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TEACHFORCANADA.CA [email protected] Centre for Social Innovation 720 Bathurst Street Toronto, Ontario M5S 2R4 JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH TEACH FOR CANADA POSITION: Director of Communications Teach For Canada is looking for a dynamic, hardworking, teamoriented changemaker to lead our communications and public engagement efforts. The basics Job term: Fulltime, permanent Salary: $55,000 per year plus benefits Start date: April 4, 2016 (negotiable) Location: Toronto, Ontario with occasional travel Closing date: March 7, 2016 Application method: Cover letter and resume to [email protected] Our approach Overall, Canadian education is a success story. But high overall quality masks deep inequality. On First Nations reserves, 3 in 5 students do not complete high school. Small communities often face challenges recruiting and retaining teachers. And, too often, new teachers arrive in northern and Indigenous communities without the preparation and support they need to succeed—and stay—in the classroom. Teach For Canada has joined northern First Nations communities in the movement to make education more equal. We are a nonprofit organization that recruits, prepares, and supports outstanding certified teachers. Our culture We dream big. Teach For Canada believes that committed, passionate teachers with strong leadership characteristics can ignite positive change. Our small, tightly knit team works long but inspired hours. Our workplace culture is intense and collaborative. We value lived experience and new ideas. If you prefer working alone, dislike ambiguity, and adhere to a very strict schedule, then Teach For Canada probably isn’t right for you. But if you’re looking for a fun, fastpaced, multifaceted, energizing, and rewarding work environment that will push you every single day, then we want to hear from you.

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TEACHFORCANADA.CA 

[email protected] 

 

Centre for Social Innovation 

720 Bathurst Street 

Toronto, Ontario 

M5S 2R4 

 

 

 

JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH TEACH FOR CANADA POSITION: Director of Communications  Teach For Canada is looking for a dynamic, hard‐working, team‐oriented 

changemaker to lead our communications and public engagement efforts. 

The basics 

Job term:       Full‐time, permanent 

Salary:        $55,000 per year plus benefits 

Start date:      April 4, 2016 (negotiable) 

Location:      Toronto, Ontario with occasional travel 

Closing date:      March 7, 2016 

Application method:  Cover letter and resume to [email protected] 

 

Our approach 

Overall, Canadian education is a success story. But high overall quality masks deep 

inequality. On First Nations reserves, 3 in 5 students do not complete high school. 

Small communities often face challenges recruiting and retaining teachers. And, too 

often, new teachers arrive in northern and Indigenous communities without the 

preparation and support they need to succeed—and stay—in the classroom.  

 

Teach For Canada has joined northern First Nations communities in the movement to 

make education more equal. We are a non‐profit organization that recruits, prepares, 

and supports outstanding certified teachers. 

Our culture 

We dream big. Teach For Canada believes that committed, passionate teachers with 

strong leadership characteristics can ignite positive change. Our small, tightly knit 

team works long but inspired hours. Our workplace culture is intense and 

collaborative. We value lived experience and new ideas. 

 

If you prefer working alone, dislike ambiguity, and adhere to a very strict schedule, 

then Teach For Canada probably isn’t right for you. But if you’re looking for a fun, 

fast‐paced, multi‐faceted, energizing, and rewarding work environment that will push 

you every single day, then we want to hear from you. 

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Your responsibilities 

The Director of Communications will report directly to the Executive Director and will work 

with our full‐time staff, Board of Directors, Student Ambassadors, Circle of Advisors, and 

Advisory Council to develop and lead our communications strategy. Responsibilities include: 

 

Develop a long‐term communications strategy that engages teachers, community 

partners, donors, and the general public 

Manage relationships with our communications vendors including designers, website 

developers, photographers, cinematographers, and others 

Manage content generation for our website and all social media platforms including 

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, and others 

Work with our team and designers to create all branded materials including teacher 

recruitment materials, teacher handbook, student ambassador handbook, mentor 

handbook, community profiles, annual report, fundraising materials, and others 

Develop and distribute a newsletter on a quarterly basis 

Manage all relationships with media 

Ensure brand consistency across all print and digital platforms 

Your fit 

You are an exceptional writer. You are able to produce professional press releases, 

blog posts, tweets, and newsletters.  

You are a builder. Creating things from scratch excites you—whether it’s a multi‐year 

strategy or a newsletter template.  

You are a jack‐of‐all tech. You are highly proficient with photo editing software and 

basic HTML. You learn other tech quickly. 

You are a relationship‐builder. You enjoy meeting new people and you have 

experience discussing complex topics with respect and professionalism. 

You are a perfectionist. You believe that if something is worth doing, it is worth doing 

right—every single time. 

You see the bigger picture. You have a deep appreciation and respect for the history, 

culture, and goals of Indigenous communities in Canada. 

You have moral imagination. You have the humility to see the world as it is, and the 

audacity to imagine the world as it could be. 

Application process 

Please send a PDF file containing a resume and cover letter (including initial thoughts on how 

to approach your role) to [email protected] by March 7, 2016. If you are short‐listed 

for the role, we will contact you by March 11, 2016. Teach For Canada is an equal opportunity 

employer. As an organization that works with Indigenous communities, we value Indigenous 

perspectives in the workplace and encourage Indigenous candidates to apply.