Administrative Support III
Your Opportunity:
This Administrative Support III position is the first point of contact for clients who call and attend the Grief Support Program for counseling. Given the sensitive nature of the Program, the ability to provide an empathic and understanding response to the bereaved who call and attend appointments is of utmost importance. This position requires the ability to focus and multitask within a fast-paced environment. The successful applicant will facilitate initial phone intakes for potential clients, which are often emotional in nature. As part of an established Administrative team, this role requires flexibility and initiative, as well as judgment and discretion in dealing with bereaved clients. It also requires the management of multiple competing demands such as conducting appointment and group reminder calls, managing clinician schedules, ongoing schedule change requests, and regular interruptions. Duties include: Registration of new clients. Booking and scheduling client appointments. Completing registrations accurately and completely in Connect Care. Supporting a busy clinical team. Preparation and support for grief group sessions. Building and maintaining counselor and group schedules/templates. General office duties, including faxing, filing, minute taking and managing mail. Includes other administrative duties as operationally required. Demonstrated ability to maintain a professionalism, manage stressful situations with empathy, and remain calm, courteous, sensitive and tactful with both colleagues and clients at all times is required. The schedule for the .6 is currently Monday/Thursday/Friday but is subject to change if operational needs require.
Description:
As an Administrative Support III, you will require advanced administrative or specialized skills and knowledge to support complex procedures, practices and initiatives within a department or program.
- Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta
- Classification: Administrative Support III
- Union: AUPE GSS
- Unit and Program: Grief Support Program
- Primary Location: Richmond Road Diag Treat Centr
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.60
- Posting End Date: 10-JUL-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 27-JUL-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 6
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $25.72
- Maximum Salary: $31.25
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of Grade 12 or equivalent.
Additional Required Qualifications:5 years of administrative experience in a health care, mental health or counselling environment. Experience and proficiency with Connect Care. Experience and proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications.
Preferred Qualifications:+5 years of administrative experience in a health care, mental health or counselling environment. Post secondary education related to administrative support and/or human services. Experience with booking appointments and client registration.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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