Job Posting

Position: Administrative Assistant - Full Time

Location: Best Start: Maternal, Newborn and Early Child Development Resource
Centre, Toronto

The Best Start: Maternal, Newborn and Early Child Development Resource
Centre is a key program of the Ontario Prevention Clearinghouse. Best Start
Resource is a also member of the Ontario Health Promotion Resource System.

We promote healthy pregnancy, birth outcomes and healthy child development
by enhancing community capacity to plan and implement local health promotion
programs. We offer training, consultation and information services to
community-based health professionals including boards of health, community
health centers, health care professionals and other organizations serving
families and children.

This is a permanent staff position. Salary commensurate with experience.


Responsibilities:

·Field initial client inquiries, referring to other staff when appropriate
·Update, maintain and monitor databases
·Assist with the monitoring and tracking of services
·Provide assistance with meeting logistics (committee meetings, conference
and workshops)
·Support administrative activities (e.g. preparation/distribution of
minutes, reports, workplans, proposals, newsletters)
·Assist with resource dissemination
·Maintain office calendar of deadlines, projects, trainings and meetings.
·General administrative functions (photocopy, file, fax, travel
arrangements, etc)

Qualifications

·Community college certificate or equivalent experience plus
clerical/technical experience
·Minimum 3 years experience in and administrative capacity, preferably in a
non-profit, health promotion or social service environment
·Solid administrative and organizational skills, with a high degree of
attention to detail and the ability to work with multiple projects and
demand simultaneously
·Strong data entry skills and experience maintaining databases
·Excellent communication and creative problem-solving skills
·Ability to work independently and as integral member of a team
·Customer service experience
·Experience with databases, email, wordprocessing, PowerPoint and intranet
software
·Excellent oral and written proficiency in French and English strongly
preferred

Interested applicants should submit cover letter and resume by September 24,
2001 at 5 pm to:

Best Start: Maternal, Newborn and Early Child Development Resource Centre
180 Dundas Street West, Suite 1900
Toronto ON  M5G 1Z8
fax: 416-408-2122
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We thank all applicants but only those selected for interviews will be
contacted. OPC is an equal opportunity employer.