Administrative Assistant - Health Services Director, WZ Women and Children's Health & Site Lead SSRH

​Req ID: 218772
Location: Western Zone, South Shore Regional Hospital  
Department: OPWZ Site Operations - SSR
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1 
MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 20-Apr-26

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Health Services Director, WZ Women and Children’s Health & Site Lead SSRH, the Administrative Assistant provides comprehensive administrative support to portfolio leadership and coordinates daily operations. The role supports quality standards, policies, and improvement initiatives at the site and provides client service to the Director. Additionally, the Assistant acts as a liaison between management, staff, physicians, and the community, offering confidential administrative services and ensuring the efficient operation of the SSRH Director Program and Department portfolio. The Administrative Assistant exhibits sound professional judgment and initiative while working within the framework of the Vision, Mission, and Values of Nova Scotia Health.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Post-Secondary diploma in a recognized office administration, business administration or secretarial program required
• Undergraduate degree is an asset
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience, providing administrative support and office coordination at the Executive level required
• Experience within healthcare and within an integrated service model provided throughout several locations with multiple partners and stakeholders is preferred
• International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) certification is an asset
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, prioritization and organizational skills
• Demonstrated competencies with advanced skills and abilities in all facets of modern office practices and technology and with information and meeting technologies (including Microsoft Office and Outlook, SAP, data theming software)
• Experience utilizing technology for meeting planning to create efficiencies and streamline tracking and retrieval of information
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, high degree of tact, judgment and confidentially
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent full-time position; 75 hours biweekly

Compensation and Benefits

$24.85 - $31.06 hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. 

​This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.