This is an Employees-Only competition: You must be a current employee of the District of Saanich to be considered.
The Parks Division is seeking a Parks Development Aide to support Saanich Parks’ development review team in delivering housing while protecting natural assets. The successful applicant will perform a variety of accounting, record keeping, administration and technical support activities related to reviewing and processing development applications such as subdivisions, rezonings, development permits, building permits, tree removal permits and complying with other environmental regulations. Duties include financial calculations, maintaining and tracking paper and digital records, supporting FOI requests, preparing statistical reports, correspondence and other technical documents. The Parks Development Aide provides advanced technical information, supports continuous improvement and provides clerical support as required.
Requirements include: Grade 12 or equivalent; one year of post-secondary courses in accounting or bookkeeping and in general office or public administration; three years of related clerical or administrative support experience in an office environment, including experience in supporting bylaw enforcement or legislation administration and permit issuance including 1 year supporting programs related to the natural environment; Proficient in keyboarding; considerable experience or training in standard computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, accounting software packages, electronic mail and internet; training or experience in current corporate software applications including customized in-house databases, corporate accounting software package, and a cashier program; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
The successful candidate will work Monday - Friday between 8:00 am – 4:30 p.m. (40 hours a week). In addition to the interview process, testing will be conducted.