Administrative and Program Assistant

Competition Number: J

Position Title:

Administrative and Program Assistant Position Number (Final):
Vacancy Type:
Existing Position Employee Group:
Support Staff - USW Local 2010

Job Category:
Administrative Department or Area:
School of Religion

Location:

Kingston, Ontario, Canada (On-site)
Salary: $54,799.00 - $66,829.00/Year Grade: 06

Hours per Week: 35

Job Type: Permanent (Continuing)

Shift: 7 Monday - Friday Number Of Positions: 1

Date Posted:
October 6, 2026

Closing Date:
October 20, 2026

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Job Summary The Administrative and Program Assistant is responsible for providing general clerical, financial and administrative support to the operations of the undergraduate programs in Religion,Gender Studies, and Jewish Studies. Primary responsibilities include oversight of timetabling, student registrations and course enrolment, and student advising. This includes processing day-to-day financial transactions, monitoring accounts, assisting with research financial duties for the Director of Jewish Studies, developing content for and maintaining the School of Religion, Gender Studies, and Jewish Studies websites and social media accounts (including campus promotion) and working collaboratively with colleagues in these units to execute communications initiatives and event planning.

The position reports directly to the Director of the School of Religion and the Head of the Department of Gender Studies. The position also receives work direction from the Director of Jewish Studies and the Departmental Administrator in the School of Religion and the Department of Gender Studies.

This position coordinates program logistics including intake, ongoing communications, and scheduling. This position acts as an advisor to students including applications, admissions, enrollment, course selections, transfers, accommodations, course materials, exam issues and eligibility to graduate. This position…