Administrative Assistant, Full-time

**Permanent, Full-Time (32 hrs) | Benefited Position | Shift: 4 days per week, including 1 weekend | Hourly Rate: $24.15 - $25.38**

Are you someone who is looking for more meaning in your work?

PARC Retirement Living is an award-winning developer and operator of independent senior-living communities. We’re seeking an **Administrative Assistant** to join our **Oceana PARC** team in White Rock.

**About working at PARC**

PARC communities are made for active seniors; inspiring spaces where aging adults come to live well and engage with a vibrant community of like-minded people. PARC gives residents the freedom to live independently, nurturing their physical and mental well-being.

As an **Administrative Assistant**, you are on the frontline of communicating our values to residents and families, while also providing a variety of administrative, reception and support services. This includes:

- Creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere by greeting residents and visitors.
- Answering phone calls and responding to requests from residents and visitors - along with other reception duties, such as answering inquiries, organizing service requests and assisting with transportation bookings.
- Entering data into our Yardi system, ensuring accuracy and posting charges with the relevant manager’s approval.
- Scheduling Housekeeping and Receptionist team, preparing bank deposits, booking rooms, issuing monthly-rate-increase letters, taking meeting minutes, tracking office inventory - and other administrative duties as needed.
- Responding to emergency calls and assisting with security issues.
- Assisting with recreation programs and events.
- Supporting Food Service, Housekeeping and other departments as requested.

**The perks of PARC Hospitality**
- ** Meaningful work.** How many hospitality jobs can say that? At PARC, you’ll be making a positive difference in seniors’ lives, each and every day.
- ** Refreshments while you work.** PARC’s chef-prepared cuisine rivals the best in BC, and we offer subsidized daily meals and beverages to employees.
- ** Flexible hours and location. **We’re open to scheduling when and where it works for you - with guaranteed shifts every week. PARC has five great locations across the Lower Mainland.
- ** A supportive, diverse team and training opportunities.** We believe in giving our people opportunities to advance wherever we can.
- ** High-value benefits. **We offer Extended Health, Dental, Life, AD&D and Disability Insurance, plus an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), to help protect your health, family and way of life. Plus: birthdays off with pay, parental top-ups and much more

**It takes a special kind of person to work here - does this sound like you?**
- You’re an upbeat and engaged team member who brings positive energy to all you do.
- You have a Grade 12 education or equivalent, and at least three years of reception experience in a similar environment, with a strong focus on customer service.
- You’re consistently professional and courteous; able to interact tactfully with individuals from diverse backgrounds
- You have exceptionally strong computer skills and in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office, and customer relationship management systems (Yardi).
- You have current First Aid and CPR certifications, along with WHMIS
- You understand and respect the needs of seniors, their families, and other professional services engaged with our residents.

At PARC Retirement Living we understand the importance of immunization to protect our residents, team members and visitors from COVID-19. As such, a prerequisite of employment is that all new hires are fully vaccinated as approved by Health Canada. We also require a Criminal Record Check, and a TB test within the first month of employment.

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