Inclusion Action in Ontario Education & Community (IAO) is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to the inclusion of students with disabilities in education and community. We believe that inclusive education is the foundation of an inclusive life.
We are hiring two students for summer jobs to do social media and web support. These jobs are work from home: 35 hrs/week for 8 weeks at $18/hour. You will work with our director Karen Hunt and others through the eight-week period, target start date of July 4. Please email Karen Hunt at treasurer@inclusionactionontario.ca to submit your application or ask about accomodations to participate in the hiring process.
This job is funded by the Government of Canada Summer Jobs program. You must be aged between 15 and 30 and be legally entitled to work in Canada. International students are not eligible. This job is advertised on Job Bank in accordance with the requirements for Canada Summer Jobs 2022.
IAO is committed to an accessible hiring process for persons with disabilities. Please let us know if you require any accommodations.
Job tasks
Gather, research and prepare communications material to be used in blog postings, newsletters, member communications, and special projects. This will be primarily written but could include video content. This will involve subjects such as inclusion initiatives, member histories, materials for IAO chapter organization, outreach to underserved communities.
Manage communications for special projects (such as Webinar series, panels, community projects).
Work Environment
● You will work on a team of two social community managers and need to be able to collaborate on assignments – some tasks may need to be divided up, or share research results.
● This will be remote only work. There will be short daily check-ins with a supervisor and you will have weekly contact with stakeholders to discuss the work that has been produced, but will not get hour to hour coaching.
Skills needed
● Communication skills: effective written communication skills
● Tools: be able to use Web based tools to create content and track work, or learn specific tools as needed. Examples include Slack (for team communication), Trello (for task management), Google Workspace (document storage), Salesforce (Member list access, campaigns), Web site management (WordPress.org) or various social media tools.
● Able to do independent learning and research after being given goals (typically will be in one week chunks)
Interviewing
As part of the interview process we will want to see examples of work done that shows an interest and aptitude for creating content and working on projects. This could be on formal or informal projects, previous work or hobbies. Applicants should be able to describe how they approached the task.
To see what our students did last year, check out our post on our rebranding and website revitalization work. We also did an end of term showcase: see the “How to Rebrand an NGO on a Budget” video and slide presentation (pdf).
