Summer Student - Receptionist
About the role
SUMMARY
The KO Receptionist serves the member First Nations by providing administrative support to the staff and management of the KO offices.
DUTIES
- Provides reception, clerical, and administrative services.
- Provides reception function for the office by greeting guests in a friendly professional manner, answering phones, and inquiries as necessary.
- Provides general office support such as word processing, photocopying, and processing incoming and outgoing mail and faxes.
- Coordinates arrangements for KO meetings and events.
- Prepares and manages, correspondence, reports, and documents.
- Orders office and cleaning supplies for KO offices and receives packages and delivers to airport or post office as necessary.
- K-Mobile management – handling cash and inventory, loading SIM cards and/or vouchers, processing payments.
- Manage and submit on the Finance forms portal, such as travel and purchasing.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Perform other duties, as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
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Age Requirement: Youth must be 15 years of age at the beginning of the employment period and can be up to 30 years old at the end of the employment period, provided they were 30 at the start.
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Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or be granted refugee protection in Canada. As per Canada Summer Jobs funding guidelines.
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Must possess a valid Social Insurance Number.
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Ability to speak/write Cree, Oji-Cree or Ojibway is a very strong asset along with a demonstrated competence in written and oral English.
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Knowledge of the culture and traditions of the First Nation communities Keewaytinook Okimakanak serves is an asset.
The hourly wage for this position is $17.60.
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About KEEWAYTINOOK OKIMAKANAK
Keewaytinook Okimakanak, which means Northern Chiefs in Oji-Cree, is a non-political Chiefs Council serving Deer Lake, Fort Severn, Keewaywin, McDowell Lake, North Spirit Lake and Poplar Hill First Nations. The organization is directed by the Chiefs of the member First Nations who form the Board of Directors. Through its close awareness of community needs and its team approach, the Council advises and assists its member First Nations. The Council provides services in the areas of health, education, economic development, employment assistance, legal, public works, finance and administration, and computer communications (K-Net Services). The Executive Director liaises with the six Chiefs, with the staff of the Council and with other organizations and governments.
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Summer Student - Receptionist
About the role
SUMMARY
The KO Receptionist serves the member First Nations by providing administrative support to the staff and management of the KO offices.
DUTIES
- Provides reception, clerical, and administrative services.
- Provides reception function for the office by greeting guests in a friendly professional manner, answering phones, and inquiries as necessary.
- Provides general office support such as word processing, photocopying, and processing incoming and outgoing mail and faxes.
- Coordinates arrangements for KO meetings and events.
- Prepares and manages, correspondence, reports, and documents.
- Orders office and cleaning supplies for KO offices and receives packages and delivers to airport or post office as necessary.
- K-Mobile management – handling cash and inventory, loading SIM cards and/or vouchers, processing payments.
- Manage and submit on the Finance forms portal, such as travel and purchasing.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Perform other duties, as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
-
Age Requirement: Youth must be 15 years of age at the beginning of the employment period and can be up to 30 years old at the end of the employment period, provided they were 30 at the start.
-
Must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or be granted refugee protection in Canada. As per Canada Summer Jobs funding guidelines.
-
Must possess a valid Social Insurance Number.
-
Ability to speak/write Cree, Oji-Cree or Ojibway is a very strong asset along with a demonstrated competence in written and oral English.
-
Knowledge of the culture and traditions of the First Nation communities Keewaytinook Okimakanak serves is an asset.
The hourly wage for this position is $17.60.
Not the right fit? Search for Summer Student jobs in Thunder Bay, ON
About KEEWAYTINOOK OKIMAKANAK
Keewaytinook Okimakanak, which means Northern Chiefs in Oji-Cree, is a non-political Chiefs Council serving Deer Lake, Fort Severn, Keewaywin, McDowell Lake, North Spirit Lake and Poplar Hill First Nations. The organization is directed by the Chiefs of the member First Nations who form the Board of Directors. Through its close awareness of community needs and its team approach, the Council advises and assists its member First Nations. The Council provides services in the areas of health, education, economic development, employment assistance, legal, public works, finance and administration, and computer communications (K-Net Services). The Executive Director liaises with the six Chiefs, with the staff of the Council and with other organizations and governments.