Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness Society Hiring for Administrative Assistant Job at Victoria Full Time

Experience in client services, communication, digital skills and enhancing your teamwork skills? If you are a self-starter, with a passion for working with a growing non-profit organization that supports Indigenous peoples experiencing homelessness? The Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness Society (ACEHS) is seeking an Administrative and Technical Support Assistant to support the administrative team and day to day operations.

JOB DETAILS:

Position Type: Full time – Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM with half an hour unpaid break.

Wage: $24-$26 depending on experience. Note that this position also qualifies for fully funded benefits.

Tech Support:

• Set up new equipment (laptops, cell phones, printers, etc.), including ensuring appropriate software is downloaded and set up (Microsoft, Adobe, Teams, etc.)
• Troubleshoot problems with electronic equipment including laptops and printers

Administration:

• Take meeting minutes, draft thank you letters, distribute office memos, etc.
• Monitor email and phone lines
• Track and log mail
• Run errands such as shopping, supplies drop off at various sites, etc.
• Monitor the administrative/overhead spending budget to ensure it is up to date and on-track with the consolidated budget in collaboration with your supervisor and Office Manager
• Take inventory and order new equipment and supplies
• Data entry
• Organize and maintain physical and electronic filing system
• Printing, scanning, copying
• Other administrative duties as requested.

Required Qualifications, Skills, and Abilities:

• Minimum Highschool education
• 1 year experience in an administrative and or office setting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to multitask and push multiple projects to completion simultaneously
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Highly organized and task oriented
• Understanding of the intergenerational trauma that occurs because of colonization, Residential Schools, Sixties Scoop, and other oppressive systems as well as the history of Indigenous peoples in Canada
• Ability to work in a holistic, professional, and non-judgmental manner as you are working with a broad range of personalities, needs, cultures, lived experiences and abilities.

Preference will be given to qualified candidates with Indigenous ancestry.

The ACEHS values strength in diversity. As an inclusive employer that celebrates the gifts of all its team members and encourages members of the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community to apply.