Join the Northwood team!
Northwood is currently accepting applications for a Full TimeAdministrative Assistant - Organizational Healthto join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Provides administrative/clerical support to the Manger, People Services
- Provides administrative support for members of Organizational Health and Safety Team and Occupational Health Nurses
- Attends meetings, takes minutes, prepares reports for the Organizational Health and Safety Team
- Researches and prepares materials for display
- Gathers and inputs workplace injury related reports
- Maintains employee files and databases
- Acts as a recorder for Occupational Health and Safety Committees and others; takes and prepares minutes, supports agenda planning and provides support follow up action plan
- Maintains office environment, supplies and equipment
- Provides callers, visitors, and staff with appropriate greeting, information and assistance
- Maintains contacts, both internally and externally, on behalf of Manager, dealing with requests and maintaining calendars as needed
- Creates promotional displays
- Maintains databases, statistics and file management for the corporate occupational health and safety program and other projects/programs as needed
- Conducts information/literature searches for projects/programs as needed
- Compiles data for special projects and for generating corporate reports
- Coordinates scheduling activities for department specific education and training activities
- Prepares quarterly attendance reports for services across each business unit
Qualifications :
- College Diploma; One year Administrative or business course
- Two years of relevant work experience
- Experience in OHS considered an assett
- Knowledge of software (e.g. Microsoft Office, Microsoft, Procura) preferred
- Knowledge of office equipment (e.g. photocopier, fax machine) preferred
- Experience in an office environment or customer service is considered an asset
- Keyboarding skills of 50 words per minute required
- Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Able to maintain regular and consistent attendance
Hours of Work: 80 hours bi-weekly
Start Date: End of December/Early January
Location: Northwood Corporate Office/Halifax as required. With travel to all sites when necessary
Salary: As per the Northwood Scale
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $17.44-$21.80 per hour
Expected hours: 80 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Vision care
Flexible Language Requirement:
- French not required
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Dartmouth, NS B3B 2C4: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Secondary School (preferred)
Experience:
- Administrative experience: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person