Building Inspection Support Assistant

**About the City of Hamilton**

**Contribute to the City of Hamilton, one of Canada’s largest cities - home to a diverse and strong economy, an active and inclusive community, a robust cultural and dining scene, hundreds of kilometres of hiking trails and natural beauty just minutes from the downtown core, and so much more. Join our diverse team of talented and ambitious staff who embody our values of sensational service, courageous change, steadfast integrity, collective ownership and being engaged empowered employees. Help us achieve our vision of being the best place to raise a child and age successfully. #BeTheReason**

**JOB POSTING**

JOB ID #: 20595

Building Inspection Support Assistant
Planning & Economic Development
Building Division
Hamilton City Hall

NUMBER OF VACANCIES: 1 Full-Time Regular

UNION/NON-UNION: CUPE Local 5167 Inside

HOURS Of WORK: 35.00 per week
- GRADE: F
- SALARY/HOUR: $29.085 - $31.614 per hour- Note: See appropriate Collective Agreement or the Non Union Salary Range for details.

STATUS/LENGTH: Permanent

Job Description ID #: A14065

**SUMMARY** **OF** **DUTIES**

Reporting to the Manager of Building Inspections, assists staff with day-to-day work including stenographic, clerical duties, data entry and word processing reports as they relate to the operations of the Building Inspection Section.

**GENERAL** **DUTIES**

Performs a variety of confidential and non-confidential secretarial duties including word processing, scheduling staff meetings, relaying messages and processing mail.

Deals with the public by telephone and in person in a diverse range of issues by determining their needs and referring to appropriate source for resolution.Receives and answers enquiries and complaints from staff, the public and other departments. Receives customers at the counter.Maintains and updates releases for Grading Deposits and Securities.

Interacts appropriately with other divisions in the Planning and Economic Development Department, other Departments, agencies and organizations in providing and exchanging information.

Types and word processes correspondence, reports, forms and legal documents of a general and confidential nature from copy and dictated notes. Compiles statistical data and develops macros. Prepares meeting agendas, records and prepares meeting minutes.

Supports other administrative staff to ensure the efficient administration and day to day operations of the Building Inspection Section.

Inputs and retrieves data and generates reports from a computer based information system (i.e. AMANDA, ICON, ONLand, and Microfiche).

Reports daily absences to department representative and maintains vacation records.

Co-ordinates schedules, arranges appointments and reserves meeting rooms.

Requisitions and maintains inventory of office supplies and safety equipment. Maintains and updates office filing system including correspondence and property files. Maintains and updates AMANDA property records.

Maintain records for internal FOI requests. Attends Health and Safety Committee Meetings.

Trains staff.

Works in accordance with the provisions of applicable Health and Safety legislation and all City of Hamilton corporate and departmental policies and procedures related to Occupational Health and Safety.

Performs other duties as assigned which are directly related to the major responsibilities of the job.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Business office experience related to the duties above normally acquired through a combination of secretarial and administrative courses and relevant work experience.
- Must possess excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to elected officials, peers, superiors and the general public with tact and professionalism.
- Must possess initiative, good judgment and the ability to provide guidance and take a leadership role when necessary.
- Keyboarding at 50 words per minute with accuracy.
- Must possess excellent computer skills with above average working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software (Word, Excel and Outlook).
- Must possess excellent grammar and spelling skills.
- Demonstrated ability to research information from data and legal documents.

**NOTE**: This is a newly created position. The incumbent(s) or the department has the option to have the salary grade assigned to this position re-evaluated within nine months of the initial filling of this position. The Director of the division must review and submit the submission to Human Resources within 45 days of receiving it. All required forms of the job evaluation submission must be fully completed in order for the review to occur. If fully completed and updated job evaluation forms (with an updated draft job description) are not received within nine months of the initial filling of the position, the existing job description and rating shall be confirmed.

**THE INCUMBENT SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR THIS POSITION AND THE WORKPLACE.**
- *
- *
- *
- *
-