Administrative Assistant

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Education

• Arrange and co-ordinate seminars, conferences, etc.
• Coordinate the activities of the HR department in order to ensure they meet the organization’s goals
• Direct and control daily operations
• Evaluate daily operations
• Open and distribute mail and other materials
• Plan and organize daily operations
• Supervise other workers
• Establish and implement policies and procedures
• Record and prepare minutes of meetings, seminars and conferences
• Oversee the classification and rating of occupations
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Manage training and development strategies
• Oversee the analysis of employee data and information

Supervision

• Staff in various areas of responsibility

Employment groups
This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
• Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment
• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans
• Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities

Languages: English

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate; or equivalent experience

Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word
• MS Office
• Simply Accounting
• Google Drive

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Ability to multitask
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Team player
• Client focus
• Time management

Who can apply

• a Canadian citizen
• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit