Summer Reading Tent Coordinator

4 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada United for Literacy (formerly Frontier College) Full time

**Title**: Summer Reading Tent Coordinator
**Contract Date**: June 19, 2023 - August 25, 2023
**Hours of Work**: 35 hours/week (Some weekend and holiday work may be required)
**Salary**:$20.00/hour
**Locations**: Reading tents will be held outside at various locations around the Lower Mainland of BC
United for Literacy - Vancouver Office (1001 Cotton Drive, Vancouver, BC, V5L 3T4)
**Posting Close Date**: May 21st, 2023

**Why Literacy? Work with purpose at United for Literacy.**
Canada’s literacy divide widens daily because so many people lack adequate literacy support. Bridging the literacy gap is something we can do. Solving systemic literacy challenges is key to advancing social equity and prosperity across our country. Literacy changes everything.

United for Literacy (formerly Frontier College) is a national literacy charity that was founded in 1899. We believe literacy is a right, and that every place can be a learning place. Our vision is a Canada in which everyone has the literacy skills they need to achieve their goals at school, at work, and in life. Our mission is to provide local literacy support programs that change lives.
- With gratitude, our BC office is located on the unceded traditional territories of xʷməθkʷəyə̓m _
- (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) & selí̓lw̓itulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Coast Salish Peoples._

**The Opportunity**
United for Literacy is seeking energetic and organized Summer Reading Tent Staff to work as a small team to plan and facilitate a series of outdoor sessions for children between ages 5 - 12 in the Lower Mainland of BC. Reading Tents aim to reduce the loss of knowledge and skills between the end of one school year and the beginning of the next. Focusing on literacy in a broad sense (reading, writing, listening, and storytelling), the staff engage children in fun and inclusive activities based on diverse learning styles and reading levels. Reading Tent sessions involve using environmental and social justice themes to engage learners in crafts, reading circles, movement-based activities, and end with participants selecting a free book to take home

Reading Tent Staff will meet regularly with community partners and the United for Literacy Community Coordinator to assess the impact and needs of the programs. This role will require working directly with children and youth outdoors and may require working directly with volunteers. United for Literacy works with a variety of program partners who each have their own COVID-19 safety protocols in place; all staff are required to adhere to United for Literacy safety guidelines and guidelines put in place by our partners.

**This role requires you to**:

- Design and deliver literacy programs and activities for children and youth across the Lower Mainland
- Conduct outreach and build relationships with children's service providers and/or summer programs/events, in under-served and high-need communities
- Schedule and coordinate reading tent/writing workshop times across the summer at various locations at multiple sites
- Plan, create, implement, and organize reading and other creative literacy activities for populations of children experiencing barriers in learning environments
- Manage project budget, including travel costs and additional materials for the duration of the summer
- Organize and store project materials for the duration of the summer; have the ability to lift, bend, and transport materials on an ongoing basis
- Collect data and create a detailed activity report at end of contract
- Additional responsibilities may include communication with and supervision of volunteers, assistance with United for Literacy's Indigenous Summer Literacy Camps Program in BC

**You will contribute**:

- A desire to work and play outside all summer
- An energetic and adaptable attitude
- A self-motivated and leadership-oriented disposition
- The ability to work as a team and with mínimal in-person supervision; skills in on-the-spot problem-solving
- An interest and experience in children’s programming, social work, and inclusive education
- Strong organizational and planning skills
- Respectful communication with children and adults; strong intercultural awareness
- The ability to work flexible hours at times
- Space to store program materials (craft supplies and books) as needed

**Assets**:

- A valid First Aid Certificate
- Many of our learners are newcomers; speaking other languages is an asset
- Lived experience (relating to experiencing barriers in education) is an asset
- A valid BC driver’s license and access to a vehicle is an asset

**Additional Applicant Requirements**:
As this position is funded through the Canada Summer Jobs program, applicants must:

- Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of employment
- Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the _Immigration and Refugee Protection Act_

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