Knox College is inviting applications for Coordinator for the Ewart Centre for Lay Education.

Please send your resume and cover letter to the attention of the Director of Academic Programs by Monday April 30, 2012.

This part time job requires a person to work upwards of 50 hours per month, 10 months of the year (Sept to June). The position requires occasional night work. The person who fills this position takes direction from the Director of Academic Programs and functions as the Director’s Assistant in performing the role as the Resource Staff of the Ewart Centre for Lay Education Advisory Committee.

The Ewart Centre for Lay Education Advisory Committee is a Committee of Faculty and reports to Faculty through the Director of Academic Programs. The Committee consists of the Director of Academic Programs (chair); the Professor of Christian Education and Youth Ministry; Representatives from the following – one Lay Certificate graduate; one person ordained to Ministry of Word and Sacraments; one person with no direct PCC affiliation; Resource Staff: Assistant to the Director of Academic Programs.

The role of the Advisory Committee is to develop ongoing direction for the Ewart Centre’s Lay Certificate Program(s); Planning for the growth and viability of the Certificate Program(s) including the development of varied delivery systems and working with the Director of Academic Programs to secure the long-term viability of the Ewart Centre for Lay Education.

The Ewart Centre offers courses for laity in both the English Certificate in Christian Faith and Life 1 and 2 and the Korean Language Certificate in Christian Faith and Life. All courses in the English Certificate program are offered on line. The Korean Language Certificate in Christian Faith and Life is offered on campus. Recently the English program launched a mini-series on campus whose goal is to focus on how to live as faithful disciples in an ever changing and challenging world.

Qualifications:

Ability to be a team player and work well with people in an inter-cultural context people; be a self starter; have a vision and passion for lay education in the PCC; be a good administrator; be computer literate, (use of Microsoft Office and willingness to expand working knowledge of programs an asset). Be creative and a good listener to needs of the laity.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Administer the lay education program(s): planning and recommending courses to be offered, preparing course descriptions, recruiting and supporting lecturers, students, and on line technician as well as recording grades and developing and maintaining a vital yet lean filing system.
2. Administer the mini-series: preparing program flyers, advertising, recruiting lecturers, booking and preparing classroom and anything needed for classes.
3. Administering the selection and sending of BD (Basic Degree) students to APCE (Association of Presbyterian Church Educators) and obtaining funds to support this program.
4. Developing, administering and monitoring a budget for the Lay Education Program
5. Planning, Preparing and resourcing Ewart Advisory meetings three or four times per year.
6. Promoting the Centre and its programs by keeping the Knox website and other medium attractive and current as well as through e mail, PC Connect; Congregational mailings through Presbytery Clerks;
7. Maintaining a mailing list and data base of former and prospective students as well as key interested people.
8. Other work assigned related to the Centre as arises from time to time.