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.
