Administrative Support IV
- Edmonton, AB, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- Additional Required Qualifications: 1-3 years administrative experience in healthcare community, or mental health settings.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Adult Community Services provides a wide range of addiction and mental health treatment to the residents of Edmonton and surrounding suburban areas. The ACS program adheres to the Edmonton Zone Addiction & Mental Health Principles of Care providing quality, client focused, recovery based, concurrent capable, culturally appropriate care to those seeking supports/services within Addiction and Mental Health. Services are offered to clients and their families in the least intrusive and most appropriate manner and include assessment, individual and group treatment, and consultation. Interventions may be done in the clinic, community, or in a client’s home, dependent on the identified needs. As an Administrative Support IV, you will be the first point of contact clients have with the clinic and our services. You will provide professional, knowledgeable, welcoming, and engaging reception for clients, visitors, and staff. You will be responsible for the provision of administrative support including coordination of client and multiple provider appointment scheduling, advanced administrative services, and complex coordination of schedules/activities. Additional duties will also include managing and tracking incoming client referrals, maintenance of work queues, payroll management and other duties as assigned. You will have an awareness of the Mental Health Act and Community Treatment Orders Legislation and prepare the required forms associated. You will respond to difficult client issues and complaints in a polite, professional, appropriate manner and be aware of emergency procedures when dealing with difficult clients. You will utilize critical thinking skills when directing emergent client calls. The position requires strict adherence and sensitivity to confidentiality. Developing administrative relationships with staff and other agency professionals is essential.
Description:
As an Administrative Support IV, you will require advanced administrative or specialized skills and knowledge to support complex procedures, practices and initiatives within a department or program.
- Classification:
- Administrative Support IV
- Union:
- AUPE GSS
- Unit and Program:
- Adult Community Services Churchill Square Clinic
- Primary Location:
- Edmonton Adult Addiction Svcs
- Location Details:
- As Per Location
- Multi-Site:
- Not Applicable
- FTE:
- 1.00
- Posting End Date:
- 16-NOV-2026
- Employee Class:
- Regular Full Time
- Date Available:
- 26-NOV-2026
- Hours per Shift:
- 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks:
- 2
- Shifts per cycle:
- 10
- Shift Pattern:
- Days
- Days Off:
- Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary:
- $28.49
- Maximum Salary:
- $34.62
- Vehicle Requirement:
- Not Applicable
Some post-secondary education.
Additional Required Qualifications:Completion of Medical Office Assistant program or equivalent. Additional Required Qualifications: 1-3 years administrative experience in healthcare community, or mental health settings. Three to five years of experience working within Addiction and Mental Health. Attention to detail and professional, courteous, prompt customer service. Must have the ability to organize and prioritize. Must be flexible and able to meet the demands of changes in work assignments. Must have proficient use of the English language oral and written. Ability to multitask and manage a high volume of confidential clinical information is required. Strong skill set with electronic medical recording (EMR/Connect Care). Must have working knowledge of privacy legislation (POPA & ATIA) and the Mental Health Act. Must have ability to sit for extended periods with repetitive hand movements, keyboarding, and telephone handling, with the ability to work in a busy, noisy work environment. Must be able to lift file boxes up to 20lbs. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention. Strong communication skills including conflict management and resolution. Ability to ambulate, climb stairs, and move quickly without limitations in a variety of environments.
Preferred Qualifications:Extensive knowledge of the resources of Addiction and Mental Health and the community and knowledge of mental health legislation including Community Treatment Orders is an asset. Experience working with the inner-city population would be an asset.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Administrative Support IV will greet and assist clients, visitors and staff at reception and handle their calls and questions. The role schedules appointments across multiple providers, tracks incoming referrals, manages work queues and payroll, and prepares Mental Health Act forms while keeping all client information strictly confidential.
Requirements
Recovery Alberta needs candidates with some post-secondary education, ideally a medical office assistant credential, plus 1 to 3 years of healthcare or mental health administrative experience. They must work well with EMR systems such as Connect Care, know privacy legislation and the Mental Health Act, and handle difficult client situations calmly.
Skills
- Connect Care
- Electronic medical records (EMR)
- Appointment scheduling
- Referral management
- Payroll administration
- Microsoft Office
- Keyboarding
- Telephone handling
- Confidentiality and privacy
- POPA
- ATIA
- Mental Health Act
- Community Treatment Orders
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
- Conflict management and resolution
- Customer service
- Multitasking
- Prioritization
- Critical thinking
- Clinical administration
- Forms preparation
- Work queue management
- Crisis response
- Bilingual communication
- Medical terminology
Categories
- Healthcare
- Administrative
- Customer Service & Support
- Social Services
Keywords
- Administrative Support
- Medical Office Assistant
- Receptionist
- Front desk
- Appointment scheduling
- Healthcare administration
- Mental health
- Addiction services
- Addiction and mental health
- EMR
- Connect Care
- Electronic medical record
- Privacy legislation
- POPA
- ATIA
- Mental Health Act
- Community Treatment Orders
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
- Payroll
- Edmonton
Seniority
Mid level
Tools
- Connect Care
- EMR
Languages
- English
Fields of study
- Medical office assistant