Job Posting: Outreach and Community Engagement Worker (Contract Position)
Location: The Russian Hall, 600 Campbell Ave, Vancouver, BC
Website: www.russianhall.weebly.com
Position Type: Part-time Contract (32 weeks, with opportunity to extend)
Hours & Rate: 12 hours/week @ $35/hour
Contract Duration: 32 weeks (September 22, 2025 start)
Application Deadline: August 8, 2025
About the Russian Hall
For 78 years, the Russian Hall has stood as a gathering place for art, activism, and community. As a multi-use venue in East Vancouver, the Hall supports regular programming that includes rehearsals, performances, concerts, community dances, community meetings, and public markets.
Position Summary
We are seeking a self-directed and community-minded Outreach and Community Engagement Worker to lead a mapping and research process aimed at strengthening relationships with the surrounding neighbourhood and aligning programming with the Hall's founding values. The successful candidate will work closely with the rental manager/caretaker and the board to understand current use of the building, connect with key community partners, develop a proposal for future programming rooted in the Hall's legacy of education, social justice, collective food preparation, and the arts, and produce an initial series of events at the Hall.
Key Responsibilities
Qualifications
Please submit a brief letter of interest (written or audio/video) and a resume to [email protected] by August 8, 2025. We especially welcome applications from individuals with lived experience in the neighbourhood, and from Indigenous, Black, racialized, disabled, LGBTQ2S+, and newcomer communities.
Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
Location: The Russian Hall, 600 Campbell Ave, Vancouver, BC
Website: www.russianhall.weebly.com
Position Type: Part-time Contract (32 weeks, with opportunity to extend)
Hours & Rate: 12 hours/week @ $35/hour
Contract Duration: 32 weeks (September 22, 2025 start)
Application Deadline: August 8, 2025
About the Russian Hall
For 78 years, the Russian Hall has stood as a gathering place for art, activism, and community. As a multi-use venue in East Vancouver, the Hall supports regular programming that includes rehearsals, performances, concerts, community dances, community meetings, and public markets.
Position Summary
We are seeking a self-directed and community-minded Outreach and Community Engagement Worker to lead a mapping and research process aimed at strengthening relationships with the surrounding neighbourhood and aligning programming with the Hall's founding values. The successful candidate will work closely with the rental manager/caretaker and the board to understand current use of the building, connect with key community partners, develop a proposal for future programming rooted in the Hall's legacy of education, social justice, collective food preparation, and the arts, and produce an initial series of events at the Hall.
Key Responsibilities
- Research and map the Russian Hall's local neighbourhood, including cultural, social, and community assets
- Conduct interviews and outreach with renters, neighbours, arts organizations, and community groups
- Collaborate with the rental manager/caretaker and the board to review current building usage
- Program and support five public events, workshops, dinners, etc. as part of community engagement
- Develop multilingual and accessible communications (online and print)
- A document at the end of contract that summarizes the work completed and proposes future programming that aligns with the Hall's historical mandate
- A minimum of five key events/initiatives by end of contract (May 15, 2026)
- Attend monthly meetings with FRCBC representatives
- Attend and report at a FRCBC board meeting every second month on developing activities
Qualifications
- Background in community engagement, organizing, or cultural planning/programming
- Experience conducting interviews, community mapping, or research
- Strong interpersonal, intercultural, and written communication skills
- Interest in arts and performance, especially within community contexts
- Knowledge of East Vancouver's cultural and social landscape is an asset
- Independently motivated with the ability to work independently and collaboratively
- 32-week contract
- 12 hours/week
- $35/hour
- Start date: September 22, 2025
- Finish date: May 15, 2026
- Opportunity for renewal or expansion into an ongoing position
Please submit a brief letter of interest (written or audio/video) and a resume to [email protected] by August 8, 2025. We especially welcome applications from individuals with lived experience in the neighbourhood, and from Indigenous, Black, racialized, disabled, LGBTQ2S+, and newcomer communities.
Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
