Secretary Applicant Pool

Job summary

Provide secretarial and clerical support in a school district, handling matters involving students and staff with discretion and confidentiality. Communicate clearly, follow directions, organize and prioritize tasks, and use office equipment and basic bookkeeping skills as needed.

Job details

School District No. 52 (Prince Rupert) is located within traditional Ts’msyen Territory on the beautiful north coast of B.C. and services the small communities of Hartley Bay and Port Edward in addition to the City of Prince Rupert. Currently we have one secondary school, one middle school, five elementary schools, one store-front site and one “on reserve” school (Hartley Bay, K-12). Our student population is approximately 2,000 students, 64% of which are aboriginal. Our small community boasts an excellent recreation facility (ice arena, swimming pool and gymnasium), an 18-hole golf course, racquet centre, tennis court, museum and a 700-seat performing art centre. School District No. 52 is an exhilarating place to work where new ideas and opportunities are embraced. School District No. 52 has often been described as “cutting edge” in terms of instruction and assessment practices and is well known for the forward thinking work of the Aboriginal Education and Support Services Department and their initiative and involvement in many projects. School District No. 52 Has The Following Opportunity Secretary Qualifications Include Grade 12 or equivalent. With minimum 5 years’ experience in a secretarial position. Exercises discretion and confidentiality in dealing with all matters pertaining to students and staff. Computer literacy and keyboarding skills of 60 wpm required. Good organizational and inter-personal skills. Good working knowledge of business procedures, the rules of grammar, spelling and punctuation. Basic bookkeeping skills. Ability to operate office equipment. Possession of a First Aid Certificate would be considered an asset. Must be able to communicate clearly, understand and follow directions and prioritize tasks. Candidate may be required to take a Clerical Skills Assessment to determine qualifications.

What you’ll do

Provide secretarial and clerical support in a school district, handling matters involving students and staff with discretion and confidentiality. Communicate clearly, follow directions, organize and prioritize tasks, and use office equipment and basic bookkeeping skills as needed.

Requirements

Requires Grade 12 or equivalent and at least five years of secretarial experience, along with computer literacy and keyboarding speed of 60 words per minute. Candidates should have strong organizational and interpersonal skills, knowledge of business procedures and written language conventions, basic bookkeeping ability, and may be asked to complete a clerical skills assessment; First Aid certification is an asset.

Listed skills

• Organization · Preferred
• Clear Communication · Preferred
• interpersonal communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Secretarial Skills
• Confidentiality
• Computer Literacy
• Keyboarding
• Organization
• Interpersonal Communication
• Business Procedures
• Grammar
• Spelling
• Punctuation
• Basic Bookkeeping
• Office Equipment Operation
• Clear Communication
• Following Directions
• Task Prioritization

Job areas

• Administrative
• Education

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