Church Secretary

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: Bilingual
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Bachelor's degree
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
**Work setting**:

- Willing to relocate
**Tasks**:

- Arrange and co-ordinate seminars, conferences, etc.
- Assist with staff consultation and grievance procedures
- Coordinate the flow of information within the team
- Direct and control daily operations
- Direct staff
- Evaluate daily operations
- Motivate staff
- Open and distribute mail and other materials
- Plan and control budget and expenditures
- Plan and organize daily operations
- Supervise other workers
- Train staff
- Establish and implement policies and procedures
- Train other workers
- Record and prepare minutes of meetings, seminars and conferences
- Determine and establish office procedures and routines
- Oversee the classification and rating of occupations
- Plan, develop and implement recruitment strategies
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Manage contracts
- Manage training and development strategies
- Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
- Oversee the analysis of employee data and information
- Answer electronic enquiries
- Oversee development of communication strategies
- Compile data, statistics and other information
- Oversee the preparation of reports
- Advise senior management
- Respond to employee questions and complaints
- Order office supplies and maintain inventory
- Liaise with management, union officials and HR consultants
- Negotiate collective agreements on behalf of employers or workers
- Organize staff consultation and grievance procedures
- Oversee payroll administration
- Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
- Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
- Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems
- Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
- Conduct research
- Perform data entry
- Provide customer service
- Work with the marketing department to understand and communicate marketing messages to the field
- Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
- Consult with clients after sale to provide ongoing support
- Conduct performance reviews
- Evaluate work environments, programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury
- Supervise office and volunteer staff
**Computer and technology knowledge**:

- Google Docs
- MS Excel
- MS PowerPoint
- Social Media
- Google Drive
- LinkedIn
- Electronic mail
**Area of specialization**:

- Correspondence
- Reports and records
- Invoices
- Project management
- Facility management
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Public transportation is available
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Repetitive tasks
- Work with mínimal supervision
**Personal suitability**:

- Ability to multitask
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Reliability
- Time management
- Adaptability
- Accountability
- Dependability
- Due diligence
- Quick learner
**Screening questions**:

- Are you available for the advertised start date?
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- What is your current field of study?
- What is your current level of study?
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available