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S-26-081 | Office Agent, Principal Class [Temporary]
@ Eastern Townships School Board
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Overview
Eastern Townships School Board is hiring a temporary Office Agent, Principal Class, in Transportation Services in Sherbrooke, Quebec, from December 2026 to June 30, 2027. The role organizes and coordinates an administrative team, covers replacement bus drivers, and handles dispatch and transportation administration. The position is 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 10:30 am to 5:00 pm, paid $26.54 to $32.47 per hour.
Responsibilities:
- Coordonner, répartir et vérifier le travail de l'équipe administrative
- Coordonner les remplacements des chauffeurs d'autobus absents
- Gérer les réservations de transport et la répartition des déplacements
- Maintenir la communication avec chauffeurs, parents et partenaires
- Préparer documents, rapports et statistiques dans le respect des règlements
Requirements summary:
- Six années d'expérience pertinente
- Diplôme d'études secondaires ou diplôme de formation professionnelle
- Bilinguisme français et anglais, écrit et parlé
- Solides compétences en organisation et en analyse
- Maîtrise de MS Office et de l'environnement Google
- Connaissance des règlements en transport; GEOTAB un atout
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-10
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Administrative |
| Experience | 6+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Hours per week | 30 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English, French |
| Background checks | criminal record |
| Education | High school (required) |
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Eastern Townships School Board
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Full company description
The Eastern Townships School Board serves 20 elementary schools, three high schools across eight regional county municipalities (MRCs) in the beautiful Eastern Townships area in Quebec. Our two Vocational Training Centres and Adult Education Centre operate on multiple campuses located in Sherbrooke and Cowansville. Backed by a team of 1,400 dedicated employees, we are committed to student success and lifelong learning. 👉 Interested in joining our team? Explore our career opportunities at: https://atlas.workland.com/careers/etsb?open=jobs Notre commission scolaire regroupe 20 écoles primaires et trois écoles secondaires réparties dans huit MRC dans la magnigique région de l'Estrie. Nos deux centres de formation professionnelle et notre centre d’éducation des adultes sont situés sur plusieurs campus à Sherbrooke et à Cowansville. Notre communauté peut compter sur 1 400 employés dévoués, centrés sur la réussite éducative et l’apprentissage tout au long de la vie. 👉 Vous êtes intéressé à rejoindre notre équipe? Explorez nos occasions de carrières ici : https://atlas.workland.com/careers/etsb?open=jobs
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- Reported office locations
- 340 Rue Saint-Jean-Bosco, Magog, Quebec J1X 1K9, CA
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- Eastern Townships School Board
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- Consulting in integrating technology
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- and managing schools throughout the Eastern Townships region
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The Eastern Townships School Board serves 20 elementary schools, three high schools across eight regional county municipalities (MRCs) in the beautiful Eastern Townships area in Quebec. Our two Vocational Training Centres and Adult Education Centre operate on multiple campuses located in Sherbrooke and Cowansville. Backed by a team of 1,400 dedicated employees, we are committed to student success and lifelong…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education Administration Programs |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Magog, Quebec |
| Organization type | Educational |
| Specialties | Consulting in integrating technologyexchange programs at high school leveland managing schools throughout the Eastern Townships regionvocational trainingadult educationvocational centresadult educational centresjoblinksinternational students programpedagogical services |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 64 |
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Job title:
Office Agent, Principal Class
School / Centre / Department :
Transportation Services
Location :
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Workload & schedule :
30 hours per week
Monday to Friday, 10:30 am to 5:00 pm
Status :
Temporary
Desired effective Date :
December 2026 to June 30, 2027
Salary :
$26.54 - $32.47 per hour
Supervisor :
Director of Transportation Services
Nature of the work
The principal and customary work of an employee in this class of employment consists in organizing, coordinating and monitoring the work performed by his or her team composed of administrative support staff.
This class of employment also includes employees who perform principally and customarily highly specialized work characterized by the complexity, expertise and autonomy required.
Description of tasks
General tasks related to this class of employment
- Coordinates, distributes, and verifies the work and gives advice on the quality
- Ensures that deadlines are met
- Ensures staff training
- Determines the work schedule in his or her sector according to the instructions received, reminds persons concerned, in or outside the school board, of deadlines
- Carries out complex and specialized duties
- Find, prepares, and verifies data
- Prepares documents, statements, and reports, including the entry of data that he or she must interpret, if necessary, and that he or she locates in or outside the school board
- Deals with the public or with employees concerning, in particular, the methods of payment or collection or any other matter within his or her competence
- Uses necessary software to perform his or her duties related to: word processing, database entry, spreadsheets, and in-house programs
- May be required to help colleagues with the common software or programs used
- Coordinate replacements for absent bus drivers
- Ensure spare drivers are paid according to established procedures and regulations
- May calculate trip quotas, take extra-curricular activities trip reservations from schools, make necessary verifications, and dispatch them in accordance with established procedures
- May organize special transportation for schools or extracurricular activities, reserve and book drivers for late buses
- Maintain effective communication with drivers, parents, board services, partners, and resolve problems and issues within his or her competence
- Ensure the transportation service complies with the various administrative and legal obligations associated with the schoolboard, government agencies, and external organizations
- Prepare documents and handle various administrative tasks while ensuring that the applicable practices, regulations, directives, policies and procedures are respected
- Make suggestions and recommendations designed to improve the operations for which he or she is responsible
- May compile data and statistics
- Support the transportation technician and assistant director of transportation in the accomplishment of various tasks, including the planning of transportation circuits and the issuing of bus passes
- May perform any other related duties
Schooling
Meet one of the following profiles:
- Hold a Diploma of Vocational Studies in an appropriate specialty
- Hold a Secondary School Diploma or a diploma or attestation of studies recognized as equivalent by the competent authority.
Have six (6) years of pertinent experience
Other Requirements
- Bilingual (French and English), written and spoken
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Competent use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Google Environment
- Knowledge of the rules and regulations pertaining to transportation, as well as the basics of transportation planning and operations
- Knowledge of GEOTAB would be considered an asset
Only selected candidates will be contacted. The selection process will include an interview. It may also include ability and skills tests with regards to Word, Excel, problem solving and analytical skills.
Selected candidates will be required to:
- Authorize verification of their professional references
- Provide the required attestations of employment to validate the reported experience. Each letter must include: position held, start and end dates of employment, number of hours worked per week (or total for the employment), name, address and signature of the employer.
- Undergo criminal record checks and verification of behaviours that could reasonably compromise the safety and well-being of students (Law 47)
- Diplomas obtained outside Québec must be accompanied by a comparative evaluation issued by the Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI). Reviews from other organizations (e.g., WES) are not accepted.
- ETSB staff are subject to the Education Act and the Act respecting the laicity of the State. These laws provide, among other things, for all ETSB personnel to perform their duties with their faces uncovered. They also provide for the prohibition of the wearing of religious symbols, in particular for any member of staff who is on the premises of a school or centre or who is in the presence of a student.
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