Administrative Assistant - Canada Summer Jobs

About the role

Safely Connected, The Eating Disorder Centre, a Canadian not-for-profit organization providing support and education on eating disorders, body image and disordered eating and exercise, is hiring an Administrative Assistant for its Canada Summer Jobs program. The role supports the operations, workflows and planning of the centre through email management, scheduling, document filing and editing. It is full-time, 35 hours per week, from June 24 to August 18, 2024, at $16.55 per hour.

Key responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Executive Director so their responsibilities run efficiently and effectively.
• Create and maintain filing systems.
• Draft agendas and take minutes at staff and general meetings, and distribute them properly.
• Carry out administrative duties and schedule and assign administrative projects, expediting results.
• Support the team with organization and strong communication.
• Schedule appointments and maintain calendars, and schedule and coordinate meetings and events.
• Assist in developing processes, workflows and instructions.
• Prepare communications such as memos, emails, invoices, reports and other correspondence.
• Write and edit documents, from letters to reports and instructional documents.

Required profile

• No required education or past experience.
• Organized and able to follow through on a project, with management and planning skills.
• Administrative and organizational skills.
• Understanding of eating disorders, peer mental health support and anti-oppressive practice in these areas.
• Past experience in administrative roles is an asset; strong communication in English and French is an asset.
• Age 15 to 30 at the start of employment.
• Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected refugee, with a valid Social Insurance Number and legal right to work in Canada.