Team Administrative Assistant

• Assists with establishing and maintaining computerized and manual filing systems as required.
• Assists with the collation and maintenance of computerized monthly attendance records and other computerized documents.
• Assists with the collation and maintenance of monthly and quarterly statistical reports, quarterly financial reports, budget submissions, and year-end reports.
• Assists with the maintenance of an inventory list and the maintenance of equipment, furnishings, and supplies.
• When performing Reception duties, greet visitors, ascertain nature of business; assist with troubleshooting problems; refer to appropriate person, department; assist with necessary forms, paperwork, letters; follow-up for resolution; escalate non-routine requests to Executive Director or other Senior Manager (or in branch locations to the Supervisor assigned to that office); ensure reception area is organized and neat at all times.
• Assists with preparations for groups/meetings, conferences.
• Runs errands as required, orders office supplies, and maintains office equipment as needed.
• Prepare, key in, update, edit, and proofread correspondence, requisitions, invoices, presentations, brochures, publications, budget spreadsheets, policies, reports, and related material from electronic documents and handwritten copy.
• Maintains the voice mail system, receives visitors, answers incoming calls, collects and logs incoming mail, and maintains a petty cash fund.
• Provide filing, fax, nd photocopy support to staff as required.
• Liaises with other service providers as deemed appropriate.
• Prepare agendas, meeting packages, and minutes of meetings as requested.
• Coordinate, organize, and confirm meetings, conferences, training sessions, travel arrangements, special events, as required.

• Ensures the effective implementation of other duties as determined by the Supervisor.
• Provide in-house IT support as needed.
• Initiate a centralized and digitized document/record-keeping system.
• Digitize Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag historical documents.
• Assist with the selection and maintenance of a database software system.
• Special projects assigned tasks and additional regular duties as required.

• College diploma in business administration or related field.
• Minimum Grade 12 education with a minimum of five (5) years administrative support experience substantially like this position’s responsibilities as listed.
• Experience working within Child Welfare and/or Indigenous Child-Wellbeing settings would be considered an asset.

• Please email the following to careers@binnoojiiyag.ca:
  • Application for Employment (available at www.binnoojiiyag.ca)
  • Please indicate your preferred location in your application.
  • Resume (include 3 supervisory work-related references)
• Incomplete Applications will not be considered.
• Only those selected will be contacted for an interview.
• As an Indigenous Child Wellbeing Agency, we give priority to applicants who identify as First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and those with close affiliations.

Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag (Nog-dah-wen-mawg) (Bin-ooh-zhee-yug) Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services is a multi-service Indigenous Child Well-Being Agency. We provide a stable foundation for children, youth, and families, through wraparound services that are culturally based and family-focused. We seek to support our families in the way they deserve, with care and authenticity, and by recognizing and respecting spirit. We form a wholistic, inclusive, and nonjudgmental circle of care. We seek to honour and support those we serve, with a constant commitment to growing our base of knowledge and expertise. We are an agency that delivers culturally-intelligent services to our partner First Nation communities in Ontario. With our team of dedicated staff, we work with children, youth, and families as early as possible to help them navigate various obstacles and access services available to them. We offer services such as Child & Youth Mental Health and Addictions, Youth Justice, Youth in Transition, Child Welfare, and Alternative Care.