Receptionist, People & Culture

Our People & Culture team is looking for a detail-oriented Receptionist with good customer service skills to perform a variety of clerical and administrative duties. If you’re a self-starter and enjoy assisting internal and external clients, plus varied administrative work, consider joining us for this temporary opportunity.

This is a temporary role for five months.

How you’ll make a difference: You’ll build and empower teams that serve workers and employers across B.C.

Where you’ll work

In this role, you'll work onsite in our Richmond office five days a week.

• Provide administrative and clerical support including filing, emailing, scanning, receiving phone calls, providing general information, taking messages, and forwarding calls as appropriate
• Monitor shared mailboxes and answer queries
• Receive, sort, and forward internal and external mail as required
• Support processes such as invoice reconciliation, scheduling departmental meetings and managing meeting room requests.
• Consistently model the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, and forward thinking

We’re looking for someone who can:

• Provide outstanding customer service
• Multi-task in a dynamic environment

Your background and experience

• A minimum of grade 12 education
• 1-2 years of customer service or administrative experience
• Use Microsoft Word proficiently
• Experience in a Human Resources related role is preferred.

Important to know

Before we can finalize any offer of employment, you must:

• Confirm you’re legally entitled to work in Canada

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We’re honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What’s it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It’s challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflects the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Learn more: Discover who we are.

Our benefits

Being part of WorkSafeBC means being part of a strong, committed team. Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package may include vacation, optional leave arrangements, health care and dental benefits, and contributions toward your retirement pension. We also offer continuous learning opportunities, leadership development programs, and tuition reimbursement to make your career at WorkSafeBC rewarding. As a member of our team, you'll have access to services and benefits that can help you get the most out of work — and life.

Learn more: Find out what we offer.

Salary: $25.41/hourly

Want to apply?

• Applications are welcomed immediately, however must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date.
• Please note that we will be starting assessments prior to the closing date.
• We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.