Receptionist / Office Assistant
- Alert Bay, BC, Canada
Salary: Level 09, $22.87 per hour - $26.54 per hour, commensurate with experience · Part-time
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- Salary: Level 09, $22.87 per hour - $26.54 per hour, commensurate with experience
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Original job description
Employer: ‘Na̱mǥis First Nation
Department: Early Childhood Development / NVI AIDP
Location: Alert Bay, BC
Employment type: Part Time - onsite (17.5 hours per week)
Salary: Level 09, $22.87 per hour - $26.54 per hour, commensurate with experience
Reports to: Director ‘Namgis Community Services
Date posted: September 18, 2026
Posting closes: Until filled
About The Role
We are seeking a part-time full-time (17.5hours/week) Receptionist/Office Assistant to provide clerical support for the Early Childhood Development Programs and for NVI AIDP.
Key Responsibilities
- Answer, screen, and forward incoming calls and messages
- Respond to general inquiries
- General paperwork, photocopying, and filing
- Check business email and sort
- Order janitorial and office supplies
- Arrange for service and maintenance of office equipment
- Arrange staff meetings with the direction of the ECD Manager
- Maintain staff in/out board
- Perform any other related duties that may be assigned from time to time.
- Grade 12 or equivalent preferably.
- Completed certificate or diploma in office management/administrative support as asset.
- Two years of experience with client records, an asset.
- Experience with Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and data entry database, including keyboarding, word processing, and other computer standards.
- Ability to work in a challenging environment and adapt to change
- Valid BC Class 5 Driver’s License and reliable vehicle.
- Clean criminal record check pertaining to work with children and vulnerable adults.
- Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.
- Demonstrated communication skills - written and verbal
- Organized with the ability to react efficiently to tasks in a busy work environment
- Demonstrate the importance and adherence to confidentiality.
- A collaborative, purpose-driven work environment.
- The opportunity to make a direct, lasting impact on the health and sustainability of a vibrant Indigenous community.
Please submit the following:
- your resume;
- a brief cover letter describing your interest; and
More about this job
Responsibilities
Provide clerical and reception support for the Early Childhood Development Programs and NVI AIDP, including answering calls, responding to inquiries, and handling paperwork, email, and filing. Coordinate supplies, office equipment servicing, staff meetings, and the staff in/out board, and perform other related duties as assigned.
Requirements
Grade 12 or equivalent is preferred, and a certificate or diploma in office management or administrative support is an asset; two years of experience with client records is also an asset. Candidates should have Microsoft Office and data-entry skills, a valid BC Class 5 driver’s licence and reliable vehicle, a clean criminal record check for work with children and vulnerable adults, and the ability to work flexibly while maintaining confidentiality and communicating effectively.
Skills
- Telephone Screening and Call Forwarding
- Customer Service
- Clerical Support
- Filing and Photocopying
- Email Management
- Office Supply Ordering
- Office Equipment Maintenance Coordination
- Meeting Coordination
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Data Entry
- Database Management
- Keyboarding
- Written and Verbal Communication
- Confidentiality
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Categories
- Administrative
- Customer Service & Support
- Education
- Social Services
Keywords
- Reception
- Office Administration
- Clerical Support
- Early Childhood Development
- NVI AIDP
- Telephone Screening
- General Inquiries
- Paperwork
- Photocopying
- Filing
- Business Email
- Office Supplies
- Janitorial Supplies
- Office Equipment
- Service and Maintenance Coordination
- Staff Meetings
- Staff In/Out Board
- Client Records
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Data Entry
- Database
- Keyboarding
- Confidentiality
- BC Class 5 Driver’s Licence
- Criminal Record Check
- Work with Children
- Work with Vulnerable Adults