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administrative assistant

$33k - $33.5k per year
Full-time

Yarmouth County Museum and Archives

Overview

Languages

English or French

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

  • Associations and non profit organizations
  • Arts and culture

Responsibilities

Tasks

  • Plan and organize daily operations
  • Supervise other workers
  • Train other workers
  • Determine and establish office procedures and routines
  • Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
  • Answer electronic enquiries
  • Respond to employee questions and complaints
  • Order office supplies and maintain inventory
  • Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
  • Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
  • Perform data entry
  • Provide customer service
  • Work with the marketing department to understand and communicate marketing messages to the field
  • Maintain and manage digital database
  • Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
  • Supervise office and volunteer staff
  • Research origins and history of artifacts

Supervision

  • 5-10 people

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • First Aid Certificate

Experience and specialization

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Sage Accounting Software
  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Windows
  • MS Word
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Social Media
  • Accounting software
  • MS Access
  • MS Office
  • Quick Books
  • Simply Accounting
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Google Drive
  • Electronic mail

Area of work experience

  • Human resources
  • Tourism

Additional information

Security and safety

  • Bondable
  • Criminal record check
  • Child welfare check
  • Vulnerable sector check

Transportation/travel information

  • Own transportation
  • Own vehicle
  • Willing to travel
  • Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Work under pressure
  • Attention to detail
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Work with minimal supervision

Personal suitability

  • Ability to multitask
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Accurate
  • Reliability
  • Time management
  • Adaptability
  • Accountability
  • Dependability
  • Due diligence
  • Quick learner

Benefits

Financial benefits

  • Bonus

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Other benefits
  • Team building opportunities
  • Parking available
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