Administrative assistant vacancy in Canada

An Administrative Assistant, or Administrative Aide, is responsible for supporting an administrative professional to help them stay organized and complete tasks that allow them to focus on more advanced responsibilities. Their duties organizing meetings for Administrators, greeting office visitors and composing documents on behalf of Administrators.

Administrative Assistant Duties and Responsibilities

The core duties and responsibilities of an Administrative Assistant revolve around supporting others. Their job duties can vary widely, not just from job to job, but from day to day at the same job. On any given day, they may perform a variety of tasks, such as:

• Answer phones and greet visitors

• Schedule appointments and maintain calendars

• Schedule and coordinate staff and other meetings

• Collate and distribute mail

• Prepare communications, such as memos, emails, invoices, reports and other correspondence

• Write and edit documents from letters to reports and instructional documents

• Create and maintain filing systems, both electronic and physical