Compensation: $23 per hour

Duration: Temporary

Closing Date: Until filled

Job Level: Assistant

Job Type: Part time, roughly 8 hours a week

Intended job posting audience

Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.

The Yukon Learn Society is a dynamic and growing non-profit literacy organization that offers free adult literacy programs and services to assist clients in achieving their literacy goals, and enriching their lives. We work at a grassroots level, developing programs and services to meet the current literacy needs of Yukon adults. Yukon Learn has a mission to bring literacy to the learners, and promotes lifelong learning and wellness.

Job Summary:

This position may include travel to Yukon communities neighbouring Whitehorse and is primarily responsible for providing technological and computer literacy instruction to seniors in the Senior Outreach Computer Tutor Program. The Seniors’ Outreach Computer Tutor will work specifically in the topic of technologies (such as smartphones, tablets, and other devices) as well as with the internet, Microsoft Office, and other related duties. Reporting to the Technologies Instructor, the Senior Outreach Computer Tutor Program will assist clients in becoming technologically literate.

Primary Duties:

• Assist the Technologies Instructor with digital literacy training for seniors
• Work one-on-one with learners in specific, computer or digital related topics
• Host sessions in-person, as well as Zoom sessions, for learners in digital literacy
• Work closely and maintain excellent relations with program contributors

Other Duties:

• Report status and progress of program and make recommendations
• Assist in planning the course schedules and assignments
• Stay current in the latest technologies and in adult education
• Provide support to tutors, volunteers and clients
• Provide information on Yukon Learn Society
• Research technologies that will be useful to learners
• Attend meetings as required
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Educational background and/or experience and/or training in Adult Basic Education or Information Technology would be an asset
• Strong knowledge of technology, education, and literacy issues related to adults
• Excellent understanding of popular devices (such as smartphones, tablets, computer software, and other emerging technologies)
• Knowledge of issues surrounding learning disabilities
• Knowledge of the social conditions and dynamics prevailing in Yukon communities
• Experience working with seniors, and a sensitivity to senior learning and seniors’ issues

Job Requirements:

• Some travel to Yukon hamlets outside of Whitehorse, such as Tagish, Mount Lorne, and the Marsh Lake Community Centre

Conditions of Employment:

• Criminal Record Check with vulnerable sector clearance
• Valid Class 5 Yukon Driver's License

Hiring preference will be given to applicants who are seniors (55+).

Additional Application Instructions

If you are interested in putting your name forward as a candidate, please submit your resume and cover letter, addressed to Julie Anne Ames, to julie.anne.ames@yukonlearn.com.