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About Us FNHA Overview The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.
The first of its kind in Canada, FNHA works as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision-making to improve health outcomes.
Title: Administrative Assistant
Salary: $55,208 – $59,593
Contract: Permanent.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week.
Location: Vancouver, B.C. (Sinclair or Park Royal Offices) Please note, this role may be relocating to our new office building in North Vancouver on Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) land, south of Mount Seymour Parkway, after April 2024.
Bargaining Unit: PSAC (Public Service Alliance of Canada)
About The Role
As an Administrative Assistant you will support office functions and activities through the provision of a full range of administrative support and services. You’ll work independently and assist with carrying out processes, procedures special assignments with minimal supervision. In this role, you’ll develop broad experience, skills and knowledge of organizational policies, procedures and practices.
About You
To be successful in this role you will have/be –
- Successful completion of grade 12 plus a certificate in office administration or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
You may have –
- Recent and significant experience in providing a full range of administrative support and services to a team, including a senior manager (recent defined as within the last 4 years, and significant usually defined as 2-3 years of experience).
- Experience in the use of Microsoft Office suite of software, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.
- Knowledge of administrative services, processes and procedures.
- Knowledge of general principles and practices regarding document and file management, including tracking approaches and systems, confidentiality and security.
- Thoroughness with strong attention to detail and accuracy and a commitment to high quality work.
Working at FNHA
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:
- Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment.
- 3 weeks’ vacation, which increases with service to 4 weeks, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 public holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day and National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
- Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31%, after three months of fulltime service.
- And more!
At First Nations Health Authority, we believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that FNHA truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission. We particularly welcome applications from people with Indigenous ancestry (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).
Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our family to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.
The Pay Range is the minimum (Step 1) and maximum (highest Step) annual base salary based on full time equivalent hours.
As a health and wellness organization, the FNHA has aligned with the Provincial Public Health Order released on October 14, 2021. We have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all employees at First Nations Health Authority. This policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If selected for employment, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination by providing a copy of your BC Vaccination Card Passport with the QR code.
How To Apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.
Closing date: January 25, 2024 (at 23:59 PM PST.)
For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us
If you have any inquiries or issues please contact FNHA Recruitment at careers@fnha.ca
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