Read-A-Lot Office Assistant

7 Hours/Week for 25 Days (16 days before the program, 2 days of training, 7 days during the program)

$20.00/hour

About the Limestone District School Board

The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) is situated on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee. We acknowledge their enduring presence on this land, as well as the presence of Métis, Inuit, and other First Nations from across Turtle Island. We honour their cultures and celebrate their commitment to this land.

The LDSB is the region's only fully inclusive school board. Limestone schools serve more than 20,500 students in 55 schools and five alternative education centres covering a geographic area of 7,719 square kilometres across the City of Kingston, the Townships of Central Frontenac, North Frontenac, South Frontenac, Addington Highlands, Loyalist, Stone Mills, the Frontenac Islands and the Town of Greater Napanee.

Position Overview

Working in collaboration with the Program Manager, the Office Assistant will provide support by developing knowledge and skills in all office functions and to perform a variety of clerical tasks prior to the program start date. During the Read-a-Lot Summer Literacy Program session, the Office Assistant will support with paperwork, contacting families, and ordering supplies during the first week. The 2025 Read-a-Lot Summer Literacy Program will be offered July 7th to July 25th, 2025. Office assistant hours will be coordinated by the Program manager totaling no more than 7 hours a week for 25 days between May 1st and July 31st, 2025.

General Summary of Duties and Responsibilities

• Distribute and facilitate staff contracts and pay sheets
• Support the student online registration process
• Liaise between parents and schools to confirm registration applications
• Manage class lists, create information tracking spreadsheets
• Ordering supplies and photocopying
• Collect, sort, and email Progress Report to home schools

Experience, Knowledge & Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in post-secondary studies and are considering an education-related career
• Willingness to learn, seek and apply feedback to improve practice
• Shows initiative, excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Flexibility and the ability to problem solve
• Can provide their own transportation (mileage not covered by LDSB)

How to Apply

If you are excited by having the opportunity to make a positive difference in the learning and life of a child, and you can see yourself in Limestone, please submit an application package that includes a cover letter, resume, and two references. Packages must be submitted by 4:00pm, Wednesday April 16th, 2025 to ApplyToEducation.

• Cover letter (addressed to Shamaila Aslam)
• Resume
• Two References (one of which must be a current/most recent supervisor)

Internationally trained professionals/applicants with equivalent international experience are encouraged and invited to apply.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Across LDSB, we are committed to removing systemic barriers not only in recruitment but in retention and promotion as well so that you can see yourself in Limestone. The LDSB is dedicated to promoting fair and equitable hiring practices that will move us forward in hiring staff who reflect the full diversity and lived experiences within the communities we serve.

We invite and welcome you, through your cover letter, to self-identify as someone who has lived experiences, and who can bring valuable, diverse knowledge and perspective to our district and the students and communities we serve.

Accommodation will be provided to applicants to enable equitable participation in the recruitment process. Applicants can request accommodation at any time during the recruitment process.

Applicants who are transgender may provide records in a different name than their current legal name or name of common usage. This will not prejudice prospective employees in any way, and such information will remain confidential.

The Kingston community promotes and supports the diversity that continues to grow within our communities. For more information about Kingston and/or the LDSB, including equitable recruitment, retention and promotion practices, please visit limestone.on.ca.

We thank you for your interest. Only those applicants who have been selected for an interview will be contacted and invited to participate in the interview process.

Our Intention: To make a positive difference in the lives of every student, in every classroom, in every school.

Robin Hutcheon, Chair | Krishna Burra, Director of Education and Secretary | Craig Young, Treasurer