LITERACY & TECHNOLOGY LIAISON (LITERACY LINK SOUTH CENTRAL) *2 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 spend 42 weeks working to enhance the use of technology in training at adult literacy organizations by promoting hand-on learning and experimentation.  They will work with both Literacy Link South Central and the operators of London's MakerBus to create opportunities for adult literacy students to learn within the Bus's portable education space.  Literacy and Technology Liaisons will also work to increase the Literacy community's understanding of how to incorporate gamification principles into existing adult literacy.

Successful applications will have:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of digital technology and an understanding of how it drives learning
• The ability to work in both an office setting and a hand-on, experiment-based environment
• Intermediate to excellent computer skills, with a solid foundation in Microsoft Word
• Comfort with teaching, training and public speaking
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Curriculum development and/or training material design experience preferred
• A Secondary School diploma (preferred)

Additional Skills:

• Candidates who can demonstrate familiarity with the Maker Movement and how it effects learning will be given additional consideration
• Experience in scheduling would be an asset
• A prior knowledge of adult literacy would be welcome but is not essential

Partner Organizations for this project:

• The DHMakerBus
• UnLondon

Anticipated Start Date:  February 18, 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 by January 31, 2014 at 5:00 pm.

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".