Community Educator

Ampere Association

6d•Remote

About The Position

The Community Educator travels to rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across Canada to develop and deliver culturally engaged, co-designed learning opportunities in Trades, digital skills, and STEAM. The role works in partnership with communities to create educational programming that centers their needs and desires, serving learners of all ages through in-person and online experiences. The position coordinates outreach, partnerships, program logistics, learning resources, training, and evaluation. It represents Ampere respectfully and sensitively in communities and collaborates with internal teams and community partners to deliver programs on time and improve them through feedback and reporting.

Requirements

Strong collaboration, communication, and team-oriented skills.
Planning, organization, coordination, and time-management skills.
Experience designing and facilitating programming for learners with a wide range of demographics.
A Vulnerable Sector Search (VSS) will be a condition of the employment offer.

Nice To Haves

Lived experience representative of the diverse rural, remote, and Indigenous communities Ampere works with.
Experience working with or within Indigenous communities.
Experience living or working in remote communities with limited services.
Prior classroom teaching or instructional experience.
Experience working in a STEAM-focused educational environment.
Ontario G driver's license or equivalent standard-class license.
First Aid certification.
Additional language skills.

Responsibilities

Manage the planning and delivery of in-person and online Trades, digital skills, and STEAM educational experiences for learners of all ages.
Conduct outreach to interest-holders, rights-holders, educational institutes, governments, and other organizations, and collaborate with them to co-design and run programming.
Maintain positive and professional relationships with participants and community partners.
Represent Ampere in communities respectfully, sensitively, and in a culturally responsive manner.
Coordinate the logistics required to travel and deliver programming across Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, Labrador, and other assigned communities.
Travel to rural, remote, and Indigenous communities across Canada to co-design and deliver educational programs in partnership with communities.
Support evaluations and community surveys, and report project findings to the evaluation team to help improve programming.
Collaborate with other teams to develop programs and complete thorough, accurate work within project timelines.
Understand student learning needs and content goals.
Address parent and community questions and concerns when necessary.
Plan and deliver training for staff.
Network with local community initiatives to exchange information through public speaking, in-service training, and attendance at conferences and symposiums.
Lead the development, acquisition, and maintenance of STEAM resources and materials.
Perform other duties as assigned by the manager.