Business Writing Instructor/ Facilitator (Contract)

POSITION TITLE: Business Writing Instructor/ Facilitator (Contract) 

DEPARTMENT: Strategy, Innovation and Growth 

COMPANY: Skills for Change

LOCATION: 791 St. Clair Ave West, Toronto ON 

REPORTS TO: Manager – Social Enterprise 

CONTRACT TYPE: Part-time  

HOURS: 5 hours/ week on Saturdays with occasional weekdays and/or evening hours

START DATE: Immediately 

APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 28, 2023

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY:

With 39+ years of operations, Skills for Change is a highly respected non-profit charity with a province wide reputation for pioneering programs that respond to shifting immigration and workplace trends and lead to employment. Skills for Change provides multi-sited employment, job skills, career exploration through mentoring and entrepreneurship, job development, mental health and wellness, language and settlement programs and services throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Areas.

PROGRAM NATURE AND SCOPE:

           This is an accelerated training course to learn business writing techniques by creating different kinds of memos, business letters, reports.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Deliver instruction on the basic principles of Grammar, spelling, punctuation, word order, sentences, transitions, paragraphs, proper tone and style
• Be responsible for the classroom and online setup, which includes setting up computers and instruction material, to include providing access codes to students
• Prepare student evaluations to include performance and learning deficiencies. Conduct student counselling and recommend corrective action to ensure acceptable student performance.
• Utilize curriculum that reflects the diverse educational, cultural and linguistic backgrounds of the course participants
• Develop and maintain an approved program of professional self-development
• Prepare and revise course outlines; deliver curriculum, deliver alternate delivery systems for courses where appropriate
• Update and assess student learning outcomes; and develop appropriate assessment instruments 
• Work with program coordinators to ensure initiatives are being met
• Provide tutoring and review sessions for students from time-to-time to classroom
• Utilize curriculum that reflects the diverse educational, cultural and linguistic backgrounds of the course backgrounds
• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• University degree in the related field
• Experience in writing techniques such as how to use active voice, how to apply the 6 C’s of writing, how to avoid using jargon or offensive phrases, and how to write with a YOU attitude
• Proficient knowledge in proper formats for letters, memos, emails, and proposals
• Must have at least 2-10yrs experience in adult teaching/facilitation
• Must be able to work part time as an Business Writing facilitator
• Demonstrated commitment to professional self-development
• Experience conducting course level assessment of student learning outcomes, and analyzing relevant data, and utilizing the results to improve instruction
• Must have excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, both oral and written
• Initiative, energy, and persistence in completing assignments 
• Sensitivity to, and understanding of, issues and barriers faced by women, newcomers, immigrants, youth, and other disadvantaged groups

PLEASE SEND YOUR APPLICATION TO: hr@skillsforchange.org

Skills for Change provides learning and training opportunities for immigrants, refugees and equity seeking groups to access and fully participate in the workplace and wider community to persons with disabilities to newcomers to Canada (including refugees) to Indigenous peoples to members of a visible minority to children or youth to seniors to the LGBTQ2 community.

Skills for Change offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities in each stage of the hiring process. If you are contacted regarding a job opportunity, please advise if you require accommodation. This document is available in alternate format on request.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.