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 to the Early Childhood Development Programs and NVI AIDP, including answering calls, responding to inquiries, and handling paperwork, email, and filing. Order office and janitorial supplies, coordinate equipment maintenance and staff meetings, and maintain the staff in/out board.
Requirements
Grade 12 or equivalent is preferred, and an office management or administrative support certificate or diploma is an asset; two years of experience with client records is also an asset. Candidates should have Microsoft Office and data-entry skills, strong communication and organizational abilities, confidentiality, adaptability, a valid BC Class 5 driver’s license and reliable vehicle, and a clean criminal record check for work with children and vulnerable adults.
Skills
- Telephone Reception
- Customer Service
- Clerical Support
- Filing
- Photocopying
- Email Management
- Office Supply Ordering
- Office Equipment Coordination
- Meeting Coordination
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Data Entry
- Keyboarding
- Written Communication
- Verbal Communication
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Categories
- Administrative
- Customer Service & Support
- Education
- Social Services
Keywords
- Receptionist
- Office Assistant
- Early Childhood Development
- NVI AIDP
- Clerical Support
- Telephone Reception
- General Inquiries
- Paperwork
- Photocopying
- Filing
- Business Email
- Office Supplies
- Janitorial Supplies
- Office Equipment Maintenance
- Staff Meetings
- Staff In/Out Board
- Client Records
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Data Entry
- Keyboarding
- Confidentiality
- Class 5 Driver’s License
- Criminal Record Check