Guelph Jobs

Position: Community Outreach Assistant
Organization: Guelph Tool Library
Location: Guelph, Ontario
Eligibility: JCP (active or previous EI claim, see below)

The Guelph Tool Library is hiring a Community Outreach Assistant. They will recruit and train volunteers from three underrepresented groups - seniors, newcomers to Guelph, and students, to assist with work at the Gueph Tool Library. This will include recuiting volunteers to act as librarian, fixers, program instructors, and inventory assistants.

The Community Outreach Assistant will work with and be supervised by the Guelph Tool Libary's Volunteer Coordinator. This role will allow them to work with community partners including Immigrant Services of Guelph Wellington, Guelph Wellington Seniors Association, and Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute, to identify opportunities and recruit new volunteers. The Community Outreach Assistant will create a marketing plan, revamp training programs, create policies and procedures, and assist with on-boarding of the new volunteers. The goal is to recruit and train 30 new volunteers during the 8 month project.

This position is funded by an Ontario Job Creation Program Grant and will run for 8 months. The candidate needs to meet the criteria for funding

• be a resident of Ontario
• be unemployed
• be legally authorized to work in Canada
• meet at least 1 of the following criteria:
  • have an active employment insurance (EI) claim
  • have an EI benefit period that ended within the past 5 years
  • have paid employee premiums in at least three of the previous 10 years (where earnings have been at least $2,000 in each of those years)
  • received the employment insurance emergency response benefit within the previous 60 months

This position is for 35 hours a week for 8 months. The candidate is paid the minimum wage by the Ontario Provincial Government and the Guelph Tool Library as a Living Wage Employer will top up the salary to $22/hour (the current Living Wage for Guelph/Wellington County).

If you are interested in and qualified to apply for this role. Please send a resume and cover letter to: employment@guelphtoollibrary.org

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