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Office Agent Principal Class – Regular Replacement – 35 Hours Per Week – Buildings, Technology  & Transportation Department

Position Description

Nature of the work

The principal and customary work of an employee in this class of employment consists in organizing, coordinating and monitoring the work performed by his or her team composed of administrative support staff.

This class of employment also includes employees who perform principally and customarily highly specialized work characterized by the complexity1, expertise 2 and autonomy 3 required.

1 Complexity This criterion refers to: a) work consisting of many different parts which are connected to each other in a way that may be difficult to identify all the implications in carrying out an operation, without extensive practice; b) work requiring the interpretation and selection of data obtained from regular contacts or exchanges of information with other administrative units or with individuals or organizations.

2 Expertise This criterion refers to: a) work requiring in-depth knowledge of the applicable procedures, interrelations, regulations and directives in an area of activity; b) work requiring special knowledge in addition to that normally required of the class I office agent and acquired generally by many years of experience in a field of activity.

3 Autonomy This criterion refers to: a) the responsibility for the duties of all or most of the steps of the process necessary for carrying out a given operation and for which the incumbent is responsible; b) the work defined according to general guidelines and performed with a wide range of latitude.

Characteristic functions

The employee in this class of employment coordinates, distributes and verifies the work and gives his or her advice on the quality, ensures that deadlines are met; ensures staff training.

The employee determines the work schedule in his or her sector according to the instructions received, reminds the persons concerned, in or outside the school board, of deadlines.

He or she carries out complex and specialized duties; finds, prepares and verifies data; prepares documents, statements and reports, including the entry of data that he or she must interpret, if necessary, and that he or she locates in or outside the school board.

The employee deals with the public or with employees concerning, in particular, the methods of payment or collection or any other matter within his or her competence.

The employee makes suggestions and recommendations designed to improve the operations for which he or she is responsible.

The employee uses a computer and the necessary software to perform his or her duties related to word processing, database entry, spreadsheets and in-house programs; he or she carries out research on the Internet; uses electronic mail. He or she may be required to help, on occasion, colleagues with the common software and programs used.

If need be, he or she performs any other related duty.

Required qualifications

Schooling and experience

Hold a Diploma of Vocational Studies in an appropriate specialty for the class of employment, a Secondary School Diploma or a diploma or an attestation of studies recognized as equivalent by the competent authority and have six (6) years of pertinent experience.

Other requirements

– Have a basic knowledge of office automation.

– Excellent Communications Skills

– Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint is an asset

– Knowledge of Human Resources/Payroll is an asset

– Bilingualism (English and French)

Application must include:

Resume (including detailed work history and education background)

Cover letter

Professional references

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH APPLYTOEDUCATION

https://westernquebec.ca/resources/careers/

Only those candidates chosen for interviews will be contacted.

The Western Quebec School Board is committed to building an educational community with the common purpose to realize the potential of all our students by cultivating a strong corps of support, professional, teaching and administrative excellence. We therefore encourage applications from Indigenous people, as well as from other racialized people groups, persons living with a disability, people of religious faith, and gender minorities.

As an organization, we strive to hire individuals who reflect the communities we serve, and who embody and practice a love of life-long learning, teamwork, and the highest professional ethics. Our efforts to achieve a diverse workforce that contributes to a culturally safe working environment include establishing proactive employment practices to address systemic barriers and removing obstacles to hiring and retaining qualified people.

We acknowledge that the lands upon which we live, learn, and work are the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe peoples. We thank them for sharing these lands and commit, as an organization, as educators and as individuals, to an ongoing relationship that recognizes and respects the lands, traditions, and culture of the Anishinaabe people.

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