At the core of the Family Resource Centre is the idea that together, we can improve the well-being of our community.

Marketing and Social Media Coordinator

The Family Resource Centre – Vernon, B.C.

Position is 35 hours a week for 9 weeks, $18.25 an hour, starting as soon as possible

The Family Resource Centre (FRC) is a dynamic client-centered social service agency with a mission of providing affordable counselling and support programs to residents in the North Okanagan.

The position will involve creating a social media plan for the summer and fall based on our social media marketing guidelines, our programming and events, and best practices for digital marketing. Once the plan is created the position will be responsible for creating content and scheduling posts.

The position could also be involved with creating and marketing events.

Our organization has a flat structure, so the position could be called into a range of meetings to brainstorm not just on marketing but on other agency initiatives, programs, and event.

The position will also cover reception for a day or more each week and help with other office administrative tasks as needed.

Qualifications:

·        Previous experience with social media marketing required.

·        Experience with press releases and other types of promotion a plus.

·        Excellent communication skills

·        Works from a team perspective

·        Criminal Record and Vulnerable Sector Checks required

·        After-hours work may be required.

If you would like to be a part of this progressive organization and a member of a leading team of clinical professionals, please email your cover letter and resume to info@vernonfrc.ca with a subject line of Application for Marketing Position.

We will review resumes as received. Posting will stay open until a candidate is hired.

Only those applicants short listed for the position will be contacted.

Thank you for your interest in this position.

The Family Resource Centre is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes. We value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. Diversity at the Family Resource Centre means fostering a workplace in which individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected, and responded to in ways that fully develop and utilize each person’s talents and strengths.

Additionally, our volunteers play such an important and rewarding role: with your help, we can all improve clients’ lives. Our volunteers lend an empathetic ear to those who need to talk out their troubles or drive seniors to meetings and events. They’re a warm, positive presence that, within minutes, and without even talking, can make an incredible difference.

So, which volunteer role is a fit for you?