Administrative Support - Addictions and Mental Health

Why Work for SOAR Community Services

About SOAR Community Services

SOAR Community Services (formerly St. Leonard's Community Services) has been an established part of the community for more than 55 years, and is accredited for our excellence in serving children, youth, adults, and families.

Our ​​Purpose

We support people to achieve new heights.

We do this by:

  • Delivering quality services
  • Coordinating care
  • Partnering with others
  • Supporting staff success
  • Continuously improving our services

Our ​​Principles

  • Empowered Client Voices
  • Clarity with Compassion
  • Unified by Teamwork
  • Integrity Through Consistency
  • Inclusion in Action
  • Leadership Through Empowerment
  • Community Connected Care
  • Adaptation and Innovation
  • Governance in Partnership
Type
Temporary
Location
Brantford, ON
Salary
Starting at $40,716.00 annually
Positions
1
Posted
Expires
Hours of Work

37.5 hours per week. Monday-Friday with flexibility for evening work. 

Duties

We are recruiting for a Temporary Full Time Administrative Support position. This role is a vital part of our Addictions and Mental Health Program, supporting all staff within the multi-program division of Addictions and Mental Health Services through providing information, referral services, and administrative support. 

  • Maintains a mailing list, which includes internal and external stakeholders.

  • Catalogues and maintains an electronic centralized resource library required for program delivery.

  • Collates Naloxone data for Ministry of Health submissions.

  • Monitors stock and orders Naloxone supplies for Agency.

  • Monitors office supplies and equipment, makes recommendations for purchases, completes purchase orders and places approved orders.

  • Assists with the management of departmental petty cash, as required.

  • Accepts payment for client file requests.

  • Makes minor purchases of program supplies and provides receipts.

  • Designs, coordinates and updates client and staff information boards.

  • Provides first response to client issues, including giving guidance, assisting with equipment and managing difficult situations.  

  • Greets and screens clients to determine eligibility for services and refers to appropriate personnel or agency.

Qualifications

  • Minimum Grade 12, college preferred, minimum 3 years’ administration experience

  • Must be able to work well under pressure, while providing exceptional client service, strong verbal and written communication skills

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and working with databases

  • Must have reliable transportation

Eligibility

  • Eligible to work in Canada
  • Vacant Position

Benefits

  • Salary: Starting at $40,716.00 annually.

  • Benefits: Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for staff and their families.

  • Time off: 60 hours of personal leave, and 15 hours of wellness time (pro-rated first year).

  • RSP/TFSA matching for eligible staff.

  • A supportive, values-driven workplace that prioritizes your well-being.

How to Apply

Ready to Make an Impact?

We’re looking for someone passionate about empowering client voices, connection in community care and inclusion in action! If that’s you, we want to hear from you.

 

Start Date: As soon as possible 

Contract End Date: January 31st, 2027

Apply by: July 14th, 2026    |   Reference: Temp. FT Admin Support – A&MH

Email Applications to: recruit@soarcs.ca

Our Commitment to Job Seekers

SOAR Community Services is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.  We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation.  The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant.  We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory.  We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land.  We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.

SOAR Community Services is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging within our workplace and across the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals with lived and living experience and from members of equity-deserving groups, including Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and persons with disabilities. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you require accommodations as part of the hiring process, please let us know so that we may arrange for their provision

Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.