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JOINT OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
RM of Miry Creek No. 229 and Village of Abbey
Responsible to the Administrator, the Administrative Assistant will perform a variety of clerical support duties including but not restricted to filing, reception, payroll, accounts payable, correspondence, maintaining confidential records and files, and any other duties as may be prescribed by the Administrator.
The ideal candidate will have knowledge of office administration procedures, excellent interpersonal and decision making skills, effective oral and written communication skills. Personal attributes will include honesty, flexibility, and a sound work ethic.
This is a full time position that offers a competitive wage and a comprehensive benefit package. Deadline for applications is June 2, 2017. Start Date: September 5, 2017.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
Technical Terminology
- Business
Specific Skills
- Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
- Sort, process and verify applications, receipts and other documents
- Send and receive messages
- Provide general information to clients and the public
- Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
- Compile data, statistics and other information
- Receive and forward telephone or electronic enquiries
- Maintain and prepare reports from manual or electronic files, inventories, mailing lists and databases
- Process incoming and outgoing mail manually or electronically
- Prepare invoices and bank deposits
- Order supplies and maintain inventory
- Photocopy and collate documents for distribution, mailing and filing
Work Setting
- Public sector
Area Of Specialization
- Invoices
- Correspondence
- Forms and records
Work Location Information
- Rural community
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Repetitive tasks
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Sitting for extended periods
Security and Safety
- Bondable
Keyboarding (Words Per Minute)
- 0 - 40 wpm
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- MS Word
- Excel
- Accounting software