F/T Office Assistant Needed for a Fun Swim School!

Description

Our fun, friendly, fast-paced team supports our Office Assistants with the right tools and training crucial to their growth and success. We provide (free of charge) an exceptional training program (40 hours) whereby you are paired with one of our current Office Assistants for one-on-one, on-the-job training, providing a real, authentic learning experience.

Over the past 25 years, our swim school has been recognized in the Lower Mainland as a leader in aquatic education. We are proud to say that our unique learn-to-swim program has taught thousands of children to learn to swim in 1/4 of the time.

No two days look alike. If you want to change lives, be treated like family, and like fun challenges, this may be your new job.

❓ WHY US:
- Competitive wage: $20-25 per hour (based on experience).
- We offer a $1000 agreement fulfillment bonus when you complete the full term of your agreement with us.
- Our interview process is quick and easy (mostly done online).

🌟 SELLING POINTS:
- This is a hybrid position once training is complete (1 day at home and 4 days in office)
- Frequent admin get togethers
- No face-to-face interactions with clients and no phone calls
- Full-time position
- Long-term employment
- Casual work environment with no dress code
- Small, intimate team
- Every day looks different!

✏️ REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Written and oral English (excellent)
- Attention to detail (excellent)
- Reading comprehension (excellent)
- Microsoft Word (intermediate)
- Microsoft Excel (intermediate)
- Google Docs (intermediate)
- Google Sheets (intermediate)
- Google Drive (intermediate)

🍀 NOT REQUIRED, BUT WOULD BE AN ASSET (will be trained):
- Fast typer (~50wpm with willingness to improve)
- Jackrabbit
- Squarespace
- Slack
- Trello
- Mac computers and Apple products (or able to learn quickly)
- Previous experience with a small business

⭐️ JOB TASKS:
60% of the position consists of Office Assistant Tasks:
- General office clerk duties (printing, filing, editing documents, organizing and maintaining office)
- Work closely with the owner and director of operations to prepare various projects and documents within a short timeframe
- Enter/edit information into our student database
- Conduct basic research

40% of the position consists of Personal Assistant Tasks:
- Booking appointments
- Making Amazon purchases
- Organize workspace
- Assisting the owner in day-to-day life

❤️ DESIRED ATTRIBUTES:
- Reliable
- Calm and composed under pressure
- Organized
- Flexible
- Patient
- Tech savvy
- Highly trainable
- Learns quickly
- Able to multitask

🎁 WANT A GIFT?:

If you know someone who you think could be a great Office Assistant, please complete this form with their name and contact information and we will reach out to them directly.

If your recommended candidate gets hired, you will receive either:
1. Gift card: a $200 Amazon gift card.
2. Swim lessons: one full session of swim lessons FREE (valued at $550).

💲 COMPENSATION:

$20-25 per hour (based on experience)

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