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To manage Adult Literacy, Family Literacy and English Language Learning Programs.
This position will:
Manage: Programs, budgets, reports and proposals
Recruit/Supervise: Instructors, childcare providers and volunteer tutors
Promote: Programs and act as an ambassador for council
Ongoing Learning will be part of this position including training & meetings.
This is an administrative position not a teaching position.
The successful candidate will possess:
- Exceptional people skills/supervision experience
- Strong computer skills; technology savvy
- Financial/budget experience
- Attention to detail is a must
Hours:
Monday to Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (28 hrs/week) (Occasional evening/weekend)
Full month of July off with pay plus Christmas break with pay.
Must have a valid driver's license, access to a vehicle and a criminal record check.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 year post secondary education
Posting will close when a suitable candidate is selected. Only candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. Thank you for your application.
Further information available through Jetstream Personnel Consulting.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel regularly
- Willing to travel overnight
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses not paid by employer
- Parking paid by employer
Specific Skills
- Store, update and retrieve financial data
- Send invoices
- Receive payments
- Provide information to staff and the general public
- Prepare and monitor budgets
- Prepare and monitor contracts
- Organize and schedule office work
- Order supplies and equipment
- Maintain inventory of office supplies
- File documents
- Prepare reports
- Compile, verify, record and process applications, licences, permits, contracts, registrations, requisitions, and other forms and documents
- Prepare presentations
Work Setting
- Not-for-profit organization
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large workload
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Driver's validity licence check
Keyboarding (Words Per Minute)
- 41 - 60 wpm
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Windows
- MS Excel
- MS Word
- Electronic Mail
- Database software
- Presentation software
- General office equipment
- Internet browser
- Word Pro