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Administrative assistant

  • Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
  • Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
  • General office occupations and clerical services
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

  • Hospitality industry

Tasks

  • Schedule and confirm appointments
  • Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
  • Answer electronic enquiries
  • Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
  • Perform data entry
  • Process money, cheques and credit/debit card payments

Computer and technology knowledge

  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • MS PowerPoint
  • MS Word

Technical terminology

  • Business

Area of work experience

  • Tourism

Area of specialization

  • Correspondence
  • Reports and records
  • Contracts
  • Charts, tables, graphs and diagrams

Security and safety

  • Bondable

Transportation/travel information

  • Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Ability to work independently
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Attention to detail

Personal suitability

  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Dependability

Employment terms options

  • Day
  • Work Term: Temporary
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 14 to 21 hours per week