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Apply By: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Administration Clerk - Seasonal Position

Job ID:

248987

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of Transportation

Division:

Operations Division

City:

Mississauga

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Temporary recurring seasonal contract for up to 42 weeks

Job code:

08OAD - Office Administration 08

Salary:

$26.92 - $31.31 Per hour*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

Launch your career with the Ministry of Transportation—and showcase your administrative support skills!

Who we are:
Join our dynamic team within the Operations Division! We lead a safe, efficient, and sustainable transportation system, including maintaining highways, managing corridors, responding to emergencies, and working with communities and Indigenous partners to deliver services across the region. Our work helps keep people, goods, and services moving safely, supporting both daily life and economic prosperity. Our goal is to make it easy for communities and businesses to connect, grow, and thrive.

What we offer:
We value resourceful self-starters, and we will match that drive with mentorship to ensure you are successful in the role. This position offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills, gain valuable experience, and grow within our organization.

About the job

In this seasonal role, you will:

• answer/screen incoming telephone calls and respond to electronic inquiries
• schedule meetings and calendar management for managers
• provide financial administration support through processing financial transactions
• provide human resources-related support to managers with recruitment activities
• assist with the preparation of reports, correspondence, and other office-related documents
• maintain and order office supplies
  

Please note: These seasonal positions typically start in the fall and end in late spring—with summers off!

What you bring to the team

Office and financial skills:

• knowledge of basic office tasks related to finance, general administration and human resources
• ability to work with numbers to check spending, review expense claims, maintain accurate records
• ability to use programs like Word, Excel, and email to create a variety of documents and reports

Organization and problem-solving:

• ability to manage time and set priorities
• organizational skills to keep work, records and files in order
• ability to solve problems, make decisions, and fix errors
• ability to schedule meetings, manage calendars, and keep track of office supplies

Communication and teamwork:

• ability to speak clearly and share information in a helpful and professional way
• ability to write and edit basic documents, emails, and letters; ensuring spelling, grammar, and formatting is correct
• ability to build positive relationships, share ideas, and support management and team goals

In this seasonal role, you will be compensated, in addition to your salary as follows:

• 5% of gross pay in lieu of statutory holidays
• 5.75% per cent of vacation pay-in-lieu for continuous service of less than five (5) years
• 6% per cent of vacation pay-in-lieu of vacation credits, after five (5) consecutive years of employment

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

The Ontario Public Service is one of Ontario's largest employers. Employees work for 29 ministries, with offices in more than 70 cities across the province.
The OPS offers:

• a career that can grow across ministries and job functions
• an Employee and Family Assistance Program, which provides confidential counseling services
• inclusive counselling services, which provides confidential mental health support from professionals belonging to diverse communities

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

Additional information:

Apply by:

Wednesday, September 23, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

• 1 English Temporary - Seasonal, duration up to 42 weeks, 5770 Timberlea Blvd, Mississauga, Central Region

Compensation group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Work hours:

Schedule 3.7

Category:

Administrative and Support Services

Posted on:

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Note:

• N-MT-231544/25

How to apply:

Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.

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