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Safer Ocean Systems is looking for a part-time Administration Assistant. The successful candidate would be the primary contact for our students enrolling in our Virtual and Online Courses.
This position would be ~20 hours/week.
We offer competitive wages and a Health/Wellness Spending Account benefits program.
Safer Ocean Systems is a Transport Canada approved Maritime Training Institute offering a wide range of courses and certifications required for work in the maritime industry. Our courses cover a broad range of the training, everything from entry-level crew and deckhands to boat captains.
Duties would include:
- Enrolling students into our Online Courses
- Assisting Students in accessing online material
- Creating user accounts and passwords for new students
- Being available on Zoom at the start of a new course and at the end of a course to assist students and instructors.
- Preparing mail-out packages for new students.
- Customer service
- Occasional assisting other office and admin staff with in-person courses.
- Occasionally running errands (picking up textbooks from printers, dropping off packages at post office)
What we are looking for in a candidate:
- good basic understanding of Email, Zoom, MS Word, MS Excel, and/or other similar business programs.
- Knowledge of Moodle or other LMS (Learning Management Systems) used for virtual training would be a big asset.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- Organized
- Helpful
- Good customer service skills
- Knowledge about, or interest in, the boating and marine industry would be an asset.
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 20 per week
Salary: From $18.75 per hour
Flexible Language Requirement:
- French not required
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
- Overtime pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Nanaimo, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Secondary School (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Nanaimo, BC
