General Office Assistant / Receptionist
Location: Chilliwack (sometimes Abbotsford)
Primarily located at our Chilliwack office, Baker Newby has a unique opening for a General Office Assistant / Receptionist. We would ask that potential applicants note that attending our Abbotsford office to perform these same duties listed below may also be required from time to time, with compensation made for travel.
The scope of duties include, but are not limited to:
– Standard supporting administrative processes such as: filing, time entry, scanning and digital filing, photocopying and document/binder assembly;
– Preparing simple correspondence and client invoicing;
– Reception shifts and coverage: answering the phone and greeting clients/service providers while our full-time Receptionist(s) are absent or attending to other daily matters;
– Other general office tasks as assigned by the Administrator and Paralegals.
It remains to be determined, depending on interested candidates, if this may also potentially be suitable as a part-time opportunity. A sample schedule could be Monday through Friday, 9:00 pm – 3:00 pm., while children are in school for example, but this is negotiable and would need to be flexible. Preferred applicants seeking a part-time opportunity MUST possess the flexibility to be available full-time or longer hours during planned or unexpected absences of our full-time Reception staff.
This may also potentially be an opportunity for past mature Legal Administrative Assistants who may have left the profession to raise a family, who wish to return to a lighter duty legal career on a partial-day basis.
Other preferred candidates may have some law firm or family law exposure, but experience in any professional services environment will be considered and asset. The ideal candidate must possess a strong sense of professionalism with both a professional demeanor and appearance.
An important criteria for the successful candidate is their sincere interest in ongoing general administrative and reception employment. In your application, please explain why this type of position is preferable for you, and describe the reasons why partial days may be preferable for you (if that is your preference), and the circumstances by which you are flexible when you may be required full-time. Note that the responsibilities and further obligations of this position will not grow much beyond this initial requirement.
$20 – $30 per hour and wholly commensurate with maturity and related experience / Group RRSP matching after 1 year of employment.
While we appreciate all interest, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.