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The Salvation Army is seeking an Admin Assistant to provide reception and support for the Community Services office.
Qualifications:
- post secondary Admin. certificate/diploma
- bookkeeping experience considered an asset but not essential for the role
- pleasant telephone manner and strong customer service skills
- ability to work in a team environment, with minimal supervision
- Possess problem solving skills
- strong Microsoft Word and Excel skills essential
Specific duties include:
- frontline reception for individuals and clients entering entering the office
- Fields and directs all incoming calls in a courteous and professional manner
- General office duties
- Monitors inventory of office supplies and reorders as required
- Maintains office equipment
- Designs posters and sale signs for Thrift Store
- Processes general correspondence
- Prepares and photocopies Bulletin for Sunday Services
Starting Rate: $ 12.69 to $14.00 dependent on qualifications. Benefits include group medical/dental, RRSP.
Successful candidate must provide satisfactory criminal record check
Candidate must have understanding of and support for the Mission and Ministry of The Salvation Army
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
Additional Skills
- Provide basic information to clients and the public
- Order office supplies
- Maintain records
- Data entry
Specific Skills
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Record and relay information
- Perform clerical duties, such as filing and sorting and distributing mail
- Operate switchboard or telephone system
- Obtain and process information required to provide services
- Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
- Answer, screen and forward telephone calls
Work Setting
- Not-for-profit organization
Work Location Information
- Urban area
Typing (Words Per Minute)
- 61 - 80 wpm
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Windows
- Word processing software
- Spreadsheet software
- General office equipment