INFORMATION EDITOR - ADULT LITERACY CURRICULUM (LITERACY LINK SOUTH CENTRAL) *4 POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Important Note regarding this job posting:  This position is funded through Ontario's Job Creation Partnership, an employment program provided by Employment Ontario.  To qualify for this employment opportunity, you must be unemployed and meet one of the following conditions:

• have established a current claim for Employment Insurance benefits; or 
• have previously been the recipient of Employment Insurance benefits that ended within the past three years; or
• have established a claim for Employment Insurance maternity or parental benefits and were paid benefits within the past five years, and are re-entering the labour force after having left it to care for newborn or newly adopted children

Job Description:  Successful candidates will work with a variety of adult literacy programs over the course of 42 weeks to edit learner resources and task-based exercises to align with Ontario's Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework.  Candidates will perform a needs assessment at Literacy Agencies throughout London, including those that specialize in French language and Deaf/blind literacy.  They will identify the varied and specific writing and editing needs of each literacy agency, and pinpoint areas for editing support. It will be the responsibility of successful candidates to quickly react to the changing writing/editing needs of programs, which will include editing material into plain language for easier translation into American Sign Language (ASL).

Successful applicants will have:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated writing and editing abilities
• Intermediate to excellent computer skills with a solid foundation in Microsoft Word and comfort in Excel
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• A Secondary School diploma (preferred)
• A prior knowledge of adult literacy would be welcome but is not essential.

Anticipated Start Date:  February 2, 2014

Salary:  $423.00 weekly for 32 hours per week.

To apply for this position:

Please email both a cover letter and resume to Project Manager Summer Burton at literacylink@gmail.com

Deadline:  5 pm January 22, 2014

Prior to submitting a cover letter and resume, please confirm that you qualify for a JCP position by reviewing the criteria under "Important note regarding this job posting".