Temporary Part Time Administrative Assistant (August 16- December 17, 2021)

The Summer Program Assistant will assist the Resource and Development Coordinator with the planning and organizing of several events.

Santa Shuffle

• Manually register participants who choose not to register online
• Put together race kits
• Support with race kit pick up

Donors

• Help prepare quarterly cards and mail them out (late August and late November)
• Log stat entry

Social Media

• Create and schedule posts as needed

Rentals

• Assist when needed with room rentals
• All other admin duties as required (responding to emails, phone calls, data entry, etc.)

• This position is funded in part through the Canada Summer Jobs Program and the following represents the applicant criteria:
  • be between 17 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment,
  • 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.

• High School Diploma required
• In progress on a Post-Secondary Diploma or degree in field of Social Services or related field an asset
• Experience in community programming an asset
• Experience with children and /or young parent families an asset
• Second language spoken an asset
• Must be comfortable in an ever changing environment and learn new tasks quickly
• Must be comfortable with using technology, specifically Microsoft office products (Word, Excel) and with donor databases
• Willingness to work within the mandate of The Salvation Army

• Be available for full 18 weeks of program

Successful candidate will be required to provide upon hiring:

• A clear vulnerable sector screening
• Participate in our online Armatus Abuse Training and Health and Safety training required upon hiring

HOURS: 15 hours a week, TBD

Please also include a cover letter with your resume outlining your suitability for this position.

The Salvation Army offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment process.  If you are contacted to participate in an interview or screening process, please advise us if you require accommodation.

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

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