office clerk

Government of Canada - Atlantic; Northwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A government organization in Northwestern Ontario is seeking an office administrative worker to handle tasks including customer service, data entry, and general office duties. Candidates must have a secondary school graduation certificate and experience in a similar role is considered an asset. The position requires the worker to be present on-site with no remote options available.

Benefits

Free parking available

Learning/training paid by employer

On-site amenities

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service is an asset.
• Ability to perform data entry and basic bookkeeping tasks.
• Competence in using various office applications is required.

Responsibilities

• Receive and forward telephone or electronic enquiries.
• Process incoming and outgoing mail manually or electronically.
• Label, file, and retrieve documents.

Skills

Customer service

Data entry

Basic bookkeeping

Office organization

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Social Media

WordPerfect

MS Outlook

MS Windows

Electronic mail

Job description

Overview Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Experience

Experience an asset

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work setting

• Office

Responsibilities Tasks

• Receive and forward telephone or electronic enquiries
• Sort, process and verify applications, receipts and other documents
• Process incoming and outgoing mail manually or electronically
• Send and receive messages
• Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
• Provide general information to clients and the public
• Order office supplies and maintain inventory
• Perform data entry
• Provide customer service
• Label, file and retrieve documents
• Organize and schedule office work
• Record and prepare minutes of meetings, seminars and conferences

Experience and specialization Computer and technology knowledge

• Social Media
• MS Word
• MS PowerPoint
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS Windows
• WordPerfect
• Electronic mail

Benefits Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• On-site amenities