Administrative Assistant - Metro Vancouver Regional District, Canada - First Nations Health Authority

First Nations Health Authority
First Nations Health Authority
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Metro Vancouver Regional District, Canada

3 weeks ago

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FNHA Overview:


About us


The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.


The first of its kind in Canada, FNHA works as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision-making to improve health outcomes.


Fleet & Accommodations team, is responsible for delivery of accommodation projects, including acquisition, fitting up and reconfiguring office space to meet operational requirements.

Providing planning, development, and implementation with CorpServ requests and projects. To meet the changing operational needs of the team, we are looking for an Administrative Assistant to join and support us in this important work


Title:
Administrative Assistant


Contract:
Permanent


Hours: 37.5 hours, Monday

  • Friday (core hours
  • 9:00 am
  • 3:00 pm)

Location:


Metro Vancouver:
Sinclair office


Please note, this role will be relocating to our new office building in North Vancouver on Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) land, south of Mount Seymour Parkway, after April 2024.


Bargaining Unit:
PSAC Local Public Service Alliance of Canada)


About the role


As Administrative Assistant, you will support the Accommodations & Fleet team by providing a variety of administrative, financial, program and customer support services.

You will provide clerical and administrative support including preparing and processing a variety of correspondence, receiving invoices coding and submitting for approval in PeopleSoft, proofreading documents, screening mail and telephone queries, organizing and maintaining electronic and paper files, distributing information, and maintaining inventory systems.

Additionally, you will communicate with First Nations and health program authorities to provide or obtain information, or to respond to inquiries regarding a unit's administrative requirements.


About you
To be successful in this role you will have

  • Grade 12, including completion of one year of postsecondary education in Business or Office Administration, plus one (1) year of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • Basic knowledge of First Nations communities and issues.
  • Experience in accounting or good with numbers is preferred.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
  • Ability to organize and prioritize workload.
  • Ability to research and analyse information.

Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.

Working at FNHA
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits from day one, including:

  • Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% after eligibility period
  • 3 weeks' vacation, which increases with service to 4 weeks, sick leave credits, plus 1 personal day, 1 volunteer day, and 14 holidays including National Indigenous People's Day and National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
  • Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment
  • And more

The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to individuals with Indigenous ancestry who chose to self-identify (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).
Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training.

We support our family to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.


As a health and wellness organization, the FNHA has aligned with the Provincial Public Health Order released on October 14, 2021.

We have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all employees at First Nations Health Authority. This policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

If selected for employment, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination by providing a copy of your BC Vaccination Card Passport with the QR code.


How to apply

Closing date:
September 15, 2023 (at 23:59)

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