Research Assistant - Canada Summer Jobs
Research Assistant - Canada Summer Jobs
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Job Description
Who We Are
For more than 130 years The Salvation Army has served people in need in communities across Canada and Bermuda. Building on our roots as a worldwide Christian church each year we help more than 2 million people providing necessities such as food clothing and shelter. In addition we support people experiencing unemployment addiction and family challenges. We continually adapt and innovate to meet emerging needs and live out our mission vision and values of hope service dignity and stewardship. As a faith and valuesbased organization we hire and serve people of all backgrounds and walks of life there is a place for everyone to belong here.
Mission Statement
The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world.
Job Description:
Job Summary
The Research Assistant position is a Canada Student Jobs role. The incumbent conducts research and provides project support for a team of consultants who are creating educational course content.
Accountabilities
The incumbent is responsible for the following range of job duties characteristic or typical of the job class:
- Research and consult within the Social Mission department and with TSA ministry units to identify critical learning needs and develop a report to inform future work of the SM Strategy and Support team.
- Use research that has been conducted (especially pertaining to Program Planning and Evaluation Grief and Loss) and formulate these into a structure that could be used to present a series of online courses for TSA Social Mission employees.
- Develop a guide for subject matter experts / specialists to follow when developing a course for online learning.
- Participate in team and department meetings as scheduled.
Experience and Skilled Knowledge Requirements
- Postsecondary student or completed undergraduate degree. Preference will be given to those in the social work or human services field.
- Applicant must meet the Canada Summer Jobs program requirements.
- Respect and understanding of The Salvation Army its mission culture and values
Skills and Capabilities (examples provided below):
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Solid research skills
- Understanding of individuals of diverse social and cultural backgrounds
- Good computer skills with working knowledge of MS Office
CANADA SUMMER JOBS: To be eligible students must:
- Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment;
- have been registered as fulltime students in the previous academic year and intend to return to school on a fulltime basis in the next academic year;
- Be a Canadian citizen permanent resident or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; and
- Be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.
Compensation:
The target hiring range for this position is $17.61 to $22.01 with a maximum of $26.41.Placement in the salary range will be based on factors such as market conditions internal equity and candidate experience skills and qualifications relevant to the role.
The Salvation Army will provide reasonable accommodation upon request. Please email if you have a need for any accommodation and we will be pleased to discuss this with you.
Employment Type
Full-Time
