Title: Summer Reading for Fun Community Worker (Site Coordinator/Tutor) - Youth Positions
Newfoundland and Labrador Laubach Literacy Council Inc. is looking for Community Workers (Site Coordinator/tutors) for its provincial Summer Reading for Fun Program (SRFF) sites. Summer Reading for Fun is a free program that helps school-age children learn to enjoy reading and writing through one-on-one tutoring sessions.
Terms of Employment: Temporary, Full Time, Week-days 8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m.
Salary: $14:50 per hour for 35 hours per week for 7 weeks
Anticipated Start Date: July 3, 2023
Location: St. Alban's
Program: Funding for this position is under the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) initiative. To be eligible, youth must:
· be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period;
· be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment; and
· have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.
Preference will be given to individuals who experience barriers to employment. Education and experience in program management, planning organizing and instruction to children/youth through paid or volunteer work is an asset.
All new employees are asked to provide a Certificate of Conduct within 2 weeks of commencement of employment.
Job Description
The Community Worker (Site Coordinator/Tutor) will:
· organize registration and recruitment of SRFF student participants; program promotions
· Supervise other tutor(s)
· Tutor school-aged children/youth in on-to-one and group sessions in writing, reading comprehension and math
· Meet with volunteer steering committee; report to NLLLC;
· update statistics and submit final site report
· Organize and execute weekly group activities
· SRFF site maintenance and management
Requirements
· Strong organizational skills
· Ability to work independently
· Computer/ database skills
· Pleasant, cooperative demeanor
Deadline for applications: June 7, 2023
How to Apply: Send résumé with cover letter and 3 references
By E-Mail
E-mail submissions must be in Microsoft Word format, must have the Subject Line: Community Worker (Site Coordinator/Tutor) and please include the location of the vacancy as St. Alban's
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 7 weeks
Salary: $14.50 per hour
Schedule:
COVID-19 considerations:
We will follow provincial public health guidelines
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 2023-06-07
Expected start date: 2023-07-03