Community Relations Administration Specialist

Position: Community Relations Administration Specialist )
Overview  Community Relations Administration Specialist. Remote type:
Onsite locations: CALGARY, AB. Calgary Community Service. Full time. Posted today. End Date:
June 12, 2026. Job requisition .

Who We Are:

For more than 130 years, The Salvation Army has served people in need in communities across Canada and Bermuda. Building on our roots as a world-wide Christian church, each year we help more than 2 million people, providing necessities such as food, clothing and shelter. In addition, we support people experiencing unemployment, addiction and family challenges. We continually adapt and innovate to meet emerging needs and live out our mission, vision and values of hope, service, dignity and stewardship.

As a faith- and values-based organization, we hire and serve people of all backgrounds and walks of life - there is a place for everyone to belong here.
The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ, meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world.
Position Purpose  This position is responsible for providing confidential administrative and logistical support to the Community Relations Department of The Salvation Army Community Services (Calgary). This role plays a key part in volunteer coordination, event and program logistics, and overall departmental operations, ensuring smooth and effective community engagement and internal collaboration.
Accountabilities    Administrative Support   Serve as the primary point of contact for inquiries to the Community Relations Department.
Manage and monitor multiple shared email inboxes, in-person visits, and phone inquiries, ensuring timely responses or delegation to appropriate team members; handle sensitive or confidential information as required.
Support, prepare and manage confidential departmental documents, reports, spreadsheets, and presentations as required by the Community Relations Manager.
Maintain inventory of office and program supplies; submit purchase requisitions for items such as logo wear, first aid supplies, and name tags.
Coordinate with approved vendors to ensure timely ordering, delivery, and quality of requested items such as logo wear, first aid supplies, and name tags.
Schedule departmental meetings, prepare agendas, and distribute meeting minutes.
Input, update and maintain data in employee and volunteer management systems.
Create files, update and maintain hard and soft copy documents for volunteers and employees.
Maintain accurate filing systems (digital and physical) for employees, volunteers, and community engagement materials.
Prepare onboarding and orientation packages for recent hires, including keys, name tags, and branded materials.
Develop and maintain a comprehensive Community Relations manual for process continuity.
Assist the manager to support ministry unit specific policies pertaining to directly reporting staff, ensuring they are current, reviewed and updated regularly, in collaboration with the Leadership Team.
Assist with communicating any approved changes in policies to all Ministry Unit Staff.
Review and keep up to date, and inform the manager of any new/revised Territorial Headquarters policies that relate to the oversight of this position and communicate these changes to staff.
Work with program coordinators to ensure ministry unit specific tasks are current to successfully support networking.
Work closely and perform other related duties as assigned by the manager.

Community Coordination and Training   Administer the organization’s Learning Management System (LMS), including user setup, assignment of role-specific training modules, and tracking employee training completion.
Maintain accurate employee files for training.
Coordinate and deliver in-house training programs for employees, volunteers, students, and new hires as required.
Maintain current knowledge of applicable occupational health and safety legislation, including the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act, Code and Regulation, and Workers’ Compensation requirements, ensuring organizational compliance.
Collaborate with the Community Relations Manager to develop, update, and implement safety policies, procedures, and…