Administrative Assistant - Program Team (Permanent Full-Time)

Administrative Assistant – Program Team

35 Hours/Week - 12 Months/Year

Yearly Salary: $59,133 - $66,518 (Plus a competitive benefit package)

Effective Date: Immediately

About the Limestone District School Board

The Limestone District School Board (LDSB) is situated on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee. We acknowledge their enduring presence on this land, as well as the presence of Métis, Inuit, and other First Nations from across Turtle Island. We honour their cultures and celebrate their commitment to this land.

The LDSB is the region's only fully inclusive school board. Limestone schools serve more than 20,500 students in 55 schools and five alternative education centres covering a geographic area of 7,719 square kilometres across the City of Kingston and surrounding townships.

Position Overview

Providing high-level confidential administrative support to the Superintendents of Education, you are a self-starter responsible for coordinating workflow, conducting research, preparing reports and other correspondence, overseeing budgets, managing role-related projects, handling a variety of information requests, and performing a variety of other administrative functions to promote and maintain administrative efficiency.

Qualifications & Experience

• College diploma in office administration and/or a combination of relevant education and three to five years progressive experience working in a high-level office administration capacity supporting a variety of individuals in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to build positive relationships.
• Exceptional customer service and continuous improvement orientation.
• Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience collecting and analyzing data.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Highly motivated with demonstrated initiative.
• Project management skills.
• Advanced proficiency in utilizing a variety of software applications, including word processing, spreadsheet, database, electronic mail, and other relevant software applications.

If you are seeking an exciting opportunity to work with and support a dedicated team of professionals, please submit a resume, proof of qualifications as well as a cover letter outlining how you see yourself supporting and advancing the work of our Program Team in this capacity and how your knowledge, skills, and experience will facilitate your success.

Packages must be submitted to the attention of Alison McDonnell, Superintendent of Education through Apply to Education by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Across LDSB, we are committed to removing systemic barriers not only in recruitment but in retention and promotion as well so that you can see yourself in Limestone. The LDSB is dedicated to promoting fair and equitable hiring practices that will move us forward in hiring staff who reflect the full diversity and lived experiences within the communities we serve.

We invite and welcome you, through your cover letter, to self-identify as someone who has lived experiences, and who can bring valuable, diverse knowledge and perspective to our district and the students and communities we serve.

Accommodation will be provided to applicants to enable equitable participation in the recruitment process. Applicants can request accommodation at any time during the recruitment process.

Applicants who are transgender may provide records in a different name than their current legal name or name of common usage. This will not prejudice prospective employees in any way, and such information will remain confidential.

We thank you for your interest. Only those applicants who have been selected for an interview will be contacted and invited to participate in the interview process.

Our Intention: To make a positive difference in the lives of every student, in every classroom, in every school.