Administrative Assistant

**Regular/Temporary**
- Regular

**Job Title**
- ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (II) - Pediatric Nephrology

**Job ID**
- 71817

**Location**
- HSC- Central Campus

**Open Date**
- 09/05/2025

**Job Type**
- Continuing

**Close Date**
- 09/12/2025

**Employee Group**
- Unifor Unit 1, Staff

**Favorite Job**

**Department**
- Pediatrics

**Salary Grade/Band**
- Grade 5

**Salary Range**
- $24.19 - $34.04 (hourly)

**Hours per Week**
- 35

**Posting Details**

**Schedule**
- Monday - Friday; 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

**Education Level**
- College Diploma in related field of study

**Career Level**
- Experienced (non-manager)

**JD #**:
JD00091

**Pay Grade**:
5

**Title**:
Administrative Assistant (II)

**Unit/Project Description**:
organized, motivated and detail-oriented individual to join us in an important role at McMaster University.

An Administrative Assistant is required to provide secretarial and administrative support in the Department of Pediatrics. The successful incumbent
will coordinate with another support staff within a clinical division - nephrology - while also supporting a non-clincial faculty member to administer
general office, accounting and program procedures within a fast-paced, academic clinical and research environments. This role requires excellent
time management and multitasking skills, as you’ll be balancing responsibilities across both programs in a fast-paced, research-driven setting.
- In this role, you will support both clinical and academic activities, including liaising daily with patients/parents, the clinic and multi-disciplinary teams,
along with various learners and research staff. You will provide direct support to multiple clinical faculty, including calendar management, meetings

processing expenses. This position will also have some responsibility for liaising with the clinic and allied health care team members. You will be
responsible for maintenance of the various activity tracking databases required by the department of pediatrics and Faculty of Health Sciences (CV’s,
education hours, merit spreadsheet etc.)

About Us
The Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University and McMaster Children’s Hospital is home to over 200 pediatricians, scientists, teachers, and
learners whose collective mission is to improve the wellbeing of children and their families - both locally, and around the world.

We are proud to represent faculty who hold Canada Research Chairs, are members of the Order of Canada, and are national award-winning teachers.
Our members leverage their voices as child health leaders to support our communities and advocate for change so that all children, regardless of
health status, can experience a fulfilling life. Our administrators are valued team members and are critical to the success and impact of our work.

We invite you to find out more about us here:

- What We Offer:
In addition to joining a top ranked university, McMaster offers a very competitive total compensation package that includes but is not limited to:

- Employer Paid benefits such as Extended Health, Dental, Emergency Out-of-Country Travel Coverage & Basic Life Insurance.
- Participation in a Group Retirement Savings Plan.
- Training, coaching and professional development opportunities
- Employee tuition assistance for continuous development and education
- Opportunity to be a part of an academic environment working alongside professionals who share a passion for learning.
- Progressive paid annual vacation plan

**Job Summary**:
Organize and perform a full range of administrative duties that require a thorough understanding of established functions, policies, and procedures.
Establishes priorities for general office operations and is responsible for providing direction to others in how to carry out work tasks.

**Key Purpose & Functions**:

- Establish priorities for general office operations.
- Plan and coordinate a variety of events and activities such as conferences, seminars, and workshops.
specific in nature and require a thorough knowledge of established policies and procedures.
- Utilize discretion and judgment to screen visitors and telephone calls, and notify appropriate personnel.
- Monitor budgets and reconcile accounts. Complete financial forms such as travel expense reports, electronic cheque requisitions, purchase
orders and journal entries. - Write a variety of documents such as correspondence, procedure manuals, reports, and minutes.
- Conduct database, literature, and web searches to find references and articles used for a variety of documents, reports, and publications.
- Provide policy and procedure information to others.
- Gather and compile the paperwork required to facilitate hiring and payment processes.
- Collect, verify, and input data into a variety of spreadsheets and databases.
- Coordinate the calendar of supervisor and others and resolve scheduling conflicts.
- Write a variety of formal notes and records such as meeting minutes.
- Update and maintain information on web