Office Clerk

MTW Employment Services; Northwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A community service organization in Northwestern Ontario is seeking an Office Clerk to provide effective secretarial services and data management. The role emphasizes support for the First Nations community, requiring strong communication skills and the ability to maintain confidentiality. Candidates with First Nations ancestry are preferred. Applicants must have a valid Ontario Driver’s Licence and be willing to provide a Criminal Records Check.

Qualifications

• Persons of First Nations Ancestry will be given preference.
• Must provide a current Criminal Records Check prior to employment.
• Communication in one of the Nishnawbe-Aski dialects is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional secretarial services.
• Responsible for data input and filing services.
• Record and transcribe meeting minutes.

Skills

Comprehensive secretarial/clerical training and/or experience

Accurate keyboarding skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Self-management skills

Knowledge of child welfare issues

Ability to communicate in Nishnawbe-Aski dialects

Tools

Microsoft Word

Job description

Overview

Starting Salary: $50,534

Position Overview: Reporting to the Direct Services Supervisor, the Office Clerk is responsible for providing professional secretarial services, frontline systems, data input and filing services. As per the direction from Tikinagan’s Board of Directors and by Chiefs resolutions, and in order to work in the true spirit of Tikinagan Mamow Obiki-ahwahsoowin Service Model, Tikinagan has been moving services and staff positions to the community level. Hiring staff based in the First Nations served by Tikinagan is part of our decentralization efforts.

Qualifications

• This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all applicants. Persons of First Nations Ancestry will be given preference (OHRC, Part II, Special Employment). We invite all applicants to Self-Identify if Indigenous, Metis or Inuit.
• Comprehensive secretarial/clerical training and/or experience.
• Accurate keyboarding skills; Microsoft Word experience is essential.
• Proficiency in recording and transcribing meeting minutes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent self-management skills (i.e., attendance, time management, organized, ability to take initiative and follow through on assigned duties independently).
• Ability to learn and apply multi-step procedures for data input.
• Excellent personal qualities (i.e., dependable, able to maintain confidentiality).
• Knowledge of child welfare issues in Northwestern Ontario would be an asset.
• Awareness of and sensitivity to the First Nations Culture and communities.
• A valid Ontario Driver’s Licence would be considered an asset.
• Must be able to provide a current Criminal Records Check prior to employment.
• Must be willing and able to travel.
• The ability to communicate in one of the Nishnawbe-Aski dialects is preferred.

All successful applicants will require an application for, or a current, Criminal Record Check (CRC). A Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) for those positions working with children will also be required. As such, it is recommended that applicants apply for a CRC & VSC as soon as possible.

NOTE: ONLY THOSE SELECTED FOR AN INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED.

Tikinagan Child and Family Services is committed to providing a barrier-free work environment in concert with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. As such, Tikinagan Child and Family Services will make accommodations available to applicants with disabilities upon request during the recruitment process.

Tikinagan Child and Family Services strives to ensure that its employment practices are free from direct and indirect discrimination and is committed to upholding the human rights of those participating in the hiring process. In pursuit of this commitment, Tikinagan Child and Family Services will not condone or tolerate any acts of discrimination or harassment under any of the grounds protected under human rights legislation. This commitment extends to the hiring process and throughout the course of employment.