Who we are:
Join our dynamic team within the Operations Division! We lead a safe, efficient, and sustainable transportation system, including maintaining highways, managing corridors, responding to emergencies, and working with communities and Indigenous partners to deliver services across Northern Ontario. Our work helps keep people, goods, and services moving safely, supporting both daily life and economic prosperity. Our goal is to make it easy for communities and businesses to connect, grow, and thrive.
What we offer:
We value resourceful self-starters, and we will match that drive with mentorship to ensure you are successful in the role. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills, gain valuable experience, and grow within our organization.
In this seasonal role, you will:
- answer/screen incoming telephone calls and respond to electronic inquiries
- schedule meetings and calendar management for managers
- provide financial administration support through processing financial transactions
- provide human resources-related support to managers with recruitment activities
- assist with the preparation of reports, correspondence, and other office-related documents
- maintain and order office supplies
- knowledge of basic office tasks related to finance, general administration and human resources
- ability to work with numbers to check spending, review expense claims, maintain accurate records
- ability to use programs like Word, Excel, and email to create a variety of documents and reports
- ability to manage time and set priorities
- organizational skills to keep work, records and files in order
- ability to solve problems, make decisions, and fix errors
- ability to schedule meetings, manage calendars, and keep track of office supplies
- ability to speak clearly and share information in a helpful and professional way
- ability to write and edit basic documents, emails, and letters; ensuring spelling, grammar, and formatting is correct
- ability to build positive relationships, share ideas, and support management and team goals
- 5% of gross pay in lieu of statutory holidays
- 5.75% per cent of vacation pay-in-lieu for continuous service of less than five (5) years
- 6% per cent of vacation pay-in-lieu of vacation credits, after five (5) consecutive years of employment
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
The Ontario Public Service is one of Ontario's largest employers. Employees work for 29 ministries, with offices in more than 70 cities across the province.
The OPS offers:
- a career that can grow across ministries and job functions
- an Employee and Family Assistance Program, which provides confidential counseling services
- inclusive counselling services, which provides confidential mental health support from professionals belonging to diverse communities
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.
Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:
- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy
