Competition #: 000C4-Feb2625A
Position: Administrative Assistant - Information Access and Privacy
Location: Central Offie
Department: Central Office
Assignment: Administrative Assistant - Information Access and Privacy (Flexible Schedule)
Status: Term

Percentage: 50%
Start Date: Wednesday, March 12 2025
End Date: Thursday, March 12 2026
Posted: Wednesday, February 26 2025 12:00 PM
Deadline: Wednesday, March 12 2025 12:00 PM

Details:

The Administrative Assistant will provide multi-faceted administrative support to Legal Services. They wi l act as the key contact and process requests relating to privacy and access legislation (i.e. FOIPOP; PIIDPA, etc.) under the direction of the Corporate Secretary. The Administrative Assistant will support the Office of the Regional Executive Director (ORED) as back-up to the Executive Administrative Assistant. Working in a professional, confidential and proactive manner, the Administrative Assistant reports directly to the Corporate Secretary/In-House Counsel.

Qualifications:

(a) Undergraduate Degree, Diploma or Certificate in Legal Office Administration or equivalent training and experience in a support role at a senior level;

(b) Minimum two (2) years experience in a related legal services administrative role providing senior level support and records management;

(c) Experience with privacy and access legislation (i.e. FOIPOP; PIIDPA, etc.);

(d) Experience in an educational environment considered an asset.

Pay:

This is a Professional Employees Group (PEG) position classified on the Education Entities Non-Union Compensation Framework at Band 5 with an hourly range between $29.09 and $36.36. The Non Union Compensation Framework is available here : https://www.ednet.ns.ca/docs/educationnon-unioncompensationframeworken.pdf.

Schedule:

This is a 50% position with a flexible schedule.

Please refer to job description for further details.

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 and Child Abuse Registry Search.