School Based Administrative Assistant Substitute List

Competition #: 000C8-Jul1524C
Position: School Based Administrative Assistant Substitute List
Location: Various Locations (See Notes)
Department:
Assignment: Casual Administrative Assistant 2024-2025
Status: Casual/Sub
Start Date: Thursday, September 05 2024
End Date:
Posted: Monday, July 15 2024 12:00 PM
Deadline: Friday, May 30 2025 12:00 PM

Details:

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education is accepting applications for the Substitute Administrative Assistant List for the 2024-25 school year.

Substitute employees are eligible to accept day-to-day and short term assignments to provide support to schools when permanent employees are away. HRCE has 137 school locations so, depending on where you live, there is potential for steady and frequent substitute work.

Candidates must create an online resume in order to apply. Please ensure your resume is completed in full, including the questionnaire section of the online resume, and outlines any relevant qualifications and experience. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Completion of a diploma/certificate program from a recognized institution in Office Administration/Management, Secretarial Science, or an acceptable equivalent obtained through relevant job training and experience.
• Minimum two years recent experience in a fast-paced office environment utilizing an advanced computer system with proficiency in word processing, spreadsheets and databases;
• Willingness to train in job-related software programs including an advanced Student Information System.

Rate of pay is $22.47 per hour effective September 1, 2024 and there is potential for regular work.

Upon review of applications, qualified candidates will be contacted via email to schedule an interview. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Following completion of a successful interview and positive reference checks, candidates will be contacted and required to provide the following before being added to the substitute list:

• Current Criminal Records Check with Vulnerable Sector Check - available from your local Police or RCMP detachment or online at www.mybackcheck.com (please share your results with the Halifax Regional School Board). Must be issued within the past six months.
• Child Abuse Registry Search Results - CAR - Search Results completed within the last six months from the NS Department of Community Services (complete application at - https://www.novascotia.ca/coms/families/abuse/documents/CAR-4001_Request_for_Search_Form_A.pdf ).

You do NOT have to be a substitute to apply and be considered for term and permanent job postings with HRCE.

Returning Substitutes & Term Employees wishing to substitute do NOT need to apply to the substitute posting. Confirm your intent to return to active substituting by completing the online Substitute Confirmation Form accessible via myHRCE .

Please refer to job description for further details.

Nova Scotia's Regional Centres for Education and the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) are committed to an inclusive education system that supports the well-being and achievement of every student and is high-quality, culturally and linguistically responsive.

The Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) is actively working to hire individuals from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, to work toward equitable representation within all employee groups. Equitable hiring strengthens the knowledge and expertise in our schools, and supports our public education system in establishing schools as safe, caring, and accessible learning spaces that support all students. This will provide opportunities for students to see themselves reflected throughout their schools, learning resources, and within their learning experiences.

HRCE has a Recruitment, Selection and Hiring of Staff Policy and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly people of African Nova Scotian, African Canadian and African ancestry and Mi'kmaw/Indigenous ancestry, in compliance with the applicable collective agreements or terms and conditions of employment. Applicants are encouraged to complete the Diversity Management section under the Questionnaire heading in the online resume.

Thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Employment with the Halifax Regional Centre for Education is contingent upon providing a satisfactory Criminal Records Check with a Vulnerable Sector Search and Child Abuse Registry Search.