Job Description

Join the Northwood team!

Northwood is currently accepting applications for a full time Administrative Assistant - Organizational Health to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Provides administrative/clerical support to the Manger, People Services
• Provides administrative support for members of Organizational Health and Safety Team and Occupational Health Nurses
• Attends meetings, takes minutes, prepares reports for the Organizational Health and Safety Team
• Researches and prepares materials for display
• Gathers and inputs workplace injury related reports
• Maintains employee files and databases
• Acts as a recorder for Occupational Health and Safety Committees and others; takes and prepares minutes, supports agenda planning and provides support follow up action plan
• Maintains office environment, supplies and equipment
• Provides callers, visitors, and staff with appropriate greeting, information and assistance
• Maintains contacts, both internally and externally, on behalf of Manager, dealing with requests and maintaining calendars as needed
• Creates promotional displays
• Maintains databases, statistics and file management for the corporate occupational health and safety program and other projects/programs as needed
• Conducts information/literature searches for projects/programs as needed
• Compiles data for special projects and for generating corporate reports
• Coordinates scheduling activities for department specific education and training activities
• Prepares quarterly attendance reports for services across each business unit

Qualifications :

• College Diploma; One year Administrative or business course
• Two years of relevant work experience
• Experience in OHS considered an assett
• Knowledge of software (e.g. Microsoft Office, Microsoft, Procura) preferred
• Knowledge of office equipment (e.g. photocopier, fax machine) preferred
• Experience in an office environment or customer service is considered an asset
• Keyboarding skills of 50 words per minute required
• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to maintain regular and consistent attendance

Hours of Work: 80 hours bi-weekly

Start Date: End of December/Early January

Location: Northwood Corporate Office/Halifax as required. With travel to all sites when necessary

Salary: As per the Northwood Scale

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $20.02-$25.03 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Store discount
• Vision care

Flexible language requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Dartmouth, NS B3B 2C4: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

• Do you require PR Assistance?

Education:

• Secondary School (preferred)

Experience:

• Administrative: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person