Administrative assistant

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

On site

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

Work setting

• Health care institution, facility or clinic

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Coordinate the flow of information within the team
• Direct and control daily operations
• Evaluate daily operations
• Open and distribute mail and other materials
• Plan and control budget and expenditures
• Plan and organize daily operations
• Supervise other workers
• Train staff
• Establish and implement policies and procedures
• Determine and establish office procedures and routines
• Plan, develop and implement recruitment strategies
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Manage contracts
• Manage training and development strategies
• Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
• Oversee the analysis of employee data and information
• Answer electronic enquiries
• Oversee the preparation of reports
• Order office supplies and maintain inventory
• Oversee payroll administration
• Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
• 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
• Conduct performance reviews
• Supervise office and volunteer staff