Sask Sport - Receptionist

Sask Sport; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Sask Sport in Saskatoon is seeking a Receptionist to be the friendly first point of contact for residents using the Admin Centre for Sport, Culture, and Recreation. This full-time role runs Monday to Friday, 8:30am–4:30pm, with duties spanning front desk, boardroom management, and office administration.

Ideal candidates will have a High school diploma and at least two years’ relevant experience, plus strong communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 years’ experience in a role that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties required for this position.
• Reception, facilities, and switchboard experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Front desk operations: greet visitors, manage calls, and direct to the appropriate staff.
• Boardroom booking: schedule meetings, set up rooms, and ensure technical equipment works.
• Office administration: manage supplies, mail, and couriers.
• Financial transactions: handle petty cash and process payments as needed.
• Provide general admin support and assist with events and data entry.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Organization

Time management

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft 365

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Closes on: September 7, 2026

We are seeking an organized and reliable candidate to fill the position of Receptionist for our Saskatoon office.

Job Title: Sask Sport – Receptionist

Location: Saskatoon

Job Purpose

As the initial contact point for the organization, this position is responsible for providing a professional, courteous, and efficient service to the residents utilizing the services provided by the Admin Centre for Sport, Culture, and Recreation. This is a full-time position, Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

Front Desk Operations

• Maintain a clean and organized front reception area to create a welcoming environment.
• Manage incoming phone calls, transferring calls to appropriate personnel and taking messages when necessary.
• Greet visitors, directing or escorting them to their destinations while notifying the respective individuals of their arrival.

Boardroom Booking and Meetings

• Manage boardroom bookings, ensuring seamless room availability.
• Set up boardrooms and meeting rooms with necessary equipment and materials, such as projectors, screens, and conference call facilities.
• In collaboration with IT, we ensure operational video conferencing equipment.
• Provide refreshments, including coffee, tea, and water, during meetings and ensure the boardroom is kept tidy and presentable.

Inventory and Office Administration

• Maintain, track, and manage office supplies, technology, and refreshments, building security access cards ensuring adequate stock levels placing orders when necessary.
• Organize and schedule window washing, annual fire drill, yard-clean-up.
• Receive and send courier packages, sort and distribute incoming mail, including inter-office mail and faxes.

Financial Transactions

• Manage petty cash and handle bank deposits for various Divisions on a semi-monthly or as-required basis.
• Process payments for various invoices as requested.
• Book prize claim appointments for the Prize Office.
• Maintain and track Lottery Promotional items.

Provide general administrative duties

• Coordination and assistance for various company events
• Data entry, tracking and reporting (i.e., Monitoring of members’ websites and social media)
• Coordination of meetings
• Input data and maintain databases, for various divisions
• Support multi-divisional projects as needed
• Assist departments in becoming paperless
• Create Word, Excel, and mail merge documents
• Other administrative duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the following areas:
  • Previous reception, facilities, and switchboard experience an asset
  • Knowledge of the provincial sport delivery system an asset
  • Microsoft 365 – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and various databases
  • Adobe Acrobat Pro
  • Experience in the non-profit sector an asset
• Demonstrated skills in the following areas:
  • Communication – verbal, written, reception, and interpersonal
  • Administration, organization, time management and attention to detail
• Demonstrated abilities in the following areas:
  • Initiative-taking and enthusiastic
  • Effectively manage a variety of tasks and be able to adapt to unexpected interruptions and adjustments to priorities throughout the day
  • Work with minimal supervision and contribute to a team environment

Qualifications And Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent education and/or training
• 2 years’ experience in a role that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties required for this position

Working Conditions

• Full-time – 37.5 hours per week (8:30am – 4:30pm, 30-minute lunch)
• Physical Environment – normal office environment, occasionally lifting items between 10 – 35lbs
• Overtime work may be necessary during busy periods