ReceptionistClerk
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Job Location:
South Shore, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 26 - 31
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
South Shore Regional Centre for Education
The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) practices the culturally responsive pedagogy approach in providing an inclusive diverse equitable safe and healthy education that supports learning and success both personally and academically to the 59000 residents of Lunenburg and Queens Counties an area of 5250 square kilometres and a total of 23 schools. |
Regional Centres for Education have Employment Equity Policies and/or processes and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups particularly people of African Nova Scotian African Canadian and African ancestry and Mikmaw/Indigenous ancestry. Please ensure that you complete the self-identification portion on the position application. |
| Position: | Receptionist/Clerk |
| Location: | Bridgewater Main Office |
| Employee Group: | NSGEU |
| Reports to: | Accounts Payable Supervisor |
| Contract: | Permanent 7 hrs/day effective immediately |
| Wages: | $26.90 to $31.54/hr |
| Deadline: | October 22 2025 at 11:59pm AST |
Qualifications:
- Completion of Grade 12 and a community college accounting program or equivalent
- Minimum of 2 years experience in the field of accounting and all aspects of accounting procedures
- Proficient in MS Office software applications.
- Experience using SAP or S/4HANA accounting software would be considered an asset.
Characteristics:
- Attention to detail
- Excellent time management data handling and analytic skills
- Ability to communicate courteously and effectively with the public
- Team player
Task Dimensions:
- Performs assigned accounts payable functions relative to the operation of the Region under the direction of and directly responsible to the Accounts Payable Supervisor. For example:
- Respond to internal and external inquiries statement reconciliation and resolving outstanding balances on vendor accounts
- Assist in streamlining and improving the accounts payable process.
- Assist Supervisor with Accounts Payable procedures documentation
- Backfilling for other Accounts Payable staff as required.
- Completing corrections as required.
- Contact and follow up with vendors employees and approving managers regarding issues with documentation.
- Managing the Accounts Payable inbox and mail for SSRCE and TCRCE including tracking organizing and distributing all invoices for approval and payment.
- Processing/scanning cheques weekly and inputting the deposit details into excel for the A/R Clerk.
- Manages all reception duties relative to the operation of but not solely to the Region Departments switchboard duties for example:
- Distributing and handling mail for all departments in relevant entities. This includes but is not limited to opening date stamping preparing accepting and distributing all incoming internal/external mail and courier packages.
- Greeting and directing walk-in traffic and contacting the appropriate staff member to collect visitor. Signing in each visitor.
- Maintain and update Reception procedures documentation including an up-to-date contact list as it relates to the switchboard.
- Maintaining/ensuring stock is on hand for postage meter and courier.
- Managing all fax to e-mails notices and checking calendar of events
- Managing the telephone switchboard. This would include answering and redirecting phone calls for all departments and responding to public inquiries including addressing and redirecting parent complaints.
- Responsible for answering the emergency mobile phone and following emergency procedures
- Photocopying backup for payroll and donations.
- Photocopying ID for new staff and volunteers when they are dropping off their criminal records or child abuse forms for HR and photocopy with note of duplicate of original.
- Prepares inner-office courier for all schools on a weekly basis.
- Complies with Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations.
- Performs other related duties as required.
BACKGROUND/SECURITY CHECKS:
The South Shore Regional Centre for Educationrequires allnewly hiredemployees to provide a satisfactory Criminal Record / Vulnerable SectorCheck and a Nova Scotia Child Abuse Register Check. We will accept checks completed within the last 3 months.
Regional Office based positions require travel and candidates may be required to provide a valid drivers license. Some school based positions also require travel and candidates may be required to provide a valid drivers license.
Thank you for your interest in the South Shore Regional Centre for Education however only those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted.
Key Skills
- Multi-line Phone Systems
- Customer Service
- Computer Skills
- QuickBooks
- Medical office experience
- Office Experience
- 10 Key Calculator
- Dental Office Experience
- Front Desk
- Administrative Experience
- Medical Receptionist
- Phone Etiquette
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