Office Assistant

The youth worker will be expected to assist with general office duties including data entry, filing, internal and external communications, general research and volunteer support. In addition to this, the youth worker will work closely with the Office Coordinator on three special projects.

This position is for a total of 280 hours, with a minimum of 12 hours per week. The youth worker and the CRC will agree to a mutually agreeable schedule. The majority of the youth worker’s time will be required to be spent at the CRC, daytime hours, but there is a possibility for some work to be done remotely.

1) Office Technological Re-organization: This will involve the implementation of technological solutions in the office to increase the efficiency and productivity of our employees and improve the services we provide to other ministry units in our organization and the general public. The end goal will be to create policies and procedures using existing technology that we and our other ministry units have access to that we can share with other ministry units to help them improve their efficiency and productivity in delivering services to the general public.

2) Functional Assessment of Volunteer Activities and Engagement: This will involve a review of the activities that volunteers perform at the CRC with an end goal of doing a better job of providing a rewarding experience for those volunteers. The ultimate goal is to ensure our volunteer system is modeled on respect and inclusiveness and better serves both our community and volunteers by making the most of the volunteers’ existing skills and interests while providing them with opportunities to grow those skills.

3) Developing an Integrated System for Recruitment and Engagement of Volunteers: This will involve a review of our current systems for recruiting and tracking volunteers with an end goal of determining a more efficient and inclusive recruitment process. The ultimate goal is to streamline our current volunteer system to better engage with those that have volunteered with us in the past and to expand our outreach in an attempt to recruit volunteers from new communities.

• Between 18 and 30 years of age (inclusive) at the start of employment.
• Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
• Legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial / territorial legislation and regulations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Strong digital skills.
• Effective organizational and time management skills.
• Willing to take direction from supervisor and work as contributing member of a team.
• Respect and understanding of The Salvation Army – its mission, culture, and values.
• Willing to adhere to Salvation Army policies, procedures and principles.
• Criminal record check that is satisfactory to The Salvation Army, in its sole discretion, is required.

The Salvation Army will accommodate candidates as required under applicable human rights legislation.   If you require a disability-related accommodation during this process, please inform us of your requirements.

We thank all applicants, however, only those candidates to be interviewed will be contacted. 

Internal Applicants, please advise your supervisor of your intentions prior to submitting your application.