Summer Student (Reception)

Internal/External Posting

This posting is to fill a current vacancy

Reference Number: SUMME001566
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Job Type: Full-Time Student
Term End Date: August 28, 2026

Location: Sioux Lookout, Ontario

Rate of Pay: Hourly $ 22.136 - $29.733

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

Application Deadline: Open until filled

Position Summary

The role of the Summer Student Receptionist is to support visitors at the Sioux Lookout First Nation Health Authority Executive office and provide administrative support to the Property, Finance, and Core departments.

Qualifications

• Persons of First Nations ancestry will be given preference (OHRC, Part II, Special Employment)
• Some experience with customer service and or office would be preferred
• Applicants should be currently enrolled in high school or a recognized post-secondary program; however, consideration will also be given to recent graduates.
• Persons of First Nations ancestry will be given preference
• Ability to speak in a First Nations dialect of the Sioux Lookout Region would be an asset (Ojibway/Oji-Cree/Cree)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Comfortable in frontline Customer Service
• Basic computer skills, ability to use Microsoft Office products and accurately type data
• Ability to work independently and work well in a team
• The ability to perform the requirements of the position on a regular basis

Roles & Responsibilities

• Applicants should be currently enrolled in high school or a recognized post-secondary program; however, consideration will also be given to recent graduates.
• Persons of First Nations ancestry will be given preference
• Ability to speak in a First Nations dialect of the Sioux Lookout Region would be an asset (Ojibway/Oji-Cree/Cree)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Comfortable in frontline Customer Service
• Basic computer skills, ability to use Microsoft Office products and accurately type data
• Ability to work independently and work well in a team
• The ability to perform the requirements of the position on a regular basis

About Working with Us

The Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA) serves 33 First Nation communities in the Sioux Lookout region in Ontario, Canada. Mandated by the leadership in these communities, our organization is dedicated to strengthening First Nations by contributing in unique ways to a strong health system for the Anishinabe.

We value respect, relationships, culture, equality and fairness. Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority focuses on hiring Indigenous employees whenever possible.

Candidates are encouraged to self-identify on their application. Self-identification is voluntary, and the information is used to assist SLFNHA in hiring Indigenous people from the region whenever possible and to support candidates in their applications.