Ia - Administrative Assistant

**PERMANENT PART-TIME **POSITION IN SQUAMISH**

**CLOSES: Open Until Filled**
- ** Great opportunity to join the Squamish Nations community**:

- ** Take your career to new heights with a dynamic and progressive First Nations government**

**Who We Are**:
Squamish Nation consists of 23 villages and is comprised of descendants of the Coast Salish Aboriginal people who live in the present-day Greater Vancouver area, Gibson’s Landing, and Squamish River watershed. The Squamish Nation has occupied and governed the territory since beyond recorded history. The Squamish Nation's culture is rich and resilient. We continue to practice our customs and traditions, which are strongly interconnected with our traditional territory. Together with our lands, our customs and traditions are the foundations of who we are as Skwxwú7mesh.

As an organization, we provide support to the greater Squamish Nation Community through service. With 12 departments with individual areas of expertise, we ensure Community Members have access to necessary programs and services.

**ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY**:
Working as an integral part of the Ta7lnew̓ás Education, Employment and Training Department, this position reports directly to the Team Leader, Income Assistance. this position is the administrative service provider to a 10+/- person division (Income Assistant Programs). The position is a key “point-of-contact” between the divisions and Management, providing critical communication and scheduling links. This position is responsible for administrative flow/clerical tasks and acts as an assistant to the Team. This position performs reception duties, provides back-up support as required to other admin assistants, as well as requires a broad range of office admin skills to meet diverse clerical and administrative needs. This position schedules appointments, schedules facility bookings, and requests additional information from government agencies as required. This position works primarily according to established policies and procedures, and does have some responsibilities that require independent decision-making. The incumbent operates at a high level of membership/people interaction and must be able to respond with courtesy, tact and diplomacy.

**What You Bring**:

- Combination of education and experience.
- Professional, adaptable communication style with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence others.
- High level of emotional intelligence, patience and integrity.
- Maintains composure in high-pressure situations.
- Able to disseminate complex information to stakeholders in a meaningful way.
- Resourceful and organized with excellent time management abilities.
- Able to deliver negative information tactfully and diplomatically when needed.
- Acts ethically and handles sensitive information with confidentiality.
- Team-oriented with a positive, approachable attitude

**Salary**: $ 20 - $ 21.4 per hour, plus a comprehensive benefits program.

**Why Work With Us**:
As a dynamic community organization, we understand the importance of employing enthusiastic and talented people to work together. We know that our future strength and growth is very much dependent on our key resources - our people. With a variety of programs and services, we offer career paths that fit many areas of expertise, backgrounds, and interests. Along with competitive compensation and benefits, we offer excellent training and development opportunities within an environment that values diversity through the respect and appreciation of each person for their individual attributes.

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