Receptionist

Defence Construction Canada (DCC) invites you to consider joining our Halifax team!

The Receptionist provides high-quality, timely, efficient and effective front-office support. The incumbent performs various day-to-day reception duties, including escorting visitors, providing security passes, and answering and directing telephone calls. The Receptionist also maintains a file of employee contact information, and verifies and sorts office deliveries.

KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES

The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:

Primary

• Greet visitors appropriately and direct them as needed
• Provide security passes and monitor visitor access
• Verify and sign for office deliveries and prepare shipments
• Answer telephone calls, respond to inquiries or redirect them to the appropriate person
• Maintain list of employee contact information
• Manage inventory of office and safety supplies
• Pick-up, collect and sort mail
• Ensure overall order and tidiness of office, including light cleaning duties and maintaining cleaning logs
• Ensure boardroom computers are logged into regularly to receive required updates, and provide support to meetings and events
• Records and information management support

Other

• Carry out basic filing
• Other duties as assigned

SKILLS

General and Specific Knowledge

• Administrative best practices
• Database management

Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience

• Minimum: high school diploma with one year of relevant experience, or the equivalent

Abilities

• Use applicable computer software and operating systems
• Demonstrate attention to detail and interpersonal skills

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

• Provide occasional functional guidance to employees

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Typical office environment with occasional physical activity

Check out your benefits

Working with us offers excellent opportunities for growth and advancement-and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages valued at between 25 and 30% of your salary.

Your package includes:

Health and Wellness

• 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, and health and dental premiums
• $400 wellness allowance to help cover expenses such as a gym membership
• $2,500 for mental health services on top of regular $2,500 paramedical coverage
• Telus Virtual Health Care and $750 Health Care Spending Account for some expenses not covered under provincial plans

Home and Family

• Life, accidental-death, and short-term disability insurance
• Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
• Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for up to 37 weeks
• Flexible workplace options, including $400 allowance every two years, to support working from home

Leave and Retirement

• Public-service pension
• Comprehensive vacation and other paid-leave plans, along with enhanced travel benefits coverage