The Municipality of Chatham-Kent requires one or more Clerical Assistant/Case Aids in the Employment and Social Services Division at the Centre for Community Services in Chatham. This position would work a total of 35 hours per week, for a period of May 14, 2012 to August 31, 2012.

Core Values for the Municipality of Chatham-Kent

Respect/Equity

· We respect one and all by showing consideration for one another’s opinions, values, and beliefs

· We will be fair, impartial, and just in everything we do

Trust/Honesty/Integrity

· We believe in, have confidence in, and rely on, one another

· We will be truthful, courageous, trustworthy, and accountable for our actions

· We will be straightforward and ethical

· We will do the right thing

Teamwork

· What everybody does matters

· We will work willingly together to achieve the common goal to serve our customers

Communication

· We will listen, speak up and be heard

· Everyone knows what they need to know to do a good job

Safety

· We believe in a safe workplace for all

Responsibilities:

· Provide reception and support to customers at the Employment and Social Services office as well as our Employment Resource Centres

· Provide clerical assistance to Employment and Social Service staff, including assisting with the collection of information, data entry regarding clients into a dedicated computer systems, processing incoming and outgoing mail, records management

· Assist with special projects in partnership with community agencies and other municipal departments to support Employment and Social Service operations

· Assist with daily, monthly cheque production

Qualifications:

· This position is subject to receiving Federal or Provincial government student funding; the funding requires the summer student to be:

§ Attending school full-time in the spring of 2012 (normally ending April/May/June), and returning to school full-time in the fall of 2012 (normally starting August/September)

§ Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment

§ Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

§ Be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations

· Because of the responsibilities of this position, preference will be given to:

o Enrolled in a post-secondary university school program, specifically Social Work, Psychology, Sociology (or other related program)

o Experience in customer service and working with the public

o Administrative/clerical experience working in an office environment

· Experience working with families/individuals in need would be an asset

· Experience in crisis intervention would be an asset

· Experience with SDMT (Service Delivery Model Technology) would be an asset

· Advanced computer skills (i.e. Microsoft Office Word, Excel, etc.)

· Proven ability to demonstrate excellent attention to detail

· Because this position may be required to travel, a valid Province of Ontario driver's license with a reliable motor vehicle is preferred

· All summer students will be required to complete their Health & Safety and other on-line mandatory training before their first day of employment

Interviews:

Interviews are tentatively scheduled for the last two weeks in March 2012

Compensation:

This summer student position has an hourly wage rate of $11.00 to $12.50 (based on the 2011 student compensation plan), plus vacation and statutory benefits according to the employment standards act.

Applying:

Students interested in applying to a summer student position are asked to submit a Career Profile (found in each summer student job on our website) and resume to the address below. Please do not include a cover letter, or copies of transcripts, licenses, certificates, etc.

The Career Profile

ClericalCaseAideESS123CAREERPROFILE2012.doc

ClericalCaseAideESS123CAREERPROFILE2012.pdf

Please see ‘Completing a Career Profile and Writing a Resume for a summer position’ under student jobs on our website to help you with your application.

If submitting electronically, please include the municipal job title and municipal job number in your subject line, and include your name and phone number in the body of your e-mail. If submitting a Career Profile application form and resume via e-mail, please submit your documents in a MS Word (.doc or docx) or Adobe (.pdf) attachment. Please do not paste the application form into your email.

Applications must be received before 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 29, 2012:

Municipality of Chatham-Kent

Employment and Social Services

Ontario Works

435 Grand Avenue West

P.O. Box 1230

Chatham ON N7M 5L8

Attn: Program Manager, Employment and Social Services

Fax: (519) 351-5090

Email address: CKempsocserv@chatham-kent.ca

Applicant information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy legislation and will be used strictly for the purpose of candidate selection. We thank all candidates in advance; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is an equal opportunity employer.

Posting created by: Human Resources group.
Last updated: Saturday, February 04, 2012

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