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Program Assistant, CBAS

Lethbridge, AB
$24/hour
Mid Level
temporary

Top Benefits

Equal opportunity employer
Creating a diverse environment for all qualified applicants
Culture of Care that promotes psychological, cultural and physical safety

About the role

Position Information

Job Title

Program Assistant, CBAS

Appointment Type

Part-time Temporary

Position Dates

August 26, 2025 - June 30, 2026

Hours per week/FTE

17.5, mornings

About the Position

Lethbridge Polytechnic offers a student-centered environment that provides practical and innovative learning experiences. The Centre for Business, Arts, and Sciences (CBAS) delivers a range of certificate, diploma, degree and university transfer, including A’paitsitapisksinimaattsaa (Weasel People Education), Business Administration, Administrative Office Professional, General Arts and Science, Agriculture Science, Environment Science and Academic Upgrading, together with teaching service courses to students in many other Lethbridge Polytechnic programs.

The Centre seeks to recruit the position of Program Assistant for a 15-month term contract to cover for a leave. The successful applicant would have the background, expertise, and proven ability to provide confidential, professional, and administrative support to the Centre for Business, Arts and Sciences. Under limited supervision, the position requires exceptional time management, organizational, project management, planning and priority-setting skills.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to telephone and email inquiries, records management, formatting letters, communication with faculty/staff/students, purchase requisitions, travel and field trip arrangements, office and lab supplies, room bookings, event support, course scheduling, meeting arrangements/minutes.

Position Details

The successful candidate will possess an ability to work effectively with all members of the CBAS community (staff, students and faculty) and make a positive contribution as a member of the Centre’s administrative team. The incumbent will perform a wide variety of tasks requiring well-developed skills in the areas of administration and organization, interpersonal and verbal communications, assessment and analysis, critical thinking and problem solving.

Required Qualifications

  • Two-year diploma in Office Administration; combination of experience and education may be considered.

  • Exceptional time management, organization, planning, communication and priority-setting skills with the ability to exercise sound judgment.

  • Advanced technical skills are required including the use of word processing, spreadsheet and database software, internet and electronic mail and other office equipment.

  • Flexibility to work within a variety of areas, both independently and in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Post-secondary administrative experience.

Salary

AUPE Class Level 7 Step 1 $24.04/hr

Working Here

Land Acknowledgement

Located on the traditional lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy, Lethbridge Polytechnic is committed to honouring the land from a place of knowing. We honour the Siksikaitsitapi as both the traditional and current Land Keepers of this area, and we welcome all Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples who call Blackfoot territory their home to disclose as such when submitting applications.

Lethbridge Polytechnic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse environment for all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, and age.

Culture of Care

A Culture of Care at Lethbridge Polytechnic embraces a workplace that both protects and empowers employees by creating an environment that promotes psychological, cultural and physical safety. All employees play an important role in building a safe and supportive campus dedicated to learning and growing.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number

T25-00428

Open Date

07/16/2025

Close Date

08/08/2025

Open Until Filled

No

Special Instructions to Applicants

Lethbridge Polytechnic is committed to inclusive recruitment practices by providing reasonable access and accommodations to applicants. If you would like to request an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact hiringaccommodations@lethpolytech.ca. Private information received in relation to the request will only be used to facilitate the recruitment process and will be kept confidential and shared only as needed with the selection committee.

About Lethbridge Polytechnic

Higher Education
501-1000

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