Program Assistant

**Do you love creating tools that are easy to use, understand, and provide users with an engaging and memorable experience?**

**Are you driven to achieve excellence?**

**Do you thrive in a work culture of support and trust?**

**If this describes you, join our team and make a lasting impact**

Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Program Assistant provides essential support to ensure the efficient organization and execution of projects for the Centre for Family Literacy (CFL), a registered charity.

**Responsibilities**:
Primary: Redesign of the Centre for Family Literacy’s Website
- Using a platform like Wix (preferred) or SquareSpace, build an accessible, engaging experience for our users
- Working with our Communications Coordinator and other staff, map out the website to meet the needs of the organization
- Using branding guidelines and CFL’s visual identity, create a cohesive, exciting design for the site
- Research, gather, edit, and/or create content
- Ensure the site’s ability to gather analytics useful to CFL
- Create functionality that is able to be supported in-house once the project is complete
- Build a guide to support ongoing maintenance/updating of the website by CFL staff

Additional Tasks:

- Support for events, which may include:

- Preparation of materials for the 2025 Family Literacy Conference
- Working at our annual golf tournament
- Supporting staff in the annual Literacy in the Park celebration
- 25th anniversary activities

Other duties as assigned.

**Overall Organizational Expectations**:

- Contribute to internal organizational culture
- Attend and participate in team meetings
- Communicate effectively internally and externally
- Hybrid, flexible schedule (will need to be in office a minimum of 2 days a week)
- Occasional evenings/weekends may be required for special events

**Personal Competencies, Education & Experience**:

- Proven experience or education in a program like Graphic Design or User Experience Studies (other programs/experience may be considered)
- Portfolio of completed projects
- Skills in external communications, marketing, writing, video editing, etc. an asset
- Proficiency in a Mac/Apple environment
- Proficiency in Google Workspace tools (Docs, Slides, Sheets, Gmail & Drive)
- High level of attention to detail and precise in work
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with other staff members
- Can work independently and efficiently to meet deadlines
- A positive and conscientious team player
- Experience working in the not-for-profit sector is an asset
- Experience working in an office setting is an asset

**Full-Time Summer Position (35 hours per week for 16 weeks)**

**Start Date**:May 12, 2025

**End Date**:August 29, 2025

**Salary Range**:$22.25 per hour

**Benefits**: Paid sick time and vacation pay, flexible scheduling, paid half day Fridays in July and August, hybrid work model available

Be sure to tell us why you would be a good fit for this role

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those shortlisted for interviews will be contacted.

It is our practice and philosophy to create welcoming, safe, non-judgemental spaces in our organization for our participants, volunteers, team, and all other stakeholders. Applicants from all backgrounds who can contribute diverse perspectives and experiences are encouraged to apply.
- This position is funded through the Canada Summer Jobs Grant._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Seasonal
Contract length: 16 weeks

Pay: $22.25 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Edmonton, AB T5L 2M7

Application deadline: 2025-05-04
Expected start date: 2025-05-12