Secretary Ii - Public Health

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Req ID: 148969
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Western Zone, Soldiers Memorial Hospital Department: PH SSP Provincial Bio Depot
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Admin Professionals Position
Posting Closing Date: 2-Jun-23
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.
Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with an Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.
About The Opportunity
Reporting to the Public Health Manager, the Secretary II provides administrative support to the Public Health Manager and Public Health staff. The secretary is responsible, as part of a team, for the effective and efficient operation of the office on a day-to-day basis. Duties include but are not limited to: communicating effectively with Public Health staff, the general public, and outside agencies; typing; filing; reception duties; records management; supply requisitions in SAP; time entry in HRIS; and data entry in the Public Health databases.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• A minimum of five (5) years experience providing clerical services
• Excellent technical skills specifically with WordPerfect and MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) as well as proficiency in preparing presentations and reports using graphic and presentation software
• Must be able to work with a minimal amount of supervision
• Successful completion of post secondary education in a recognized Office Administration/Medical Secretarial Program
• Consistently maintains confidentiality and demonstrate good judgment
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
• Training and experience in SAP and HRIS or willingness to learn

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training and certifications.
** A Skills test is part of the selection process **
Hours

• Long assignment full-time position; 70 hours biweekly
• Travel may be required
• Beginning as soon as possible with an expected end date of March 31, 2024, (approx. 13 months)
• Shifts include, days, evenings and weekends
• Please note dates are approximate and subject to change

Compensation and Incentives
$20.36 - $23.14 hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
This is a Admin Professionals bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
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