March 21, 2011: Literacy BC has an opening for a contract position. Application are due by Monday, March 29, at 4:30 PM.

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Curriculum Developer for Adult Literacy Professional Development Workshops

Contract for Services

Reporting to the Director of Literacy Development, this consultancy is for the development and piloting of professional development workshops for Community Adult Literacy Program (CALP) providers. Literacy BC is looking for consultants who will develop and pilot a series (3) of professional development workshops for Community Adult Literacy program providers. Using the synchronous software platform of Elluminate, each workshop will be delivered in 3 parts, 2 hours each for a total of 6 hours.

The workshops will be on the following topics:

• Introduction to Learner Assessment – 6 hrs
• Overview of the CALP Benchmarks -6 hrs
• Learning Activities to support CALP Benchmarks -6 hrs

Key Accountabilities:

• Responsible for the development and field testing of three professional development workshops using Elluminate, an on-line technology
• Creating and revising facilitator’s guide and participant workbooks to support each of the training workshops

Deliverables:

• Three workshops as listed above
• Three complete training packages (one for each workshop) containing the following:
• A facilitator guide
• Learning materials to support the workshop activities

The workshops and supporting materials must be piloted by a minimum of 6 adult literacy program providers by April 30, 2011.

Qualifications :

• 5 -7 years’ experience working in adult literacy
• Knowledge of and experience working with learner assessment
• Knowledge of and experience working with literacy benchmarks – for information about the Community Literacy Benchmarks, please visit http://www.literacybc.ca/Research/benchmarks.php
• Experience developing learning materials and training events
• Experience working successfully with online technologies, i.e. Elluminate

Remuneration:

$6,000 for all three workshops and products associated with it.

To Apply

Interested parties please send resume and cover letter to info@literacy.bc.ca by Monday, March 28th at 4:30 pm. Please use the subject line “Curriculum Developer for Adult Literacy PD”.

Community Adult Literacy Programs

A key component of B.C.'s adult literacy strategy is support for community-based programs. For over 20 years non-profit organizations, in partnership with post-secondary education institutions, have been supported by the province to provide programs to adults wishing to improve their literacy. The goals of the community adult literacy program are to:

• Enhance adult literacy activities in British Columbia.
• Encourage and improve partnerships between community groups, school districts and public post-secondary institutions.
• Encourage active involvement of all sectors of society – governments, voluntary groups, educational institutions, business and labour – in improving adult literacy education in British Columbia.

Literacy BC

Literacy BC is an independent, non-partisan, membership-based, registered not-for-profit organisation. We have been promoting and supporting literacy and lifelong learning in British Columbia since 1990 by:

• supporting adult learners and their families
• promoting innovation in practice
• raising public awareness
• building capacity
• partnering in policy development

Literacy BC believes that literacy—reading, writing, and strategies for learning—is the foundation of all other skills. With strong literacy, all knowledge is available. Literacy BC offers training, tools and support to those who work in adult literacy, and informs public debate through research. Our goal is a society in which learning is everywhere, and everyone learns, and everyone teaches. For more information, please visit www.literacybc.ca