COMMUNITY LITERACY OUTREACH COORDINATOR, WINDERMERE VALLEY
Our Organization
Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy (CBAL) is a progressive and innovative multi-service non-profit organization providing a broad range of child, youth, family, and seniors services related to literacy. We are looking for a Community Literacy Outreach Coordinator for the Windermere Valley to provide leadership for community staff and volunteers, specializing in community development, literacy, and lifelong learning.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Regional Manager, the Community Literacy Outreach Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of assigned programs and staff, including program planning and evaluation, budgeting, human resources, community development, grant writing and reporting. The salary is based on $28.00 per hour and the position is expected to begin in March with training hours through February. Currently, this position is 28 hours per week, including 2 hours of Adult Literacy program delivery.
Desired Qualifications
•Experience in the non-profit/social services sector
•Relevant post-secondary education and experience in literacy and/or education
•Understanding of current provincial and federal initiatives related to literacy
•Education and/or experience in teaching/facilitating adult and family literacy programs
•Demonstrated management and administrative skills, written and oral communicationskills, and budgeting experience
•Demonstrated technology skills
•Experience working with communities, developing, and nurturing partnerships, andleading committees
•Clear Criminal Record Check, completed prior to hiring
Responsibilities
•Plan, develop and deliver effective literacy activities, programs, and resources
•Promote and help ensure good practices in community literacy initiatives, includingfamily, adult, and workplace literacy, settlement support and language classes
•Manage staff relations including hiring, training, on-site visits, and mentoring staff
•Develop and manage community budgets and submit monthly operating fund reports
•Seek out and apply for relevant grants or funding opportunities, develop, and implementfundraising activities
•Complete relevant reporting requirements as required by CBAL and funders
•Build positive relationships with community groups, local government, educationalinstitutions, businesses and other non-profit groups.
•Develop an effective community literacy planning committee, facilitate meetings andreport out on the activity.
•Make local presentations about literacy issues and represent CBAL on relevant localcommittees.
Forward resumes with cover letters to Andra Louie at alouie@cbal.org by Monday, February 13 at 4 pm. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Support Worker
Eva Joseph Learning and Cultural Society, (Voted Outstanding Workplace 2022) has a great opportunity for the right person to join our Little Badgers Early Learning Team as a Support Worker. Ideally this would be 32-40 hrs a week but will consider part time for the right candidate.
The successful candidate will:
Have good written and verbal communication skills
Strategies and appropriate intervention for supporting special needs children
Knowledge of developmental delays and disabilities including FASD and Autism:
Training and experience in assessment processes
Supporting children one on one in a childcare setting
Qualifications:
Early Childhood Education Certificate, Special Needs Certificate is an asset but training allowance available.
Experience in working with child and families, preferred.
Must demonstrate knowledge of typical and atypical child development, family centered practice, early intervention.
Must be able to work independently, reliable, and self-motivated.
Maintain confidentiality and professional standards.
Possess reliable transportation and hold valid B.C. driver’s license.
Compensation
Competitive Wages; Pension Plan; Benefits; Consolidated work week; Professional Development
Working in the Real Estate Industry can be very rewarding, and you will get to work with a fun community in our Downtown Invermere Office.
Help our Agents to stay organized with their listings, keeping our paperwork in order and welcome our customers and new visitors.
If you think this is the right position for you then we would be happy to meet you!
Drop in at our Downtown Office to hand in your resume and chat with us.
Or send your resume to: maxwellrealtyinvermere@gmail.com
and we will get back to you.
We are accepting Resumes until February 3rd!
Downtown Office Address: 1214-7th Avenue
Office: 250-341-6044MaxWell Realty Invermere
Small Town Living, Big City Opportunities
Ascend is a growth-oriented accounting, tax and advisory firm with a national presence that serves small and medium sized businesses in small communities across Canada. We are passionate about the professional development of our people, and we strive to create opportunities within the organization that support your career objectives and build them up to reach your highest potential.
TAX PREPARER – Contract Position
We are looking for a seasonal Tax Preparer, to join our team in Invermere, BC. The contract will run from February to June 2023. This role will be responsible for tax preparation work which includes Slip and T1 preparation, as well as Proprietorship T1, T3 returns and other tax preparations.
Key Activities and Responsibilities
- Tax preparations
- Personal tax preparations, including setting up files, entering slips and completing T1 personal tax returns in Profile tax software
- Preparation of working papers for proprietorships
- Preparation of the T1 for proprietorships, partnerships, and joint ventures
- Preparation of T4 and T3 slips and filings
- Preparation and filings of T5018 slips and returns
- Preparation of T3 trust tax returns
- Preparation of other tax returns on request
- Tax Work Management
- Review and update seasonal client lists with your workflow manager
- Update the status of files and work to updated future expected file completions times
- Arrange and schedule T1 preparations
- Correspondence with customers
- Preparation of letters and correspondence
- Work within various software applications
- Work with the Sr management team and technicians to ensure the tax season work is being completed efficiently and effectively.
- Develop and provide feedback on ways to increase leads for further accounting and tax support
- Team Development
- Regular meetings with your manager
- Confirming jobs are on track
- Regular meetings with the full team
- Informing team of ongoing issues
- Sharing ideas for new initiatives to meet customer needs
Qualifications and Experience
- 2+ years of relevant work experience in tax preparations
- Experience working with Profile, Tax Prep or equivalent tax preparation program is required
- Experience working with Caseware, Quickbooks online, Sage, or other bookkeeping software is an asset
This position will be of interest to you if you are someone who enjoys working in a collaborative team, where everyone is commitment to the sharing of knowledge and support. You will also have the opportunity to learn from experienced and talented professionals, while also being able to provide coaching and mentorship to more junior members of the team.
All tax preparers are provided an introductory level tax refresher course in February to ensure you are aware of the latest changes in the tax rules.
Interested candidates are invited to send a cover letter and resume in one document to
careers@ascendllp.com. This job posting will close
February 1, 2023.
Please note – We thank you for your application and the time you have invested in preparing it however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Ascend is committed to creating a respectful and inclusive workplace. We pride ourselves in having a culture where we recognize and celebrate the valuable differences that make you uniquely you, which include race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation.
Small Town Living, Big City Opportunities
Ascend is a growth-oriented accounting, tax and advisory firm with a national presence that serves small and medium sized businesses in small communities across Canada. We are passionate about the professional development of our people, and we strive to create opportunities within the organization that support your career objectives and build them up to reach your highest potential.
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
We are looking for a Senior Accountant to join our firm in Invermere, BC. The position focusses on working with small to mid-size businesses from a variety of industries. In addition to standard accounting and tax services Ascend takes a personal advisory approach to helping clients achieve their goals.
Opportunity Highlights
- Has passion for working with business owners in ways to help facilitate client growth and success
- Thrives in an innovative organization that is continuously investing in process improvement and utilization of technology
- Understands the value of collaboration and relationships because it takes a team to successfully achieve a common goal
- Has a growth mindset and is committed to professional development
- Actively works towards maintaining a work-life balance because it is important for over all well being, health, as well as, productivity, and performance
Key Activities and Responsibilities
- Prepare/review assignments including review, compilation, corporate tax, personal tax, estate, and business planning, bookkeeping and other compliance, and accounting work
- Reviewing tax provisions for clients
- Interacting with clients and other team members
- Assisting Managers and team members in all aspects of tax initiatives
- Assisting in the development and implementation of tax planning strategies for various clients
- Keep up to date on the content and practical applications of tax, accounting, and assurance standards, and know how to access and research professional and technical material
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
- Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation or currently working towards completion
- 3 to 5 years experience in public accounting
- Advisory or consulting experience
- Profile, Caseware/Caseview, Microsoft office
- Canadian tax knowledge – personal, corporate, and trust
- Knowledge and practical experience in Canadian GAAPs – ASPE and ASNFPO
- Ability to mentor, coach and develop junior staff
Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at Ascend.
What We Offer
- An opportunity to live and work where you play in the beautiful Columbia Valley, BC
- A people focused organization that values high-performance and provides engaging and interesting work
- Continuous support for professional growth and advancement opportunities within the firm
- Hybrid work options allow for flexible work schedules to support work life balance
- Relocation assistance available
- Comprehensive salary, benefits, and incentives
Interested candidates are invited to send a cover letter and resume in one document to
careers@ascendllp.com. The position will be closing on Wednesday, February 1st, 2023.
Please note – We thank you for your application and the time you have invested in preparing it however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Ascend is committed to creating a respectful and inclusive workplace. We pride ourselves in having a culture where we recognize and celebrate the valuable differences that make our employees unique, which include race, religious beliefs, physical or mental disabilities, age, place of origin, marital status, family status, gender or gender identity and sexual orientation.
The Invermere Thrift Store executive team is seeking a motivated individual to work in our retail Thrift Store. This fun and fast-paced retail sales environment is within a large and vibrant volunteer organization. This is a part-time position, approximately 24 hours/week.
Duties include: working in retail sales including cash, packing of merchandise and general store duties; scheduling shifts for the sales team; training new sales team volunteers; attending once monthly team leader meeting.
· Applicant should be comfortable interacting with the public and people of all ages
· Previous sales experience is an asset
· Applicant will be required to stand for extended periods of time and to lift and handle merchandise
· Must be available Thursday, Friday and Saturday
· Hourly rate: $18.00 per hour
Please send resume by email: ihcasAP@outlook.com or by regular mail:
Invermere Thrift Store, IHCAS, PO Box 571, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0
Attention: Human Resource Committee
Year round work in the the best pub in town! We are a strong team looking to add to our ranks with people who enjoy a high pace energetic line atmosphere. We treat our staff right here with good wages, respect for work/life balance, a great summer bonus program, and health benefits.
Busy season is May-September. During the off-season we also run food services for a heliski company in Panorama so if you love the perks of ski hill work but also enjoy the stability of year-round employment we may have an extra opportunity within this opportunity for you!
DEVTEL Communications is currently seeking the right person to join our team as a Field Tech/Client Care Rep, based out of our World Headquarters located in downtown Invermere. Are you looking to join a small team that is trying to make a big difference?
DEVTEL Communications is The Columbia Valleys premium Internet Service Provider! We live here and we love it! DEVTEL provides internet, phone and networking services to your home and place of work.
If you are organized and thrive in a fast paced environment then we want to hear from you!
If you want to know more, here is what we require:
- Reliable and efficient
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment
- Comfortable with Microsoft office apps, outlook/teams
- Comfortable with working alone and as part of a team
- Don’t panic when things don’t go smooth….. problem solve, trouble shoot and figure it out. Help to solve the worlds problems!
- Clean Criminal record
- Drivers license with a clean abstract
- A strong desire to create happy clients!
- Keen eye for detail…. attention to detail is very important!
- Safety is of the utmost importance! We all go home at the end of the day.
Experience in Cabling, COAX, Ethernet, phone, satellite, fixed wireless, construction, electrical work…. Would all be an asset, but we are willing to train the right person!
NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED – but you must be willing to learn.
DEVTEL has to offer:
- Stable, Safe, Full-Time employment…. All year long! -9-5 Monday to Friday work week. Occasional work visits may be needed outside of regular work hours, but not often.
- Loads of time to play and enjoy life out here
- Work/life balance!
- A great mix of office and field work
- Competitive starting salary
- Free services at home: internet, phone, the latest in Wi-Fi gear!
- Mileage when you use your own vehicle
- Paid training
- All tools required will be provided
- Benefits package after probationary period is complete
- Limitless internal growth
This is a role in a growing company in a booming industry. The right person can make this role anything they want it to be. We want people with us until they retire. This is a start to what will be an amazing team! We are just getting started!
