LLC's New Staff Positions

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In the coming months, staff structure will continue to change. New staff positions will function as follows:

The Communications & Liaison Officer will foster collaboration between provincial Laubach member organizations and the national Head Office. Through the development and implementation of a communications strategy, the Communications & Liaison Officer will be responsible for: external communications, raising public awareness, implementation and monitoring of the organization's privacy policy, relationship building and establishing communication networks for provincial members and their affiliates. The LLC newsletter will eventually come under the responsibility of this position as will the development and management of website content. This person will work with the team to establish the technical frame-work for on-line learning modules and the effective collection and reporting of LLC statistical training information. The position is also responsible for the development of generic promotional materials for use by the grassroots literacy councils across Canada and will recommend public awareness activities to coincide with provincial literacy schedules across Canada.

The Volunteer & Student Support Officer has three primary areas of responsibility: Student Support, Volunteer Development & Management and Training Education. The Volunteer & Student Support Officer will attend conferences and support LLC students by assisting student-led workshops and facilitating volunteer development workshops. Other responsibilities include supporting student advocacy through the creation of LLC's student caucus and the expansion of the student base as well as consolidating workshop materials. The Volunteer & Student Support Officer will develop a volunteer management policy; provide resource support to Laubach members and affiliates on a range of topics including volunteer recruitment, development and retention, and confidentiality. Managing the LLC Training database will fall under the responsibility of this position.

The Project Coordinator – LETS will monitor and evaluate the field trials (Phase IV) for the Laubach Enhanced Training System (LETS). Robyn-Cook Ritchie who worked on the first phases with Laubach Literacy Ontario is spearheading the LETS project. This position involves the review of LETS evaluation tools and the scheduling of field test workshops (ensuring geographical coverage). A representative advisory committee will be established to consult on the project, which will determine field trial methods, summarize field test data and review the Literacy Trainer Handbook (LTH). This will lay the groundwork for next steps, such as certification review.

The Project Coordinator NRB - A contract position will be added at the New Readers Bookstore (NRB) to start work on the restructuring project, which includes looking at publishing. The coordinator will be in charge of next year's catalogue and will assist the NRB project committee, which will develop a business plan for a restructured entity. Some partnership and assistance on this will be provided by a third-year University of New Brunswick (Saint John) business/management class who will work on the first draft of the business plan. Among the areas of responsibility for this position are: the expansion of the client-base, the negotiation of copyright/licensing rights to produce Laubach materials in Canada and the development of a plan for the implementation of an in-house publishing function for the NRB.

WE'RE MOVING!

Laubach Literacy of Canada is setting up shop in our nation's capital! The office and functions of LLC's Development Office in Bedford, Quebec, which officially closes December 31, 2004, are being transferred to Laubach's new Head Office located at:

119 Ross Avenue, Suite 201, Ottawa, ON K1Y 0N6

Although we don't have telephone/fax information to pass on to you at this time, please check LLC's website for these details as they become available. (www.laubach.ca)