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Applications will be accepted until Friday, September 5, 2025 at 11:59pm.
Purpose
Responsible for scheduling all paramedic employees and to provide administrative and clerical support services to the PS department. Also provides administrative support to the Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Program.
Responsibilities
General
- Lead and coordinate all components of scheduling human resources for the PS department.
- Provides administrative support to the PS department.
- Provides administrative support to the PAD program.
- Sorts and files confidential documents. For example; Ambulance patient care call reports, payroll information, investigations involving paramedic staff, and incident/occurrence reports.
- Preparing drafts and updating operational manuals and forms as directed and distributing same to staff.
- Attend applicable team meetings and management meetings as directed.
- Backup for coordinating management and labour management meetings. For example; books rooms, typing and distributing agendas and minutes, maintaining files, ordering refreshments, etc.
- Backup for booking appointments for Managers.
- Backup for coordinating the completion of documentation in conjunction with various Managers, for payroll, MOHLTC, Base Hospital regarding the hiring of new staff.
- Directs telephone inquiries, complaints and emergencies to proper staff.
- Professionally deals with County paramedic employees, the public and their concerns.
- Receives and codes invoices to the correct G/L account for signing by the Director.
- Ensures staff expense forms include all required information for approval and are submitted to the Director.
- Determines eligibility for paramedic meal allowances as per collective agreement by running GPS stop reports for approval by Director.
- Responsible for data entry of accounts payable invoices into the accounting software.
- Responsible for completion for payroll of part time paramedics, backup for full time paramedics and administrative staff within the scheduling software, and ensuring that accurate payroll information is entered.
- Responsible for balancing payroll in the accounting software and ensures data is accurate.
- Responsible for maintaining staff union and non-union tracking of banked hours, vacation and sick time.
- Responsible for completion of seniority lists and to update in the scheduling software.
- Responsible for maintaining a data base for Human Resources Inventory as per the legislation regarding qualifications as outlined in the Ambulance Act, R.R.O 257/00.
- Prepares reports, correspondence and presentation material, etc. relating to maintenance of staff qualifications.
- Responsible for maintaining personnel records in a confidential manner.
- Posts job vacancies, receives, and forwards resumes.
- In accordance with the collective agreement, develop and maintain staffing schedules including co-ordination of the replacement of staff as required for the monthly and daily scheduling needs.
- Maintains and coordinates the scheduling software which includes; maintaining up to date contact information for each paramedic, maintaining and updating accuracy for each paramedics schedule, ensuring end of shift overtime and overtime shifts are accurate.
- Preparation of schedule for all paramedics each month, maintaining and updating as changes occur.
- Shift scheduling (Monday through Friday during office hours) for replacing sick and ensuring that the Supervisors are aware of needs.
- Maintaining paramedic availability format for managers and staff, to use for shift replacement.
- Assists in completing purchase orders for equipment, etc. as per the OPS Managers requirements.
- Assists with maintaining accurate records on all ambulances in Maintenance Management System.
- Assists in coordinating that all records are maintained in a confidential manner.
- Assists in the tracking of performance appraisal completion and ensuring Duty Supervisors are given the appropriate information to complete.
- Prepare mail out and tabulate results of customer satisfaction surveys.
- Scheduling training and re-certifications for PAD sites within Grey County.
- Completing site spot checks to ensure proper adherence to Grey County PAD program policies.
- Managing the ordering of supplies for sites and for the program.
- Updating the defibrillator units when needed or when recalls may occur.
- Developing and maintaining the website application for Grey County PAD program.
- Ensuring all sites and new sites have completed and signed the Grey County PAD Agreement Memorandum of Understanding.
- Liaison with Heart and Stroke Foundation for budget and new units during needs analysis.
- Working with PAD Coordinator to develop and roll out public relations and community announcements.
- Liaison with Heart and Stroke Foundation for any public service training and announcements.
- Recommended but not mandatory to hold CPR Instructor certification.
- Provide assistance to site as required.
- Site visits for quality and assurance purposes.
- Answers telephone calls for general information about the department, refers calls to appropriate staff; takes messages as required.
b. Liaise with staff of the Base Hospital, CACC, MOHLTC, other County departments, Paramedics and Suppliers.
c. Maintains communications with staff at various bases via telephone, email and inter-office mail.
- Directs public complaints and concerns to appropriate staff.
- Assists with maintaining a complaint database and ensuring that complaints have been resolved.
- Responsible, as an employee, for occupational health and safety practices.
- Performs such other associated duties and tasks as may be assigned from time to time.
Works primarily in the Grey County administrative office location in Owen Sound. Works in an accessible area with visitors and staff who require assistance and information. Will be required to work occasional overtime to meet demands of the job.
This position is required to work on a 7 day per week rotating schedule. The shifts are 10 hour per day with a one-hour unpaid lunch break (70 hours over a two week period). The working hours are subject to change based on operational and business requirements.
Contacts
Internal Working Relationships
Contact with Councillors, Director, Managers, Supervisors, PS Administrative Assistant and Staff.
External Working Relationships
Contact with suppliers, repair personnel, contractors, couriers and the general public.
Knowledge and Skill
- Post-secondary education with specialty in Office Administration (1 year college program).
- Excellent technical keyboarding and math skills.
- Experience and knowledge of computers, clerical and accounting procedures are necessary.
- Must possess good interpersonal skills.
- Knowledge of business office and office equipment is essential.
- Knowledge of scheduling and accounting softwares.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of information, deal with constant interruptions, and to work independently.
- Ability to work effectively with elected and appointed officials, other staff and the general public.
- Must be able to obtain a MOHLTC identification card as per the legislation (Ambulance Act).
Clerical errors result in delays, disruptions and duplication of effort.
Errors, miscommunication and breach of confidentiality could result in unfavourable relations between staff, council and the public.
Grey County is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and promotes a culture of respect where all team members are valued for their unique talents, knowledge and lived experiences.
Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment process. Applicants are encouraged to outline accommodation needs when submitting their application. If alternate methods of application are required, candidates can email [email protected].
While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Any personal information submitted will be managed in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and will be used only to determine eligibility for employment.
Based on the nature of the position, pre-employment screening may be required including but not limited to; Criminal Record Searches, Financial Credit Inquiries; Educational and Credential Verification; Driver’s Abstracts; Drug/Alcohol Testing; Pre-Medical Testing and Investigative Employment References.
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