Administrative Clerk

Administrative Clerk

FULL TIME, CUPE 608 POSITION

The Village of Keremeos is located in B.C.’s beautiful Similkameen Valley, 30 minutes south of the city of Penticton and the airport, and approximately 4 hours from the greater Vancouver area. Keremeos is on the boundary of Canada’s Sonoran Desert and is the western gateway to interior wine country.

Keremeos’ housing remains very affordable, and the Village contains schools, parks, a medical clinic and emergency service, care facilities, a grocery store, drug store and pharmacy, restaurants, pub, and several fresh fruit and vegetable stands. Year-round recreation is nearby with walking, hiking and biking trails, skiing, hunting, fishing, and tubing on the beautiful Similkameen River that follows the southern perimeter of the Village.

Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), the Administrative Clerk has responsibility for coordinating activities related to building inspections and business licensing, maintaining property roll files, conducting cemetery sales and arranging burials, filing reports and statistics online, researching and responding to inquiries regarding municipal functions and activities through all communication channels (public counter, phone, mail and email), accepting payments and managing securities, and performing other municipal duties as assigned by the CAO.

Thorough knowledge and understanding of municipal government functions and authorities is necessary to effectively perform this position. Qualified applicants only, please.

This is a CUPE 608 position, with a 35-hour week at a 2023 rate of $27.10 per hour. The Village of Keremeos offers an outstanding benefits package.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to forward a cover letter and detailed resume by 4:00 p.m., Friday, May 19, 2023to The Village of Keremeos, Box 160, 702-4th Street, Keremeos, BC, V0X 1N0,

Attention: Marg Coulson, CAO, or email cao@keremeos.ca

We thank you for your interest in this opportunity, however only individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

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