Administrative Assistant - Employee Experience Department (8 Weeks) Canada Summer Jobs

To be eligible, youth must:

be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period*

be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment** and

have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations

*The youth must be 15 years of age at the beginning of the employment period. The youth may be more than 30 years of age at the end of the employment period as long as the youth was 30 at the beginning of the employment period.

Who we are:

Canadian Mental Health Association Durham is an integrated community mental health and primary care hub that has been providing mental health services to Durham Region for over 60 years.

During that time, it has evolved to provide a broad range of services to individuals and their families experiencing mental health challenges, from information and education to case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, housing and primary healthcare. These services are provided through inter-professional teams focused on providing clinically based services that, in addition to dealing with client mental health issues, address social determinants of health using the recovery model.

OVERVIEW

This position provides administrative support to the Employee Experience Department within the Canadian Mental Health Association Durham (CMHA Durham).

RESPONSIBILITIES

Provides administrative support to the Employee Experience department

Maintains and develops filing systems within the Employee Experience department

Provides data entry as directed

Filing, printing, and storing documents

Assisting with updating training and onboarding documents

Conducts file audits and coordinates the office archiving project as required

Scanning of various documents and organizing them in the appropriate drive

Other duties as assigned by management

SKILLS

Outgoing and willing to take initiative

Highly organized with strong attention to detail

Excellent customer service, interpersonal and conflict resolution skills

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook)

EFFORT

Sits at desk, stands and walks daily to perform the duties of the job

Concentration, attentiveness and creativity required daily to answer inquiries, format documents, prepare documents, listen to staff and colleagues, etc.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Works in an office environment

Exposure to distractions, interruptions and deadlines

Little exposure to potential hazard

Deadline for application is May 1, 2026

CMHA Durham endorses the principles of workforce diversity. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Accommodations are available upon request.