Literacy Coordinator
Literacy Coordinator
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Job Description
Lift Community Services focuses on helping all people thrive in the qathet region by reducing social inequities and by providing support and advocacy for anyone who needs it. Our vision is a welcoming inclusive and diversity-affirming community that is free of poverty and full of heart. At Lift we believe a thriving sustainable community comes from a collaborative equitable future-focused approach.
Our programs and services include employment services supportive housing and homeless outreach temporary shelter services literacy programs and outreach immigrant services adult and family on-demand support. We also provide community leadership and development in overdose response planning poverty reduction planning and other projects that develop a more connected and resilient community. Lift operates many resource centres in our community including the local WorkBC Centre the Community Resource Centre and Family Place.
Lift Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion sex disability age sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran status or genetic information.
The Position
We are seeking a part-time Literacy Coordinator to oversee our Literacy Outreach and Community Adult Literacy programs. Lift Literacy Programs provide qathet residents with community literacy education and support. This includes all components of literacy including physical social environmental digital family and any identified gap in knowledge that acts as a barrier to full participation in the community. This role champions Diversity Equity and Inclusion; poverty reduction; social justice; and human rights.
Overview
- Site:Lift Community House
- Hours:21 hours per week
- Possible days:Wednesday-Friday
- Shifts:9am-4:30pm
- Hourly Wage:$25.05 to start on a 5-step wage scale
- Benefits:Competitive extended health benefits and an up to 4% matching RSP plan
- Job Type:regular part-time
- Start Date:ASAP
- Closing Date: September 11 2025
- QuestionsContact Jessica Colasanto at
Key Accountabilities
- host and facilitate a minimum of three Literacy Task Force meetings per year and maintain an archive of minutes
- liaise initiate and build positive working relationships with agencies and local governments; attend relevant community meetings to address literacy gaps in the community
- act as a liaison and create partnerships between literacy providers in the community to encourage communication cooperation and creative collaboration
- maintain an accessible library of community resources for literacy
- design curriculum of services that will be offered and procure learning materials and resources
- plan and deliver tutor training
- match tutors and learners and facilitate learner support programs and services; support them to find meeting spaces in community
- oversee tutor and learner events for educational purposes according to identified needs or interests
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelors Degree or combination of education and experience
- 2 years experience in literacy project development and coordination
- Experience managing a volunteer program that has included training and supervising
- Ability to function both independently and collaboratively
- General and local knowledge of literacy programs and resources
- Knowledge and application of the principles of adult education
- Knowledge of group process and facilitation techniques
- Experience building and maintaining positive relationships and liaising with agencies and different levels of government
- Knowledge and application of community development principles
- Experience organizing events
- Familiar with local community resources
- Ethically aligned with Harm-Reduction practices
Lived experience is empowering for those we serve and is welcomed. Preference is given to candidates demonstrating abstinence-based recovery.
We appreciate all applications however only those shortlisted will be contacted.
As an inclusive employer we would like to make the recruitment process as accessible as possible. Please contact us to let us know how we can best support you.
We live and work on the homelands and territories of the Tlaamin People. We honour the land the Tlaamin People and their treaty and continually seek to strengthen our relationship and responsibilities to them as guests in the territory.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Part-Time
