The Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario is the professional association for Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) and its primary purpose is to advocate for respect, recognition and appropriate wages and working conditions for all ECEs. We work collectively and collaboratively with communities to build and support a strong collective voice for early childhood educators so they can participate in and influence positive change that benefits ECEs, children, families and communities.

Job Description: As part of the AECEO’s Mobilizing The Early Childhood Workforce In The Movement For Decent Work project funded by The Atkinson Foundation, the Communications and Outreach Coordinator is responsible for coordinating external communications, social media and outreach activities for the AECEO’s decent work project. The Communication and Outreach Coordinator will work closely in collaboration with the Office Administrator & Membership coordinator, the Decent Work: Community Organizer and the Building Leadership and Learning Communities Team. The position reports to the Executive Director.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter & Instagram) including the development and execution of creative, engaging social media strategies, creating original posts/content, sharing sector/decent work campaign news, and responding to followers/comments
• Develop, format and schedule e-blasts on the NationBuilder platform
• Plan, develop and coordinate communication strategies as they relate to decent work campaign events including programs, promotional strategies and materials, and outreach
• Participate in the development and implementation of membership outreach, retention and recruitment efforts/campaigns and materials
• Participate in the draft & dissemination of press releases/media advisories and contribute to the creation of AECEO policy responses and submissions to government
• Contribute to the content, publication and dissemination process for the AECEO’s quarterly eceLINK magazine
• Manage the organization’s NationBuilder website including maintenance & development, content creation, and architecture/layout
• Participate in weekly team meetings, and regular scheduled meetings with project partners 

Qualifications

Post-secondary degree or diploma in communications or marketing field, or equivalent professional combination of education and experience. Knowledge or experience in the early childhood education sector is a strong asset.

 Skills, knowledge, and experience

 Required

• Strong writing skills
• Project and time management skills
• Demonstrated familiarity and competency with standard office software and video conferencing technology e.g., Microsoft Office 365, Zoom, Google Meet
• Strong social media management experience and competencies including but not limited to: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok
• Familiarity with or ability to learn how to use Nationbuilder
• Ability to build and maintain strong and collaborative relationships with diverse partners and stakeholders
• Ability to work evenings and weekends and flexible hours
• Ability to work within anti-racist and anti-oppressive frameworks

Preferred

• Familiarity with graphic tools e.g. Canva or Adobe Creative Suite
• Knowledge of/experience in early childhood education sector or women’s issues
• Experience working with racialized communities, knowledge of anti-racism work, and the ability to work within racially diverse teams
• Commitment to maintaining a caring, non-hierarchical, organizational culture and an understanding of care ethics

Assets

• Knowledge and understanding of critical theories of early childhood
• Knowledge and understanding of decent work movement and labour issues

This is a part-time (20 hours), salaried, contract position for 2 years with the possibility of extension funded through the Atkinson Decent Work Fund. 

The AECEO is committed to leading with our values and ethics. This means we value the lived experiences of our applicants and believe potential and passion can be as valuable as credentials. We encourage applications from Black, First Nation, Métis, Inuit, and racialized individuals; Two-Spirit, non-binary, trans, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer people; disabled people; and members of other equity-seeking groups. As part of our learning and growth, we have made a commitment to implementing anti-racist hiring practices, if you would like to read more about our commitment, please visit https://www.aeceo.ca/aeceojob_opportunity 

 If you are contacted by the AECEO regarding this job opportunity and require an accommodation due to disability to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please advise and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Start Date: TBD (June 2022)

Salary: $57,000 prorated at 20 hours/week ($32,571).

Work location: Remote/from home

Only candidates who are selected for interviews will be contacted. Interviews will take place in mid-May 2022. A short assignment will be requested from candidates when confirming an interview.

Paid interview policy

In recognition of the time and labour of preparing for and attending an interview, the AECEO financially compensates interviewees at a fixed rate of $75 per interview. The AECEO will send interviewees the interview questions 24 hours in advance of the interview to allow them time to process the questions. If a candidate is asked to prepare a presentation or assignment for an interview, AECEO will financially compensate the candidate for that work at a rate equal to the hourly rate for the position, based on the number of hours the hiring committee believes the task should take. The organization will not use ideas from presentations or assignments of candidates not selected for the position.