Housing & Health Services Team Assistant

**Position Summary**:
**HOUSING & HEALTH SERVICES TEAM ASSISTANT**

**Job ID: 5569**

**REGULAR/FULL-TIME**

**Location: VANCOUVER, BC**
- ** Join one of BC’s Top Employers**:

- ** Be part of an exceptional company culture with great employee benefits and a healthy work/life balance**

**BC Housing thanks all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted. This position is only open to those legally entitled to work in Canada.**

**THE ORGANIZATION**

BC Housing is a provincial Crown Corporation that develops, manages and administers a wide range of subsidized housing options for those most in need across the province to address critical gaps across the housing continuum ranging from emergency shelter through to rent assistance in the private market and affordable home ownership. _Share in the rewards of working with an organization that offers challenging work and competitive compensation and supports the growth and development of its people._

**Our mission** is to provide access to safe, quality, accessible, and affordable housing options. We do this to promote strong, inclusive communities where people can thrive.

BC Housing offers competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package. But a job is more than a pay cheque. We also offer our staff the opportunity to work together to make a difference. When employees go home at the end of the day, they experience the satisfaction of knowing they’ve helped provide safe, affordable housing for British Columbians. And while they’re here, employees can take advantage of many opportunities:

- In-house training, and training at other institutions, for courses related to employees’ current positions or to prepare them for advancement within BC Housing.
- Wellness programs including physical fitness, programs to help employees quit smoking, free flu shots, mental health resources, and lunch-and-learn lectures and seminars.
- Recognition programs including long-term service awards, idea recognition and outstanding performance awards.
- Livegreen incentives include an employee transit pass program, and other initiatives that encourage alternative, sustainable transportation (even a bike purchase program).
- An active Social Club that organizes special events like seasonal parties and arranges group discounts to other events.
- Participation in community and charitable events.

**Please note: Eligibility for benefits offered is based on employment status**

**HOUSING & HEALTH SERVICES TEAM ASSISTANT**:
($45,449.88 - $51,540.17 Annually)

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**CANDIDATE PROFILE**

**EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE**:

- High school diploma plus completion of a number of post-secondary courses in business or program administration or other relevant field.
- Considerable progressive and directly related experience in a comparable and highly computerized environment.
- Sound experience in program and contract administration.
- Or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience acceptable to the employer.

**KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES**:

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong mathematical aptitude and excellent attention to detail.
- Strong analytical, research and problem-solving skill.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills, with good conflict resolution skills and the ability to exercise tact, diplomacy and good judgement when dealing with a broad range of housing providers, partners and customers, including individuals of diverse education, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
- Ability to learn and understand the organization’s rules, practices and processes of program, project and office administration.
- Ability to multi-task and work as a contributing member of a team and independently in a fast-paced deadline-oriented environment.
- Ability to work under direction of several people, plan, organize and prioritize work and meet deadlines, while responding to numerous diverse and shifting challenges without compromising the quality of the work.
- Ability to coordinate longer-term assignments and projects involving extensive consultation with staff and external groups.
- Ability to type a minimum of 50 wpm.
- Ability to adapt to change, and work under pressure in a demanding and volatile atmosphere.
- Proficient in the use of database administration and Microsoft Office Suite.- **How to Apply**:
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We didn’t become one of BC’s Top Employers and one of Canada’s Greenest Employers without a lot of thought, care and consideration for our team and environment. Our supportive and collaborative workplace balances engaging and challenging work with personal development and wellness initiatives.