Corporate Administration Clerk/Receptionist

Town of View Royal; View Royal; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

The Town of View Royal is seeking an auxiliary, casual Corporate Administration Clerk/Receptionist to provide short-term support in the Corporate Administration department. The role involves front-line customer service, answering inquiries, processing payments, data entry, and filing in a flexible on-call capacity.

Hours vary, covering vacations, leaves, and busy periods. Successful candidates will have a Grade 12 education (or equivalent) with data entry, word processing, and office admin

Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent; supplemented with courses in data entry, word processing, office administration, records and information management, and computer operation and applications.
• Minimum two years office administration experience preferred, preferably in a local government setting.
• Sound knowledge of modern office practices and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Front-line customer service and responding to telephone/email inquiries.
• Cash and electronic payments receipting and balancing.
• Data-entry, filing, and creating/maintaining manual and computer files and reports.
• Perform additional projects and assignments as required.
• Placements may vary from a few days to months in duration; hours are not guaranteed.

Skills

Data entry

Word processing

Office administration

Customer service

Cash handling

Records management

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

Tools

Word processing software

Records management systems

Job description

Town of View Royal

The Town of View Royal is a growing residential community in the Greater Victoria area with a population of approximately 12,412. Our waterfront community has scenic views of Esquimalt Harbour and Portage Inlet, as well as excellent parks and trails, including the Galloping Goose Regional Trail and Thetis Lake Regional Park. Ten minutes from downtown Victoria, View Royal’s central location also provides good highway access to the Western Communities and to the Saanich Peninsula, including BC Ferries and the Victoria International Airport.

Corporate Administration Clerk/Receptionist

Auxiliary
Casual Position
$34.84/hour
We are currently seeking flexible, self-motivated and highly organized individuals to provide short term support and coverage in the Corporate Administration department on an as‑needed basis. If you are an experienced administrative professional, are comfortable working in an auxiliary capacity, and would like to apply your skills within a dynamic municipality, we would love to hear from you!
As an auxiliary, you will have the opportunity to branch out and work in short term placements that range from on‑call, part‑time, to full time hours. These vacancies arise to cover situations such as vacation and employee leaves, high volume periods, and seasonal work calling for additional support. Primary responsibilities include front‑line customer service, responding to telephone/email inquiries, cash and electronic payments receipting and balancing, data‑entry, filing, creating and maintaining manual and computer files and reports, and performing additional projects and assignments as required. Placements may vary from a few days, weeks or months in duration and there may be breaks between assignments, therefore hours are not guaranteed.
As the successful candidate you will have the following qualifications:

• Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent; supplemented with courses in data entry, word processing, office administration, records and information management, and computer operation and applications;
• Minimum two years office administration experience preferred, preferable in a local government setting; and
• Sound knowledge of modern office practices and procedures.

A detailed job description is available at www.viewroyal.ca.