Secretary Ii

**Req ID: 169392**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location: Western Zone, Public Health Office - Gateway Plaza**
**Department: PH Health Protection Administration SSRH**
**Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Admin Professionals Position**
**Posting Closing Date: 15-Dec-23**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Public Health Manager, the Secretary II provides administrative support to the Public Health Manager and Public Health staff. The secretary is responsible, as part of a team, for the effective and efficient operation of the office on a day-to-day basis. Duties include but are not limited to: communicating effectively with Public Health staff, the general public, and outside agencies; typing; filing; reception duties; records management; supply requisitions in SAP; time entry in HRIS; and data entry in the Public Health databases.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Successful completion of post-secondary education in a recognized Office Administration/Medical Secretarial Program
- A minimum of five (5) years' experience providing clerical services
- Excellent technical skills specifically with WordPerfect and MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as proficiency in preparing presentations and reports using graphic and presentation software
- Consistently maintains confidentiality and demonstrate good judgment
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Must be able to work with a mínimal amount of supervision
- Training and experience in SAP and HRIS or willingness to learn
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training and certifications.

**A Skills test is part of the selection process**

**Hours**:

- Permanent Full Time /100% FTE / 70 Hours Bi-weekly

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$20.36 - $23.14 hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

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