general office worker

Additional Information

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 30 hours per week
• Education: No degree, certificate or diploma
• Experience: 1 to less than 7 months

Work setting

• General office

Tasks

• Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
• Receive and forward telephone or electronic enquiries
• Maintain and prepare reports from manual or electronic files, inventories, mailing lists and databases
• Sort, process and verify applications, receipts and other documents
• Process incoming and outgoing mail manually or electronically
• Send and receive messages
• Perform basic bookkeeping tasks
• Compile data, statistics and other information
• Prepare invoices and bank deposits
• Provide general information to clients and the public
• Photocopy and collate documents for distribution, mailing and filing
• Order office supplies and maintain inventory
• File material in storage area
• Label files according to retention and disposal schedules
• Label, file and retrieve documents
• Locate and remove files requested
• Organize and schedule office work
• Prepare and monitor contracts and budgets
• Store, update and retrieve financial data
• Perform data entry
• Provide customer service

Computer and technology knowledge

• MS Word
• MS Excel

Area of specialization

• Reports
• Forms and records
• Invoices

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail

Personal suitability

• Creativity
• Efficiency
• Goal-oriented
• Hardworking
• Integrity
• Positive attitude
• Quick learner
• Time management
• Accurate
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability