Background

REACH Community Health Centre is looking for a creative Squarespace web designer who is passionate about promoting health and well-being of the community through visually stunning and user-friendly web site.   

This project-based volunteer work is to produce a quality landing page to celebrate 55 years of REACH’s connections with a community that includes historical timelines and video stories that highlight our milestone. Our goal is to create awareness of how community health centre has made a positive impact on people’s health and lives. They will design and execute a campaign landing page by collaborating with various members of staff. They will mostly work remotely with flexible hours, and sometimes in-person meetings are required.

About REACH

REACH Community Health Centre is a community-governed non-profit organization in East Vancouver serving the community for over 55 years.  We believe that good health is a state of physical, mental, and social well-being and strives to provide innovative, high-quality primary health care, pharmaceutical care, dental care, and social determinants of health in action.   https://www.reachcentre.bc.ca/

REACH proudly celebrates the diversity in our neighbourhood and amongst our staff. We strongly encourage applications from people of under-represented communities, including Indigenous, migrant, people with disabilities, people of colour and LGBTQ2S+ individuals. We are committed to providing access to employment opportunities and fair treatment for all by accommodating unique differences.

Volunteer Timeline

Late August  - October, 2024 (TBC)

Projected tasks and deliverables

• Prepare and present front-end design ideas/concept, consistent with REACH’s brand, values and goals
• Design/develop a campaign landing page in Squarespace that will have:
• Interactive timelines
• Testimonial videos
• Social media integration
• Contact form
• Responsive layout for Mobile/Laptop/Tablet
• Integrate the landing page into REACH’s main website after the anniversary campaign
• Consult with relevant staff members, to determine requirements of project

Criteria for Selection

• 2 to 3 years of relevant experience and education in field of web design
• Competent in custom coding and using relevant web development software
• Knowledge of basic HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Photography and graphic design skills are asset
• Able to manage their time efficiently to produce materials within a given deadline
• Experience working in a team, with multiple contributing parties
• Experience in collaborative leadership; able to conduct themselves professionally and express their expectations clearly and respectfully when multiple stakeholders are involved in a project
• Experience working in a nonprofit, or health care is an asset
• Excellent communication, time and project management skills
• Obtain the latest design trend and attention to the details
• Ability to work in a fast pace and deadline driven environment

Submission Deadline

Aug 20, 2024