Administrative Assistant - Covid Response - Central Zone

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Req ID: 130236

Company: Nova Scotia Health

Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII Department: OPCZ COV Director Covid19 Response

Type of Employment: TemporaryHourly FT long-assignment ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Status: Management/Non Union Position

Posting Closing Date: 26-Apr-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.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there’s a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you’ll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About The Opportunity

The Administrative Assistant is responsible for providing comprehensive administrative support to the Director by effectively coordinating the day-to-day operation of the Director’s office. The position coordinates all administrative activities, establishes administrative procedures and guidelines, and acts as a liaison with the administrative assistants within the portfolio and across Nova Scotia Health. This position provides additional support to individuals, committees, or working groups as assigned, as well as supports other members of the COVID-19 Leadership Group including close working relationships with the Executive Director’s office and COVID-19 Response Managers as required.

About You

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

• Diploma in a recognized office administration, business administration, or secretarial program
• 5 years of progressively responsible experience, providing administrative support and office coordination at the executive level, preferably within healthcare and within an integrated service model provided throughout several locations with multiple partners and stakeholders
• Undergraduate degree is an asset
• International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) certification is an asset
• Experience working in an interdisciplinary team setting
• Commitment to high-quality care and patient safety
  

Please ensure your resume includes all relevant education, experience, training and certifications.

Hours of Work

• Long assignment full-time position; 70 hours biweekly
• Beginning as soon as possible with an anticipated end date of March 30, 2024
  

Salary Information

Administrative Assistant

$22.30 - $27.88 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 Management/Non Union 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.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Our priority groups are Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ . Members of these groups are welcome to apply and self-identify if they wish to be considered under our Employment Equity policy.

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