Self-Employment Financial Literacy Coordinator 2023-229-Cp

Employment Type
6 Month Contract, Bargaining Unit
Work Hours
35 hours/week (may include some evenings and weekends)
Work Setting
Onsite
Salary
J- $34.21
Application Deadline
May 23rd, 2023 by 11:59 pm
Program Overview – Financial Empowerment, Community Programs
This position reports to the Manager, Financial Empowerment. The incumbent will utilize their background in accounting and expertise in Canadian tax code to develop, deliver and evaluate an exciting new educational program for people who are self-employed and wish to learn how to file their own taxes. The incumbent will create, coordinate and deliver in-person and virtual workshops on self-employment tax filing and essential bookkeeping skills, collect feedback on the impact of the program and report on its impact. This position works within the Financial Empowerment Team, promoting the overall financial stability and wellbeing of people living on a low income.
What You Will Do

• Travel to different WoodGreen locations occasionally as needed and/or work for extended periods of time at one location, if needed (e.g. for 2 days per week at one location while training classes are in progress).
• Support program participants to address specific challenges they may be facing and facilitate referrals to other services as necessary.
• Participate in regular supervisory sessions, as well as regular staff and unit meetings.
• Book client appointments for Financial Empowerment Counselling services as needed.
• Conduct consultation with clients and WoodGreen colleagues to ensure relevance and accessibility of workshop content for self-employed clients living on a low-income.
• Deliver workshops and training sessions to program participants (in-person and/or virtual).
• Establish clear participant eligibility and appropriateness assessment.
• Process client registrations, intakes, and outcomes tracking in our client management software.
• Administer feedback surveys with participants, review feedback and make necessary adjustments to the program to maximize client impact.
• Other duties as required and assigned by Manager.
• Develop a series of educational workshops on self-employment tax filing and bookkeeping skills for self-employed Torontonians who are living on a low income.
• Establish a framework and learning outcomes for the sessions.
• Create promotional materials, and perform outreach activities to promote workshops.
• Gathering program feedback and impact data, perform data analysis, summarize findings, and produce a presentation of the overall program results.

What You Bring to the Team

• EFILE certification with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
• Experience working with low-income or marginalized populations.
• 3 + years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or tax preparation, with a focus on self-employment.
• One year of experience delivering remote training (e.g. webinar, pre-recorded audio, video, online training)
• Education and/or training in the areas of adult learning and remote learning
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field, including practical coursework in self-employment tax filing.

What Will Set You Apart

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Expert-level understanding of the Canadian tax code as it pertains to self-employment.
• Ability to work evenings or weekends.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Skills with multiple platforms, tools and approaches to training and activities to ensure client access, engagement, participation and success in both classroom and remote learning settings.
• Advanced PowerPoint, including narration, screen demos and other features. Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to develop and deliver engaging educational programs or workshops on financial topics.
• Ability to travel to different work locations in Toronto, all accessible by TTC.
• Strong classroom leadership to support a wide range of behavioural, learning and social needs among clients.
• Experience with Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Live Events is an asset.

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