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The Program Assistant(PA) is an invaluable resource towards MJMCs staff and clients and will be responsible for the organization and successful operation of reception and information areas of the MJMC. The Program Assistant will also be the first point of contact for clients, the public, and other community stakeholders and will be responsible to direct them to the appropriate people and services within MJMC and sometime beyond. The PA will also have a number of administrative and reporting responsibilities that will assist various staff and departments within the organization.
Knowledge of the community and experience working with newcomers to Canada will be considered an asset.
The Program Assistant directly reports to both the Settlement Services Manager as well as the Executive Director
A complete job description is available upon request.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Specific Skills
- Send and receive messages
- 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
- Order supplies and maintain inventory
- Photocopy and collate documents for distribution, mailing and filing
Work Setting
- Not-for-profit organization
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)