Posted 19 days ago
Clerical Spareboard
@ School District #61 (Greater Victoria)
Victoria, British Columbia
Overview
School District #61 (Greater Victoria) is hiring for a Clerical Spareboard position that covers replacement work across its schools and departments, including School Administrative Assistant, Secretarial Clerk, Accounts Clerk and School Assistant roles. The work is on an as-needed basis for 16 to 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday between 8:00am and 3:30pm, with pay of $26.97 to $34.43 per hour plus 13% in lieu of benefits under the CUPE Collective Agreement.
Pay:
$26.97–$34.43 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Cover administrative roles across District schools
- Greet parents and students and direct incoming calls
- Prepare documents, spreadsheets and newsletters
- Process monies for projects and school operations
- Supervise students when required
Requirements summary:
- Office administration certificate
- Bookkeeping skills
- 50+ WPM or data entry equivalency
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Comfortable with face-to-face communication
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Job-board feed · applytoeducation
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-18
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-16
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-07
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Administrative |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | School |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Trade certificate (required) |
| Fields of study | Office administration, Bookkeeping |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
School District #61 (Greater Victoria)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 8 |
The Greater Victoria School District provides public educational services to over 20,000 students in the Greater Victoria Area, encompassing six municipalities. To provide this service, the District has a current operating budget of $260 million and employs approximately 3,500 staff; which includes teachers, principals and vice-principals, support staff, psychologists, speech and language pathologists and exempt managerial staff.
Our District is seeking people with an expertise in office administration and who wish to start a career in our schools and District Departments. If you are available Monday-Friday between 8:00am and 3:30pm then this may be the opportunity to make your knowledge and expertise count. On an as-needed basis you may work Monday through Friday for 16 to 35 hours, but not on major holidays, Christmas, Spring Break or during the summer months. It could be a perfect fit for you.
As part of our administrative spareboard, you may be called to replace a School Administrative Assistant, Secretarial Clerk, Accounts Clerk or School Assistant, all with a different rate of pay. (All jobs are described on our website.) Some of the duties may include greeting parents and students, directing incoming calls, preparing documents, spreadsheets and newsletters, supervising students, and processing monies for projects and expenses for on-going operations. Starting on our spareboard will allow you to gain experience in any of our 47 schools and can lead to continuing employment when you are ready.
This position falls within the CUPE Collective Agreement at a pay rate of $26.97-$34.43 per hour plus 13% in lieu of benefits, depending on assignment. The hours and location of work will vary based on the needs of the school.
This position requires individuals to have 50+ WPM or data entry equivalency; completion of an office administration certificate and bookkeeping skills. Applicants must have sound clerical/office skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office, ability to work independently with minimal supervision, be willing to adapt to a changing work environment and be comfortable with face to face communication with the general public.
For a detailed job description,
Please submit your cover letter, résumé and references to:
Human Resource Services
Greater Victoria School District #61
By Email:
The District thanks all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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