Facilities Assistant

Overview

Our Real Property & Workplace Services department is looking for a collaborative and responsive individual to join their team as a Facilities Assistant. You'll be part of a dynamic team who is responsible for real estate and space accommodation, infrastructure planning, and operations management to all our offices throughout the province.

If you have a strong attention to detail and can use MS Excel at an intermediate level, we'd love to hear from you!

This is a temporary role for 8-month duration.

How you'll make a difference : You'll help create a sustainable workplace that allows people to thrive.

Where you'll work

In this role, you'll work in our Richmond office five days a week.

What you'll do

As a Facilities Assistant you will :

• Handle divisional financial aspects, including compliance, invoice coding, approvals, cost tracking, reporting, and budget administration
• Participate in budget creation, analysis, forecasting, tracking, and report production
• Handle procurement and purchasing processes, including intake forms, preparing requisitions, and tracking purchase orders and invoices
• Monitor and maintain contracts, ensuring compliance
• Collaborate with various stakeholders including managers, employees, contractors, and suppliers to support project management and other duties
• Provide back-up relief support for the RPWS Workplace Services Desk, responding to phone and in-person inquiries.
• Consistently models the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees : responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, and forward thinking.

Is this a good fit for you?

We're looking for someone who can :

Your background and experience

Important to know

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must :

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We're honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What's it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It's challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflect the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Learn more : Discover who we are .

Our benefits

As a member of our team, you'll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work - and life. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes :

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You will receive 4% in lieu of your benefits and 4% in lieu of your vacation.

Learn more : Find out what we offer .

Salary : $28.07 - $31.03 / hourly

Want to apply?

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.