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City of Toronto

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 1

Hybrid

Toronto, Canada

Full Time

12-02-2026

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Communication Time Management Critical Thinking Customer Service Research Data collection Training Organization

Job Specifications

Job ID: 59926

Job Category: Administrative

Division & Section: City Clerk's, City Clerk's Corporate Info Mgmt Svcs

Work Location: 100 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2, 89 Northline Rd, East York, ON M4B 3G1, Hybrid

Job Type & Duration: 3 Permanent Full-Time, 1 Temporary Full-Time (12 month) Vacancies

Salary Range: $73,495.00 - $96,567.00

Ideal Hiring Zone: $80,779.00 - $87.582.00

Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 Hours per week

Affiliation: Non-Union

Number of Positions Open: 4

Posting Period: 11-Feb-2026 to 25-Feb-2026

Job Description

Do you thrive in a challenging role in a dynamic environment? If so, consider these exceptional permanent (3) and temporary (1), full-time opportunities with the City Clerk's Office.

The Administrative Assistant 1 permanent positions report to the Deputy City Clerk Secretariat; the Deputy City Clerk, Corporate Information Management Services; and the Deputy City Clerk, Toronto Elections. The temporary position reports to the Chief of Protocol and External Relations. These roles provide a full range of administrative services at the executive level. Your judgement, administrative skills and sound judgment will be relied upon daily to deliver top quality support in a multi-faceted, service focused and complex municipal government setting. Your excellent communication, organization, time management and critical thinking skills, combined with your customer service focus, diplomacy and tact, will ensure you are a valued member of the City Clerk's Office. Qualified candidates on the list may be considered when filling future temporary and/or permanent vacancies for these positions.

Major Responsibilities:

Your primary responsibilities as an Administrative Assistant 1 will focus on performing a variety of specialized administrative support to assist with the day-to-day management control, operations and coordination of complex projects and/or program related functions, specifically:

Provides senior level administrative support, advice and guidance on key initiatives and policies. Reviews and directs incoming correspondence, phone calls, and initiates responses.
Manages and schedules daily appointments and activities; arranges meetings and business travel. Organizes the daily schedule around urgent requests from the Mayor's office, city councillors, and the City Manager and divisional staff.
Co-ordinates daily administrative operation by organizing workload priorities. Provides effective work direction, training and guidance and acts as a resource to support staff. Co-ordinates the development and implementation of secretarial and administrative standards and procedures for the division/s. May direct and train, on a daily basis, clerical support services on divisional processes and procedures.
Receives and provides initial response including initial data collection related to telephone calls and correspondence from clients and staff and refers for appropriate action.
Responds and helps resolve issues of concerned clients seeking solutions.
Prepares and processes documents of a confidential labour relations nature, such as notes regarding disciplinary action, documents pertaining to grievances and arbitrations, letters of discipline, contingency planning, restructuring and downsizing initiatives, position termination. May attend and take minutes at grievance hearings.
Ensures and checks the efficient and correct preparation and processing of documents in accordance with appropriate policies and legislation. Ensures conformity with regulations, statutes, by-laws, agreements, policies and procedures. Applies and checks layout and formatting guidelines. Proof-reads own and other's material.
Monitors all key reports required for committees and council and ensures deadlines are met. Reviews council and standing committee agendas and reports flagging items that will impact on operations. Identifies issues and initiates responses.
Organizes and maintains up-to-date manuals such as Council and corporate administrative policies and guidelines.
Participates in the development of communication strategies and prepares and co-ordinates communications material within the department/division including newsletters, bulletins and flyers.
Co-ordinates labour disruption plans.
Co-ordinates and maintains the records management system.
Handles, prioritizes and/or redirects inquiries and/or provides information and guidance to staff, Mayor's office and councillors, clients, the public, the media, agencies, union representatives and other levels of government, utilizing specialized knowledge of corporate policies, regulations, protocols.
Performs highly independent, specialized administrative tasks, including, preparation, research, investigation, review, reconciliation, control and co-ordination of various documentation and processes.
Administers, prepares, processes and composes documents, routine reports, statistical summaries and reports requiring considerable judgement in the inter

About the Company

The City of Toronto is committed to fostering a positive and progressive workplace culture, and strives to build a workforce that reflects the citizens it serves. We are committed to building a high performing public service, with strong and effective leaders to enable service excellence, through high engagement and healthy and safe workplaces. Toronto is home to more than 2.9 million people whose diversity and experiences make this great city Canada's leading economic engine and one of the world's most diverse and livable... Know more