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Description

The Saskatchewan Coroners Service, Ministry of Justice, has a challenging opportunity for an intermediate-level administrative assistant who is a confident, highly motivated, and well-organized professional and is capable of working in a fast-paced, demanding, and high-volume work environment. Reporting to the Supervisor of Administrative Support, you will provide administrative support to the southern coroners and to the Saskatchewan Coroners Service Headquarters staff.

You will respond using medical and legal terminology to inquiries made in writing, in person, or by telephone from lay coroners, members of the public, RCMP, municipal police services, various government agencies, and stakeholders such as funeral homes, transport services, lawyer's and health professionals. This includes speaking directly with family members of the deceased who are extremely frustrated, angry, upset, grieving, or distraught.

Typically, the competencies required in this position would be obtained through formal education such as an office administration program, combined with several years of administrative support experience.