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