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Administrative Assistant - Office

Employer

Tower Engineering

Date Posted

February 03, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $20.00 to $24.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 30 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Part Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Feb 17, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

Tower Engineering

Languages

English

Education

  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

Consulting firm

Tasks

  • Open and distribute mail and other materials
  • Schedule and confirm appointments
  • Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
  • Compile data, statistics and other information
  • Order office supplies and maintain inventory
  • Arrange travel, related itineraries and make reservations
  • Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
  • Set up and maintain manual and computerized information filing systems
  • Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
  • Perform data entry
  • Work with the marketing department to understand and communicate marketing messages to the field
  • Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
  • Proposal preparation

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • MS Word
  • Social Media
  • Desktop publishing software
  • MS Office
  • Adobe Illustrator

Technical terminology

Engineering

Area of specialization

Contracts

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Repetitive tasks

Personal suitability

  • Ability to multitask
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Team player
  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Reliability

Screening questions

  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Health care plan

Financial benefits

Group insurance benefits

Other benefits

Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP)


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Administrative Assistant - Office is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

General Office Clerks
OBJECTIVE

Interest in operating equipment such as computers and photocopiers; and in using fax machines and electronic mail to send and receive messages and documents; may service office equipment

METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information to maintain and prepare reports from manual or electronic files, inventories, mailing lists and databases

innovative

Interest in speaking to clients and the public to provide general information; may verify applications, receipts, expenditures, forms and other documents; may order office supplies and arrange for servicing of major repairs

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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