Administrative Assistant                               

Pathways to Education™ Vancouver & Surrey                                                

Supervisor: Rebecca Tsang, Associate Manager                             

1 Year Term Part time (14 hours/week)

Grid 7 ($25.23 - $26.28/hour)

Closing Date: 26 May 2023 , at 4:30 p.m.

Pacific Community Resources Society is committed to diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people of all gender identities and expressions, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and visible minorities.

Opportunity

We are seeking a dynamic individual to provide overall reception and administrative support services for the Pathways team, in both Vancouver and Surrey locations. The applicant will be friendly, welcoming, non-judgmental and thrive in a positive, progressive atmosphere, respecting and valuing the diversity of communities and individuals. 

Primary Duties

• Provides administrative support to the Manager of Pathways and the Pathways staff team in both Vancouver and Surrey locations.
• Maintaining the program’s database by entering data
• Providing administrative support at meetings involving Pathways to Education staff
• Respond to community inquiries regarding the program.
• Provide key administrative support for program student registration process.
• Support the purchase of items required for participants’ financial support.
• Produce materials for program promotion and administration.
• Assists with program communication to youth, parents, partners, and funders (e.g., mail-outs, social media)
• Support the team in event planning throughout the year.

Qualifications:

• Three years of administrative support experience, preferably in a community-based setting.
• A high degree of proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams

• Clean driver’s abstract

Additional Assets

• Criminal record check including the vulnerable sector.
• Standard first-aid certificate and CPR
• Experience working with youth made at risk considered an asset.
• Experience working in the Downtown Eastside and Strathcona and/or the Whalley and Guildford communities an asset.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and in two different program sites. 

Who We Are

Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS) is a large not-for-profit agency that serves some of the most vulnerable people in our communities from Vancouver to Hope. We work with youth and vulnerable adults in the areas of education, employment, housing, substance use and mental health, and youth and family support services. We are CARF Accredited and a Certified Living Wage Employer.

Our Vision - Everyone thriving in strong, healthy communities!

Our Mission - To inspire healthy and inclusive communities through leadership and collaboration.

Our Values - Advocacy, Diversity and Inclusion, Empowerment, Service Excellence, Stewardship, Well-being

We are grateful to operate on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷm əθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh), Qw'?ntl'en (Kwantlen), se’mya’me (Semiahmoo), sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen), q̓ic̓əy (Katzie), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Coquitlam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), máthxwi (Matsqui) and Stó:lō Nations.

We Offer

ü  Equitable Base Pay – we are a Certified Living Wage Employer

• Generous paid vacation time, personal time, sick time; additional paid time off for life events
• Additional paid holidays, ex. Easter Monday, Boxing Day

ü  Extended health, prescription, dental & vision care plan, with 100% Employer-Paid Premiums

• Disability and Life Insurance Coverage
• Employee & Family Assistance Program including preventative health & counselling.

ü  Membership in the Municipal Pension Plan with generous employer contributions

ü  Flexible schedules and earned time off program *

ü  Full-day agency orientation and extensive training, with regular ongoing performance evaluations

ü  In-house digital and classroom learning opportunities; staff funding for professional development.

ü  Opportunities to use your voice & participate in committees on policy, wellness, safety, EDI, etc.

* Eligibility will vary depending on terms and role requirements – details for this posting will be provided on request.

Persons who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact our HR department at . Personal information will be kept confidential.