Position Description:
We seek a health and environment enthusiast to join our small and vibrant team at Life Without Plastic part-time as our new Office & Administration Lead. This person would assist the team with various projects and tasks across the board from packing orders, creating shipping labels, organising files, entering data, website upkeep, accounting, customer service, and whatever else the week brings!
There is room to grow in this position and take on more responsibility to assist with other things such as customer service supervision, inventory management, more advanced accounting tasks, marketing, and more. To some extent the ambition and competency of the candidate will help define the possible tasks.
The ideal candidate will embrace a challenge, is ready to wear many hats, is comfortable learning new web tools, and is ready to proactively seek out solutions when they hit a roadblock.
We are searching for someone who is resourceful, self-confident (but able to ask questions when stumped about something), and who proactively makes the most of their time. Additionally, someone who is reliable, communicative, exceptionally detail-oriented, and who loves to stay organised. Students welcome!
Necessary Criteria:
Can commute to the office in Gatineau (Hull), Quebec weekly
Completed high school
Comfortable with computers
Comfortable with light manual work (packing orders, applying labels, moving boxes, etc.)
Positive team player
Resourceful self-starter
Organised and detail-oriented
Able to work primarily in English
Assets:
Comfortable communicating in both English and French
Experience with customer service
Experience with research, data entry, or bookkeeping
Experience with social media platforms and newsletter building
Experience with online selling platforms such as Amazon and Etsy
Experience with Excel, Google Suite, Quickbooks Online
Experience with websites / e-commerce
Application deadline: September 9, 2022, but we are looking to fill this position ASAP so we may begin interviewing earlier
Start Date: September 2022
Duration: Open-ended
Full or Part-time: Part-time 7-20 hours per week
Salary: $18.00/ hour
How to Apply:
If you have a passion for the environment, are excited about this opportunity, and meet the criteria above we look forward to hearing from you! Please submit your resume and a cover letter by email to hello@lifewithoutplastic.com no later than September 9, 2022, including the following:
Why you would like to work for Life Without Plastic
Confirmation that you are legally entitled to work in Canada (i.e., are a Canadian citizen or have a Canadian work visa)