corporate Communications (General)
- Medicine & Specialized Geriatrics, CRL (General) - data entry and other duties
- Medicine & Specialized Geriatrics (General) - patient interaction and other duties
- Clinical Ethics – Data Collector- (Birchmount & General)
- Critical Care (Birchmount & General) - clerical duties
- Diagnostic Imaging (Birchmount & General)
- Emergency (Birchmount)
- Endoscopy & Surgical Clinics (Birchmount)
- Environmental Services - Administrative Assistant- (General)
- Facilities – Maintenance (Birchmount)
- Facilities – (Millwright) Maintenance (General)
- Family Maternity Centre (Birchmount & General)
- Finance (General)
- Foundation - event planning and research
- GAIN Geriatric Clinic – Medicine work w/NP (General) - some patient interaction, some office projects
- HR Application Analyst (General) - Advanced knowledge of Microsoft office products and other software applications an asset
- Human Resources (General)
- Health Information Resource Centre (HIRC) – Library & Global Community Resource Centre (GCRC) (General & Birchmount)
- Health Records – Record Processing (Birchmount & General)
- Information Services (Birchmount & General)
- Position #1 help desk
- Position #2 technical
- Innovation and Performance Improvement (Birchmount & General) - general clerical duties
- Mental Health Services -Secretarial- (Satellite - 2425 Eglinton Ave. E & 1225 Kennedy Rd) - Opportunity to be immersed in a clinic service and diverse patient population
- Organizational Development and Diversity -Information Specialist- (General)
- Organizational Development and Diversity -Administrative Assistant- (Birchmount)
- Paediatrics / NICU (Birchmount)
- Pharmacy - observe the pharmacist and clerical duties
- Pharmacy -Pharmacy Assistant- (General) - assisting technician with duties
- Purchasing and Contract Management (General)
- Spiritual & Religious Care (Birchmount)
Assistant Fire Safety Educator, Assistant Police Safety Educator, Assistant Paramedic Safety - Educator - working with children at the Safety Village - Bruce’s Mills Conservation Area in Stouffville
Hardware Support Analyst - based out of Dr. Bette Stephenson Centre for Learning. 36 Regatta Avenue, Richmond Hill
- Marketing & Design Intern
- Graphic Design Intern
- Social Media Marketing Intern
- Social Media & Graphic Design Intern
- Marketing Intern NEW
- Marketing & Business Development Intern
- Marketing Intern NEW
- Jr. Marketing Coordinator
- Jr. Computer Programmer 1
- Jr. 3D Modeler
- Graphic Designer
- Marketing & Design Intern
- Social Media Marketing Intern
- Marketing Intern NEW
- Marketing Intern NEW
- Marketing & Design Intern NEW
- Events & Communications Marketing Assistant NEW