Geraldton PT Community Coordinator

Part-Time- 20 Hours per week
- Contract to March 31, 2028

$25.00 per hour

November 2026

Flexible within Monday-Friday 9:00 am
-5:00 pm (some evening and weekend hours will be required)

Monday October 19, 2026 – 5 p.m. EST

Canada’s literacy divide widens daily because so many people lack adequate support. Solving systemic literacy challenges is key to advancing social equity and prosperity across our country. Literacy changes everything.

United for Literacy (formerly Frontier College) is a national charity that was founded in 1899. We believe literacy is a right, and that every place can be a learning place. Our vision is a Canada in which everyone has the literacy skills they need to achieve their goals at school, at work, and in life. Our mission is to provide local learning support programs that change lives.

We encourage applications that reflect the diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds we serve at United for Literacy. In keeping with our ongoing efforts to promote equity and reflect the diversity of our organization, we encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.

United for Literacy respectfully acknowledges it’s Northern Ontario regional office is located on the traditional lands of the Fort William First Nation, signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850. Our work also takes place on the traditional territory and the enduring home of the signatory communities of Treaty 3, Treaty 9 and the Ontario portion of Treaty 5.We acknowledge the history that many nations hold in the region and are committed to a relationship with First Nations, Metis & Inuit Peoples based on the principals of mutual respect, reciprocity, and collaboration in the spirit of reconciliation.

This position is part of the Northern Ontario team and reports to the Regional Manager based in Thunder Bay. The Community Coordinator-Geraldton works both independently and collaboratively to carry out and promote the work of United for Literacy in the region. This position creates, delivers and evaluates community programs; develops and manages community partnerships; plans, delivers and evaluates training to volunteers and community members.

The Community Coordiantor provides supervision and mentorship to Interns and volunteer tutors. The successful candidate will potentially work from a Geraldton office and at program sites in Geraldton and occasionally Nakina.

1) Program performance and compliance (50%)

· Provide one-on-one reading support to students identified by partner schools; develop and deliver summer programs; attend community events.

· Implement and evaluate programs by collecting qualitative and quantitative data from learners, teachers, families, and community partners.

· Customize programming to partner context and learner needs.

· Coordinate resources required to ensure program effectiveness.

· Recruit, coordinate and manage Interns and volunteers by communicating expectations, planning for, monitoring and evaluating performance outcomes.

· Provide tutor training tailored to program-type and learner needs.

· Influence performance levels through ongoing coaching and feedback, while enforcing organizational values, policies and practices.

· Design, deliver and evaluate literacy related workshops for staff and volunteers of partner organizations, other community stakeholders, parents and learners.

4) Relationship management (10%)

· Build and sustain external/internal relationships necessary to support organizational goals…