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
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
Please forward your resume and covering letter to:
Cyndi Stevens, Executive Director
3555 - 4th Avenue
Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 4H3
Please Note: Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. For further information, and to complete an application form, please contact Jeff Jeffries or Michelle Shiner at (250) 723-8281 and email resume and cover letter to;m.jeffries@pafriendshipcenter.com