Part-Time Temporary Administrative Support

Chinook’s Edge School Division invites applications for a part-time temporary (0.8 FTE with the potential for 1.0 FTE) Administrative Support position at École Deer Meadow School (Grades 5-8) in Olds. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing invoices for payment, recording deposits, recording school fee payments to accounts, setting up fees, forms and hot lunches in the online payment system, reviewing transactions in budget and school generated funds (SGF) and making necessary changes by journal entry. Other duties include reviewing timesheets where necessary, reviewing Division Visa cards for employees at the school and ensuring coding and receipts are correct for submission to the Division Office. Responsibilities also include reception, updating student records, general office duties, and public relations. Preference will be given to candidates with experience working with formal accounting training. Experience in the entire MS Office Suite software and Google applications are essential. Individuals will possess an excellent work ethic, written and oral communication skills, time management skills and flexibility. Prior school experience would be an asset.

We ask that applicants prepare both a cover letter and resume, complete with the names and telephone numbers of three current work related references. Cover letters can be addressed to Mike Garrow, Associate Superintendent-People Services, Chinook’s Edge School Division. Applications for this posting will only be accepted through ApplyToEducation, by clicking APPLY on this page. Applications will not be accepted by email.

Applications will be accepted until 11:59 pm, Tuesday, October 1, 2024. The successful applicant will be required to provide a Criminal Record check.

Chinook’s Edge is one of the largest school divisions in the province, serving over 11,000 students in 40 Central Alberta schools between Calgary and Red Deer. Our schools are located in 13 small communities that sprawl east and west from the Highway 2 corridor, conveniently providing Chinook’s Edge staff and families with the best of both worlds: a friendly, healthy and affordable small-town lifestyle combined with the proximity to big city amenities! Plus, the world famous Rocky Mountains are a short drive away. The Chinook’s Edge reputation for staff and student wellness, our family-friendly communities that boast easy access to exciting cultural and recreational opportunities, and our highly regarded quality learning environments make us a desirable division in which to live, learn, work and play! For more information on Chinook’s Edge School Division, please check our website (www.cesd73.ca).

By virtue of the submission of an application, the applicant agrees that the Supervisor or designate can contact previous employers for the purpose of conducting confidential reference checks whether or not the applicant has listed a reference for that employer.

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those individuals selected for interviews will be contacted. Resumes of individuals not granted an interview will not be kept on file.

We respectfully acknowledge that the schools within Chinook’s Edge School Division are situated on Treaty 6 and 7 land, home of the First Nations (Dene, Nehiyawak (Cree), Nakoda, Anishinaabe, Niitsitapi (Blackfoot Confederacy), Tsuu T’ina), the Métis Nation of Alberta, and Inuit Peoples. From the majestic mountain views, vast prairies, and skies of the chinook arch, we express gratitude for the beauty and abundance these lands provide. In recognizing the harmony of earth, plants, water, and wind that breathe life into all we do, we strive to learn and grow as a community while cherishing individual differences. This land acknowledgment represents our commitment to reconciliation, connecting us to those who once walked these lands and forging a path together for the generations to come.