Administrative assistant

Alma Counselling

Overview

Languages

English or French

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

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

Work setting

  • Willing to relocate
  • Business services

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Open and distribute mail and other materials
  • Schedule and confirm appointments
  • Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
  • Answer electronic enquiries
  • Order office supplies and maintain inventory
  • Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
  • 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
  • Maintain and manage digital database
  • Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
  • Perform administrative tasks
  • Manage routine office functions including reception, telephone and booking appointments
  • Receive and issue payments
  • Enter client information in databases

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Google Docs
  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Windows
  • MS Word
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Social Media
  • MS Office
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Google Drive

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Attention to detail
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Work with minimal supervision

Personal suitability

  • Ability to multitask
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Organized
  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Reliability
  • Time management
  • Accountability
  • Dependability
  • Quick learner

Employment groups

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

Support for Indigenous people
  • Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
Supports for visible minorities
  • Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
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