Program Assistant - Immigration and Settlement Service (Full-time)

CS; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits available when eligible

Collaborative team environment

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Catholic Social Services in Red Deer is seeking a Program Assistant for our Immigration and Settlement Service to support newcomers with information, forms and referrals. This full-time role emphasizes accuracy, organization and teamwork in a community-focused office.

You will handle filing, data entry, minute taking, phone calls and basic report preparation while collaborating with colleagues to meet client needs. Prior office administration training and experience with newcomers are assets.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education related to office administration.
• 3–5 years’ experience in an administrative role.
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Criminal Record Check from local RCMP or City Police.
• Child Intervention Record Check.

Responsibilities

• Provide contact information, resources and general information to newcomers.
• Handle filing, documentation, and data input.
• Take meeting minutes and make phone calls.
• Fill out forms and assist in preparing statistical reports.
• Organize and participate in meetings with the team.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Education

Office administration education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Program Assistant - Immigration and Settlement Service (Full-time)

Job Description

Catholic Social Services is currently recruiting for a full time (40 hours/week) Program Assistant in our Red Deer Immigration and Settlement office.

Job Summary:

As a Program Assistant, your understanding of the needs of newcomers is very important as you will be responsible in providing contact information, resources and general information to newcomers. You will be responsible for filing, documentation, making phone calls, taking meeting minutes, filling forms, and data input. Your attention to detail will assist you in compiling and preparing statistical reports. Your team building skills will assist you in organizing and participating in various meetings.

What This Job Requires:

• Post-secondary education related to office administration
• 3 - 5 years’ experience working in an administrative role
• Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Experience working with newcomers to Canada is considered an asset
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Detail oriented and organized
• Criminal Record Check from local RCMP or City Police
• Child Intervention Record Check

What We Offer:

• The compensation for this position begins at$23.75per hour and is based on qualifications and experience.
• Benefits available when eligible .
• Work within a highly collaborative, team-oriented organization, where your ideas are heard, and you can see your impact daily.
• Growth Opportunities: apply and grow your skills within a dynamic, innovative and expanding Agency that is taking a leadership role in our industry.

About Catholic Social Services

You will be joining an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect. With more than 60 years of service delivery, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with more than 1900 staff, and 2000 volunteers delivering 130+ programs through Central and Northern Alberta.

Our values are at the core of everything we do!

• Humility: We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.
• Compassion: We respond to people in need with love. We demonstrate our compassion by caring for people without judgment and without condition.
• Respect: We demonstrate our respect by being personally present, open and attentive to those we care for and by honouring their dignity and freedom.

We thank all applicants. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Catholic Social Services is committed to fostering a diverse and representative workforce. In an effort to enrich our agency and reflect the communities we serve, we welcome applications from qualified individuals of all diverse groups and backgrounds.