Office administrative assistant Jobs in Kitchener, ON

Education

• College / CEGEP

Work setting

• Various locations

Tasks

• Coordinate the activities of the HR department in order to ensure they meet the organization's goals
• Train staff
• Record and prepare minutes of meetings, seminars and conferences
• Determine and establish office procedures and routines
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Manage contracts
• Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
• Answer electronic enquiries
• Compile data, statistics and other information
• Advise senior management
• Oversee payroll administration
• Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
• Perform data entry
• Provide customer service
• Maintain and manage digital database
• Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
• Maintain filing system
• Review and evaluate new administrative procedures
• Implement new administrative procedures

Supervision

• 5-10 people

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word
• MS Office
• Google Drive
• Electronic mail

Area of work experience

• Project coordination

Transportation / travel information

• Own transportation
• Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Ability to multitask
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Team player
• Reliability
• Time management
• Adaptability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Integrity

Screening questions

• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

Health benefits

• Health care plan

Other benefits

• Free parking available

Support for persons with disabilities

• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and / or refugees

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Veterans
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Provides cultural competency training and / or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for mature workers
• Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example : adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.)

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities