Antigonish, NS, Canada
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A registered charity, we maintain and manages Keppoch Mountain, a former ski hill. Situated 15 km from the university town of Antigonish, NS, Keppoch is a world-class, multi-use, recreation facility offering a multitude of outdoor activities and educational opportunities, including mountain biking, hiking, Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, and swimming. Serving residents of Antigonish Town and County, as well as visitors from other parts of Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, and further afield. We encourage and facilitates outdoor activities for people of all ages and abilities while conserving access to natural wilderness areas.
Job description
Inclusive Program Developer
A registered charity, we maintain and manages Keppoch Mountain, a former ski hill. Situated 15 km from the university town of Antigonish, NS, Keppoch is a world-class, multi-use, recreation facility offering a multitude of outdoor activities and educational opportunities, including mountain biking, hiking, Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, and swimming. Serving residents of Antigonish Town and County, as well as visitors from other parts of Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, and further afield. We encourage and facilitates outdoor activities for people of all ages and abilities while conserving access to natural wilderness areas.
We plan to enhance and expand the use of the Keppoch facility by introducing programs aimed at attracting diverse user groups, including children, youth, and families, adults, and people at risk.
The Inclusive Program Developer will be responsible for working with the Program Committee and Operations Manager to develop and implement programming at Keppoch.
Examples of Potential Inclusive Programs:
The main areas of focus:
1. Programs: Responsible for the development of programs for local and regional children, youth and adults. Program development will include: (1) collaborating with Keppoch members, and community members to determine the kinds of programming desired; (2) designing programs to meet those requirements; (3) creating a budget; generating funding for programs; (4) hiring staff; (5) assisting in or directly managing programs while they are running, (6) assessing outcomes and impacts of Keppoch programs. This work will be done in conjunction with the and Operations Manager and the Programs Committee.
2. Administration: Assist with those regular administrative operations of the facility that support programs by providing customer service to members on-site or through digital communication.
3. Marketing and promotion: Develop or oversee the marketing and promotion of programs. This will involve creating marketing and promotion materials and then ensuring they are distributed at the Keppoch, throughout the community and online.
4. Equity, diversity, and inclusion: Maintain an “equity-focus” when developing and running all programs. This means planning programs to include people from various groups in Antigonish Town and County. Actively work to expand the userbase of the Keppoch by using an equity, inclusion and diversity “lens”, that is, ensuring the inclusion of people of various genders, races, ethnicities, abilities, ages, sexual orientations etc.
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Applications:
Interested candidates, please send a brief cover letter and resumé by September 25, 2020.
Contract length: 10 months
Application deadline: 2020-09-25
Expected start date: 2020-10-05
Job Type: Contract
Salary: $20.00 per hour
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