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Are you looking for an inviting and exciting career opportunity? Do you have a passion for immigration services and community support? If the answer is “Yes!”, this is the job for you!
Catholic Social Services is currently recruiting for a full time (37.5 hours/week) Administrative Support/Receptionist in Red Deer.
About the Role
The successful candidate will have a positive attitude and a proactive approach to provide administrative support to our busy office environment. You will be greeting and working with newcomers in a multi-cultural setting. Excellent communication skills, attention to detail, confidentiality, and flexibility are necessary in order to work with our dedicated team.
Candidates will be able to work independently and as a team participant and will be knowledgeable about all administrative processes and procedures.
Fluency in the Microsoft Office Suite and client databases and the ability to use all office equipment are essential to success in this position. Primary job duties may include but are not limited to:
Reception:
- Facilitate and provide a welcoming, hospitable, and safe environment for people following the values, policies and procedures of the agency
- Welcome people we serve/guests by greeting them, in person or on the telephone
- Maintain an efficient, tidy, and smoothly running office environment
- Perform office reception duties and schedule appointments for people we serve
- Refer those under our care to other programs within the agency or other agencies for service as appropriate
Administrative:
- Provide general office and administrative support to the program
- Respect and protect all sensitive and confidential information
- Report any necessary repairs and maintenance of office equipment or technical issues
General:
- Maintain appropriate personal boundaries with people we serve
- Communicate accurately and professionally with all staff and people under our care and with other stakeholders
- Attend required training to perform duties accurately and proficiently
- Maintain current knowledge of agency policies and procedures, as well as relevant legislation, regulations, practice standards, and practice guidelines
Education and Qualifications:
- A certificate, diploma, or degree in Office Administration (or equivalent)
- Minimum 2 years’ professional work experience
- Criminal Record Check
- Child Intervention Record Check
What We Offer:
- The compensation for this position begins at $20.31 per hour and is based on qualifications and experience.
- Flexible benefit options when eligible.
- Work within a highly collaborative, team-oriented organization, where your ideas are heard, and you can see your impact daily.
- Growth Opportunities: apply and grow your skills within a dynamic, innovative and expanding Agency that is taking a leadership role in our industry.
About Catholic Social Services:
You will be joining an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect. With more than 50 years of service delivery, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with more than 1600 staff, and hundreds of volunteers delivering 130+ programs throughout Edmonton and Central Alberta.
Our values are at the core of everything we do!
- Humility: We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.
- Compassion: We respond to people in need with love. We demonstrate our compassion by caring for people without judgment and without condition.
- Respect: We demonstrate our respect by being personally present, open and attentive to those we care for and by honouring their dignity and freedom.
How to Apply:
Please apply online, quoting the competition number XXXX to www.cssalberta.ca