General Office Clerk

**Req ID**:141531**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Western** **Zone, **Valley Regional Hospital**
**Department**:NFS Patient Food VRH**
**Type of Employment**:Temporary** **Hourly PT long-assignment** **(**40%** **FTE) x **1** **position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Admin Professionals** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:12-Dec-22**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
Reporting to the Manager and/or Food Service Supervisor or delegate, the General Office Clerk is responsible for carrying out assigned clerical functions within the Nutrition and Food Services department.

The GOC supports and coordinates efficient daily operations of the service in a professional manner, promotes good working relationships, and supports the service’s philosophy of client and family centered care.

The GOC ensures that the principles and practices that guide NSH such as the mission, vision, values, expected behaviors, the leadership philosophy, organizational health, population health, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and interprofessional collaboration are integrated within the services they provide and through the messages they deliver.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Completion of an approved Office Administration or Secretarial course
- One (1) year recent related experience is required
- Demonstrated working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word
- Demonstrated interpersonal, collaboration and teamwork skills
- Demonstrated commitment to customer service
- Demonstrated attention to detail
- Demonstrated planning, organizing, prioritizing and time management skills
- Demonstrated accountability, initiative, and ability to work independently
- Demonstrated judgment and decision making skills
- Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality
- Commitment to promoting a culture that supports safety, ethical practices and organizational health
- Demonstrated good attendance in current and past employment
- Exemplary work history as demonstrated in current and past employment an
- Physical capabilities to perform the duties of the position.
- Travel may be required
- General knowledge of therapeutic diets
- Experience using Vision Menu System
- Experience using Meditech Health Information System
- Competencies in other languages an asset. French Preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Long Term Assignment: 40% Part-time; 28 hours bi-weekly
- Approximately 7 months

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$20.09 - $21.91 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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