Administrative Assistant

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $25.26 - $33.15 / hour Job Summary

Detailed Overview

Supports the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families. The Administrative Assistant provides confidential secretarial and administrative support to the Director and project team by coordinating workflow for the assigned area, developing and implementing office policies and procedures, composing routine and non-routine correspondence, formatting complex documents in a variety of software programs, arranging meetings, creating spreadsheets for statistical and database purposes, setting up and maintaining files, preparing and maintaining timekeeping records and project expense tracking, and answering a variety of inquiries by telephone, email, and in person. Attends meetings to record and transcribe minutes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates information flow within the department by prioritizing and organizing documents to ensure that work, correspondence, and inquiries of a routine, urgent, or confidential nature are appropriately routed.
• Coordinates workflow for the assigned area.
• Develops and implements new work methods and procedures.
• Identifies problems, recommends alternative solutions, and implements approved changes, in consultation with the Director.
• Schedules appointments and meetings and ensures all necessary support documentation is available and arrangements are complete.
• Prepares agendas and takes minutes at meetings for distribution and follows up on action items as required.
• Organizes financial information and reporting by collecting, verifying, and forwarding travel vouchers, expense claims, and invoices for processing.
• Ensures that vouchers and invoices are coded, calculated, and approved.
• Verifies that goods received are correct and in good condition and that they are coded and have the proper signatures.
• Types and formats a variety of documents such as correspondence, memos, minutes, forms, reports, and procedural documentation or presentation materials by transcribing from draft or various source documents.
• Composes routine and non-routine responses to inquiries.
• Sorts and distributes incoming and outgoing mail, faxes, and internal and external correspondence such as courier documents.
• Identifies priority mail for immediate attention and response.
• Develops and maintains manual and computerized files of a confidential, strategic, and labour relations nature.
• Acts as a receptionist by providing information and assistance in response to inquiries.
• Liaises with staff, external agencies, and the general public.
• Performs general & project timekeeping functions by inputting data and forwarding to Payroll and accounts payable for processing.

Qualifications: Education and Experience

Grade twelve (12) graduation plus successful completion of a recognized secretarial program supplemented by computer courses and five years recent, related experience in a senior secretarial position.

Competencies

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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