Administrative Assistant (Community Outreach/Rural & Indigenous Assistant)

About Western

Since 1878, Western University has been committed to serving our communities through the pursuit of academic excellence and by providing students, faculty, and community members with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social, and cultural growth. We seek excellent students, faculty, and staff to join us in what has become known as the "Western Experience" - an opportunity to contribute to a better world through the development of new knowledge, new abilities, new connections, and new ways to make a difference.

About Us

Let's Talk Science is a national charitable organization with a mandate to improve Science literacy through leadership, innovative educational programs, research and advocacy. Our flagship science outreach program is the Partnership Program- is the only national graduate student-driven science outreach program in the world. The program currently operates at 41 university and college campuses coast to coast and is administered locally mainly by graduate student coordinators. Last year, over 220,000 youth were reached by over 2,000 volunteers in 474 communities.

Responsibilities

1. Assist in volunteer recruitment and the creation of virutal recruitment platforms.

2. Assist in volunteer training with the coordinator team. Addidtionally, initate training sessions to help volunteers with community events.

3. Connect volunteers for carpooling and collaborative purposes in preperation for community events.

4. Assist in the brainstorming, creation, and execution of virtual LTS outreach initatives.

5. Mantain good relations with current community event partners.

6. Connect with new community partners to further expand LTS community integration, Actively search out community events where Let's Talk Science is involved.

7. Ensure volunteers fill out activity logs in LTS portat for every event with which they are involved.

8. Encourage volunteers to invbent/initiate their own LTS community event, and support them in the planning and execution of thes events.

9. Mediate the professional relationship between communty partners and volunteers.

10. Attend all Let's Talk Science major events (ie. social, volunteer appreciation events, leadership initatives, etc)

11. Attend 1 office hour bi-weekly

12. Attend monthly coordinator meetings

13. Assist with Let's Talk Science communication with the National Office, Western University, and all Let's Talk Science supporters (ie. writing annual reports)

14. Assist other coordinators where applicable

Qualifications:

Community College or University level courses

Excellent leadership, professionalism, and management skills

Ability to work independtly and well on a team

Interest in science education

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Excellent organization skills

Enrhusiam and reliability

A graduate student or entering graduate school at Western University

Previous Science outreach experience an asset

Why Western?

Western offers a broad and exciting variety of part-time and temporary employment opportunities with ample room for job exploration and growth. Within our beautiful campus, you are part of a progressive work environment that promotes work/life balance including access to our state-of-the-art recreation centre. Apply for an opportunity to be part of the Western community and contribute to its success!

Applying at Western

To ensure that your application is given full consideration, please complete all relevant sections of the application. In addition, you can choose to supplement your application with a cover letter and current resume.

Consideration of applicants will include an assessment of previous performance, experience, and qualifications. Applicants should have oral communication skills in English.

Western Values Diversity

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Western is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources or phone 519-661-2194.

Please Note:

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.