Administrative Assistant - Edmonton, Canada - CSS

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Catholic Social Services is currently seeking a part-time, 20 hours per week, (1 year contract), Administrative Assistant in Edmonton to join our dynamic and talented team.

We view each human life as a unique and precious gift from God that deserves to be loved and provided for.

Would you like to be a part of making a meaningful difference in the lives of some of Edmonton's most vulnerable individuals? Catholic Social Services is looking for someone who is confident, motivated, non-judgmental, and can provide excellent person-centered care, while supporting vulnerable people in your community.


Job Summary:


Join the Welcome Home team as an Administrative Assistant Welcome Home is a volunteer and participant-matching program that supports newly housed individuals to gain more social connectivity and thriving relationships Volunteers are matched through Welcome Home with an individual who has left homelessness and is now struggling with social isolation and loneliness in their new home.

Volunteers help them to build connection and resilience through community outings, weekly conversations, and attending fun social events. Some of the individuals in Welcome Home have experienced trauma and may struggle with mental illnesses and/or addictions.

Welcome Home strives to connect these individuals with volunteers who are caring, and non-judgmental to help them make a fresh start in their new community.

As an Administrative Assistant, you will support the Welcome Home team with all administrative duties, involving data entry, general filing, and development of statistical reports, and event planning.


Desired Skills/Abilities:


  • Experience with administrative work
  • Experience with planning events
  • Experience working in a fast paced environment
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Respectful of people from diverse cultures, economic and educational backgrounds, sexual orientations, and life circumstances
  • Ability to maintain and model healthy, appropriate personal boundaries
  • Flexible schedule

Education and Qualifications:


  • Diploma in Office Administration or related field
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and databases
  • 2 years experience in administrative office work is preferred
  • Experience working with persons with developmental disabilities, behavior, mental health & addictions is an asset
  • Vulnerable Sector Check issued by RCMP or City Police
  • Child Intervention Record Check
  • A reliable Vehicle, Valid Driver's License, Vehicle Registration and Third Party Liability Insurance (amount of two million)

What We Offer:


  • The compensation for this position ranges from $20,173.42 to $22,714.1 and is based on qualifications and experience.
  • Flexible benefit options when eligible.

About Catholic Social Services:


You will be joining an established Agency that is guided by faith to care for and bring hope to people in need with humility, compassion and respect.

With more than 50 years of service delivery, Catholic Social Services is one of the largest multi-function social services agencies in Canada, with more than 1900 staff, and hundreds of volunteers delivering 130+ programs throughout Central Alberta and Edmonton.

Our values are at the core of everything we do

  • Humility: We acknowledge with gratitude our human abilities and limitations. We demonstrate humility by doing the best that we can with the resources that we have.
  • Compassion: We respond to people in need with love. We demonstrate our compassion by caring for people without judgment and without condition.
  • Respect: We demonstrate our respect by being personally present, open and attentive to those we care for and by honoring their dignity and freedom.


We embrace diversity and offer equal opportunities to all qualified applicants regardless of origin, culture, ethnicity, age, ability, gender identity, and people of faith or no faith.

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