Competition #: 000C4-Jan2925A
Position: Administrative Assistant, International Services
Location: Central Offie
Department: International Services
Assignment: Administrative Assistant, School Admin - International Services
Status: Term

Percentage: 100%
Start Date: Monday, January 27 2025
End Date: Friday, May 01 2026
Posted: Wednesday, January 29 2025 12:00 PM
Deadline: Wednesday, February 05 2025 12:00 PM

Details:

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is the largest Centre for Education in Atlantic Canada with over 11,000 full-time, part-time and casual employees. Serving more than 58,000 students in 137 schools, our geographic region spans a 350 km radius. Add yourself to a world of learning today!

HRCE offers:

• Attractive schedules offering work/life balance
• Competitive compensation and time off
• Access to generous sick time benefits
• Excellent career opportunities and potential for professional growth and development

Administrative Assistants are members of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union, Local 53 (NSGEU). The NSGEU collective agreement can be accessed by clicking HERE .

The Administrative Assistant, International Services shall perform a variety of administrative duties to support host families, management and department staff within System Services. The Administrative Assistant provides frontline service to clients and visitors, responds to electronic and telephone inquiries, maintains department records and assists with activities such as orientation for international students and host families. The Administrative Assistant must display a high degree of professionalism and diplomacy in dealing with the general public, students, staff, volunteers and outside agencies. Working in a team environment, the Administrative Assistant reports directly to the Coordinator, International Services.

Qualifications:

Rate of Pay:

This is a 12-month per year NSGEU position on the SC4 scale with a starting hourly rate of $27.15. Rates are based on a five (5) step scale with step increases occurring annually in accordance with the Collective Agreement as shown below.

Step

Hourly Rate

Annual Salary- 12 month

1

27.15

$49,413.00

2

27.79

$50,577.80

3

28.59

$52,033.80

4

29.09

$52,943.80

5

30.22

$55,000.40

Hours of Work:

Seven (7) hours per day (excluding lunch) totalling 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Administrative Assistants are entitled to an unpaid lunch break of at least one-half (1/2) hour and up to one (1) hour to be scheduled in consultation with the immediate supervisor.

In accordance with Article 21.03 (b) of the NSGEU Collective Agreement the start date of the position may vary from the date listed above should the successful applicant be a bargaining unit employee.

Vacation:

Administrative Assistants working a 12-month schedule are entitled to vacation days as needed to cover the Christmas and March Breaks (a minimum of 10 days) plus 2 additional days. Permanent employees receive an additional five (5) vacation days once they have achieved four (4) years and ten (10) years of employment.

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Nova Scotia's Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is actively working to hire individuals from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, to work toward equitable representation within all employee groups. Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. This will provide opportunities for students to see themselves reflected throughout their schools, learning resources, and within their learning experiences.

HRCE has a Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Staff Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, in compliance with the applicable collective agreements or terms and conditions of employment. Applicants are encouraged to complete the Diversity Management section under the Questionnaire heading in the online resume.

Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Search.