Administrative Assistant

Work setting

• Spa
• Retail/wholesale establishment/distribution centre

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Supervise other workers
• Determine and establish office procedures and routines
• Schedule and confirm appointments
• Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
• Answer electronic enquiries
• Order office supplies and maintain inventory
• Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
• Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
• Train, direct and motivate staff
• Supervise office and volunteer staff
• Recruit and hire staff
• Plan and control budget and expenditures
• Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
• Oversee the preparation of reports
• Oversee development of communication strategies
• Manage training and development strategies
• Consult with clients after sale to provide ongoing support
• Conduct research
• Assign, co-ordinate and review projects and programs
• Perform data entry
• Provide customer service
• Work with the marketing department to understand and communicate marketing messages to the field

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Business services

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Commission
• Gratuities

Long term benefits

• Other benefits

Other benefits

• Parking available