Administrative Assistant III

at  Metro Vancouver

Department: Water Services
Employee Group: Teamsters Local 31
Location: 4515 Central Boulevard, Burnaby
Salary Range/ Wage Rate: PG T15 $2,137.30 - $2,510.68 bi-weekly

• Performs complex clerical and administrative duties for a superior and/or the superior’s subordinates; arranges appointments, meetings and logistics; maintains calendars; screens callers; processes confidential material; and prepares routine correspondence.
• Assembles, collates, edits, formats and types a variety of technical and administrative materials and other data for referral or action such as letters, notices, contracts, specifications, requisitions, progress estimates, reports, presentations, budget estimates, agendas, minutes and speeches.
• Takes instructions from and performs clerical and typing duties for a group of professional and technical employees.
• Prepares, posts and maintains soft and hard copy files and records using databases and electronic file management systems and in accordance with corporate records management standards.
• Processes incoming and outgoing mail, couriers and payments related to the work; and maintains office supplies.
• Retrieves and compiles statistical information and data; provides direction and assistance on a variety of office operations; and assigns clerical and typing duties to direct reports as required.
• Ensures for preparation, printing, deadlines adherence and distribution of committee agendas, minutes and materials; and attends meetings and takes minutes.
• Performs some duties of clerical superior in their absence.
• Enters and processes invoices, timesheet entries, work orders, purchase orders, requisitions, training and travel requests, expense claims, membership fees, tenant applications, accounts and notices, credit checks and cheque requisitions and other materials.
• Provides a variety of factual information and assistance to staff, business and government contacts and the public.
• Performs related work as required.