Wanted: Summer Student Workers 2009
Vietnamese Youth Coordinator – Extended Deadline: May 26
returning university/college student
$9/hr for 35hrs/wk starting June 1 for 12 wks
Vietnamese Youth Worker – Deadline: June 12
returning high school student
$8.60/hr for 35hrs/wk starting June 29 for 8 wks
You must be 15-30 years old by the start of employment.
Apply: Email your cover letter and resume to vietns.info@gmail.com or info@vietns.ca.
Duties:
- build youth involvement in the Vietnamese community by recruiting youth volunteers to help coordinate and participate in such annual events the MultiFest, Family Picnic, Family Retreat and Harvest Moon Festival;
- organize information workshops and training seminars on topics of interest and concern to youths, as well as increase their involvement in the Vietnamese community by holding different activities throughout the summer months;
- explore ways to improve inter-generational learning with the elders in the community;
- publish a Newsletter, update the Association website, and conduct a survey of the Vietnamese community;
- contribute to cultural learning during the Vietnamese language classes;
- recognize and empower youth in the community by establishing a Youth Achievement Award program; and
- attend meetings with the Vietnamese Association and report on the youth activities as well as recommend actions/activities to be carried forward beyond the summer experience.