Office Assistant

Our Victoria office is looking for a detail-oriented office assistant with good customer service skills to perform a variety of intermediate clerical and administrative duties. If you're a self-starter and enjoy a day providing in-person assistance to internal and external clients, plus varied administrative work, we'd like to hear from you. WorkSafeBC is a place where you can build your career. You'll be part of a team of bright and dedicated employees whose work promotes our mandate to improve health and safety of workplaces across the province. We offer a starting hourly wage of $20.85 plus benefits and programs that support a healthy lifestyle. What you'll do As an office assistant you will: * Perform front desk reception and clerical duties, including: filing, emailing, scanning, receiving telephone calls, providing general information, taking messages, forwarding calls as appropriate, and receiving and directing visitors * Obtain information from claimants, employers, or other parties as directed * Type a variety of material such as correspondence, forms, reports, and material involving technical and industrial terminology * Maintain appropriate files and distribute materials as needed * Receive, open, date stamp, sort, and forward mail as required * Provide intermittent back up as required for other levels of office assistants Is this a good fit for you? We're looking for someone who can: * Use Microsoft Word and Excel proficiently * Type a minimum of 45 words per minute * Provide outstanding customer service * Obtain and record information both orally and in writing Your experience and educational background: * Recent, related work experience in a clerical role * A minimum of grade 12 education To apply Visit www.worksafebc.com and select Careers to submit a resume and cover letter that details your characteristics, accomplishments, and prior work experience related to the requirements for the position. We can only accept applications submitted through our website. Thank you, in advance, for applying. Unfortunately, we're only able to contact those whose applications we will be pursuing further.