Temporary/Casual Secretarial/Clerical Support Staff (THRs)

TEMPORARY - CASUAL SECRETARIAL and CLERICAL SUPPORT STAFF (THRs)

The Waterloo Region District School Board is accepting applications on an on-going basis for Temporary / Casual Secretarial / Clerical Support Staff.

The assignments may be located at any of the schools in our region and at the Education Centre and require flexible availability.

Successful candidates will be contacted and will undergo secretarial skills testing and an interview process.

Wage Rate : $19.68 per hour

Applicants must have :

A Secondary School Graduation Diploma or equivalent education

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel in a Windows XP computer environment

Working knowledge of GSuite

Excellent interpersonal skills

Ability to work collaboratively as a member of a team

Effective written and oral communication skills

Willingness to acquire skills in Board specific programs e.g. Aspen

2-5 years of recent working experience in an office environment / customer service

Availability to accept assignments on a casual basis during the day and with short notice

Preference will be given to applicants with prior secretarial experience in an educational setting

Experience in the following areas would be an asset :

Customer service

Library

Reception / Switchboard

Accounts Payable / Receivable or Payroll (accompanied by secretarial experience)

A suitable Vulnerable Sector Criminal Reference Check is a requirement of the job and is REQUIRED to attend the THR Orientation.

Please note Criminal Reference Checks may take several weeks to obtain from point of request

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. We thank all applicants for their interest but regret that only successful candidates will be contacted .

Please note that applications are kept on file for 6 months. No phone calls please.

Applicant Self-Identification Questions

The information collected in Apply to Education is used to monitor WRDSB’s progress toward our equity goals including our commitment to diversity in WRDSB recruitment and hiring practices.

We are committed to the security and confidentiality of information under our control, and to the protection of privacy with respect to personal and confidential information that is collected, used, disclosed and retained in the system (Policy 1014 - Privacy Protection and Access to Information).

Information is collected pursuant to Ontario’s Education Equity Action Plan (Ministry of Education), PPM 165 and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA).

Access to this information is restricted to specific individuals in Human Resources. Access, use and disclosure of the data is governed by MFIPPA and ethical research practices.

Applicant Self-Identification data will be attached to your Apply to Education applicant profile as long as you are employed with the WRDSB.

If you prefer not to answer any of the Self Identification questions, you can select prefer not to answer . This in no way affects your application or the applicant selection process.

If you have questions or concerns about this please contact [email protected].

The Waterloo Region District School Board is committed to equity in employment. We are committed to fair and equitable hiring practices that allow us to hire qualified staff who reflect the diversity of the community we serve, who will foster the success and well-being of our students and who demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusion in the classroom.

We actively encourage applications from members of groups with historical and / or current barriers to equity, including, but not limited to :

• First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
• members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and / or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;

persons with visible and / or invisible (physical and / or mental) disabilities; and

persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.

We will make any appropriate accommodation based on any of the human rights protected grounds, to support candidate participation in the hiring process.