Administrative Legal In-take (Summer Student Position)

This position will be directly accountable to the Office Manager, Assistant Executive Director and Legal Outreach Advocate.

Purpose

To train and provide work experience for one aboriginal student to gain skills as a Legal Secretary and/or Legal Advocate and in the area of Administrative Assistant.

Tasks

This individual will learn: Landlord and tenant law, arbitration, tribunals, negotiations, mental health and disability; social assistance/welfare; residential school; old age security; wills and estates; divorce and separation; employment; organizing meetings and workshops; maintain filing system; use of Word, Excel and the Internet to do research.  Assist with in-take process for clients; assist with completion of legal documents.

Requirements

• MUST be an Aboriginal Youth between the ages of 15 & 30 years of age.
• MUST have been a full-time student of 2017-18 and returning to school in the Fall of 2018.
• Preference will be given to Post Secondary but will consider High School preferably Grade 12 students.
• MUST provide current school transcripts.
• Able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Must be highly motivated, flexible, patient, understanding and personable.
• A driver’s license is considered an asset,
• It would be important to be able to work independently and in a team setting.
• Must be flexible and be willing work occasional evenings and weekends when required.
• Must be able to submit to a criminal record check and a driver’s abstract if applicable.

Salary - $11.35 / hour for 35 hours per week

Deadline:  May 31 , 2018 @ 12:00pm(noon)

Interview Date: Week of June 5th, 2018

Start Date:  June 20, 2018