Job Description

Sunshine Coast Regional District
Legislative Assistant

Temporary, 0.60 Full-time Equivalency (About 3 Days per Week)
Competition # V1610

Closing Date: 4:30 pm, Tuesday, April 25, 2023

If you have visited here, you know how amazing it is. If you haven\xe2\x80\x99t, you really should check it out. Bordered by rugged mountains and situated on a peninsula (no, it\xe2\x80\x99s not an Island) in the traditional territory of the sh\xc3\xadsh\xc3\xa1lh and Skwxw\xc3\xba7mesh First Nations, this area is known for its mild winters, beautiful surroundings, arts, recreation, and culture, and it is a preferred tourist destination and a great place to live, work and play. You can hike, bike, camp, kayak, golf, do fiber arts, snowshoe, fish, scuba dive, walk the scenic trails in the amazing parks, windsurf or, as was portrayed in the former TV show on CBC, you could even get into some beachcombing here on the beautiful Sunshine Coast.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District is currently inviting applications for the temporary 0.60 full-time position (meaning about 3 days per week) of Legislative Assistant, due to an absence that is anticipated to be about 8 months or until the return of the incumbent. We are currently looking for a friendly and talented person to join our team. If you are a highly organized, service-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment then this is the role for you! Under the general direction of the Manager, Legislative Services, the Legislative Assistant provides confidential administrative support to the Manger, Legislative Services, and the Corporate Officer, and performs a wide range of professional administrative duties under tight deadlines, requiring a high level of accuracy, confidentiality, and discretion.

This is a bargaining unit position with a wage rate of $35.14 per hour, at about 21 hours, or 3 days per week. This position offers 4% vacation pay and 5% statutory holiday pay (after 30 days\xe2\x80\x99 employment) and will then expand to include 6% vacation pay and an additional $3.05 per hour cash-in-lieu of benefits, upon successful completion of a four-month probationary period with the SCRD. This position includes the following, on a pro-rated basis: annual sick leave and family responsibility leave, eyewear, and eye exams (after passing probation). Please note that current regular employees of the SCRD who post into temporary vacancies will retain, or receive, full benefit coverage.

Applications for this position must include a current resume, a cover letter and current driver\xe2\x80\x99s abstract quoting the competition number, submitted via email to Human Resources by the closing date and time shown above. Qualification requirements including formal education, training, experience and other skills and knowledge can be found in the job description available with the website posting.

Sunshine Coast Regional District
Email: employment@scrd.ca
Website: www.scrd.ca/employment
Education : College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year
Experience : 3 years to less than 5 years