Administrative assistant

Polar Express Immigration Services Ltd

Overview

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

On site

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

Work setting

  • Consulting firm

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Coordinate the flow of information within the team
  • Direct and control daily operations
  • Evaluate daily operations
  • Train staff
  • Establish and implement policies and procedures
  • Schedule and confirm appointments
  • Manage contracts
  • Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
  • Answer electronic enquiries
  • Order office supplies and maintain inventory
  • Negotiate collective agreements on behalf of employers or workers
  • Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
  • Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems
  • Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
  • Perform data entry
  • Provide customer service
  • Recruit and hire workers and carry out related staffing actions
  • Recruit and hire staff
  • Maintain and manage digital database
  • Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
  • Supervise office and volunteer staff

Supervision

  • 1 to 2 people

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Word
  • Social Media
  • Google Drive

Technical terminology

  • Business

Area of work experience

  • Immigration

Area of specialization

  • Business process management

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Large workload

Personal suitability

  • Ability to multitask
  • Flexibility
  • Time management

Benefits

Health benefits

  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

  • Bonus
  • Commission

Other benefits

  • Other benefits

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
  • Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
Support for newcomers and refugees
  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees
Support for youths
  • Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
Support for Indigenous people
  • Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
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