About the Role

As a Residence Advisor, you’ll live onsite at one of EF Vancouver’s student residences – acting as a key part of our Accommodation team. You’ll play a hands-on role in ensuring a safe, welcoming, and engaging environment for EF students living in residence. This role is ideal for someone who is energetic, community driven, highly responsible, and thrives in multicultural environments.

This is more than just a housing role – it’s a chance to positively impact students’ lives through support, community building, and memorable experiences.

This is a live-in, contracted position. The contract period is May 12 th to August 31 st , 2026. The Residence Advisor is required to live on-site from May 31 st to August 31 st , 2026. Accommodation is provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to an hourly wage.

Due to the live-in nature of this role, Residence Advisors are expected to prioritize their responsibilities related to the residence. External commitments should be arranged in a manner that does not interfere with scheduled duties, or emergency response requirements.

Hours of work: part-time, 15-30 hours per week

Days of work: 5 days per week

Term: May 12 th to August 31 st , 2026

Compensation: $21/hour

Schedule & Availability

This is a live-in position requiring a high degree of flexibility. Residence Advisors participate in schedule duties, which may include evenings, weekends, and holidays (based on operational needs).

In addition to scheduled responsibilities, Residence Advisors respond to residence related emergencies. The Residence Advisor will be responsible for the residence emergency phone, to respond to after-hours incidents as needed.

Values & Skills

• You believe in global education and embrace cultural diversity

• You insist on the highest service standards to deliver a meaningful and impactful student experience

• You are a team player and can work cross-functionally and collaboratively

• You thrive under pressure and enjoy a fast-paced work environment

About EF Education First

• At EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs—focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics—turn dreams into international opportunities.

• When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across more than 600 schools and offices in 50 countries, all with one shared mission of opening the world through education. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and want you to bring that to work every day. EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, caste, parental status, identity, experience and everything else that makes you unique.

• Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF has schools and offices around the world, including hubs in Boston, London, Mexico City, São Paulo, Shanghai, Stockholm, Zürich, and more. Learn more at https://www.ef.com.