Administrative Assistant

SCSBC; Chilliwack; On-site; CAD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Unity Christian School in Chilliwack, BC, seeks an Administrative Assistant to begin January 4, 2027. This full-time role provides administrative and communications support across admissions, student records, and publications, with responsibilities spanning website updates and events management.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of administrative experience, strong organizational skills, and proficiency with Google Workspace and MS Word, in a fast-paced school environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of administrative experience in a fast-paced office environment.
• Strong organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Experience handling confidential information professionally and discreetly.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace (Docs/Sheets/Forms) and Microsoft Word.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and communications support in admissions, student records, and publications.
• Assist with website administration and school communications.
• Support school events, fundraising activities, and daily office operations.
• Move between detailed administrative tasks and polished communications as needed.

Skills

Administrative experience

Organization skills

Attention to detail

Confidential information handling

Tools

Google Workspace

Google Docs

Google Sheets

Google Forms

Microsoft Word

Job description

School/Organization: Unity Christian School

Employment Type: full-time

Compensation Range: $28.58 – $32.28/hour

Date Posted: 21 October 2026

Start Date: January 4, 2027
Salary Range: $28.58 to $32.28/hour (dependent on experience)

Unity Christian School, located in Chilliwack, British Columbia, is inviting applications for a warm, organized, and dependable Administrative Assistant to join our school community beginning January 4, 2027.

The Administrative Assistant provides administrative and communications support in admissions, student records, website administration, publications, assigned school systems, and school and fundraising events. This role helps keep key processes organized, accurate, and moving forward consistently and with care. The successful candidate will be

comfortable managing a varied workload, handling confidential information, working with digital systems, and moving between detailed administrative tasks and polished communications support.

Unity Christian School is a vibrant Pre-K – 12 Christ-centred learning community serving over 643 students in the Eastern Fraser Valley. The mission of Unity Christian School is to “nurture our students’ God-given potential as they humbly serve God’s world.”

We are looking for a passionate and growth-minded individual who is ready to live into our staff core values:

• Mission Oriented – nurturing our students’ God-given potential as they humbly serve God’s world.


• Growth Seekers – keeping a growth mindset and being committed to growing in our profession using our PGP (Professional Growth Plan).


• Kingdom Builders – serving our students and providing opportunities for them to serve one another and their local and global community.


• Joyful Collaborators – working closely with colleagues and learning together.


• Sabbath Keepers – prioritizing time to refrain from work and to focus on health and wellness; intentionally setting time aside to pray and commune with God and His people

Each candidate must be:

• Dedicated to Christian education

Preferred qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of administrative experience, preferably in a fast-paced office environment.


• Strong organizational skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and interruptions.


• Experience handling confidential information professionally and discreetly.


• Strong working knowledge of Google Workspace, including Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Forms; working knowledge of Microsoft Word.


• Proficiency in spreadsheets and comfort working with databases, administrative systems, and digital platforms.


• Ability to learn new systems and software quickly.
  
• Experience in a school, non-profit, or communications-related environment is an asset.


• Experience with website content updates, Canva, Formsite, student information systems, or database/records systems is an asset, but not required.

Each application should include:

• University transcripts, if available (copies are acceptable)

Unity Christian School
Attn: Nathan Boersema
Head of School