{"id":10884,"date":"2026-04-16T15:35:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobhouse.ca\/jobboards\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=10884"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:24:12","slug":"costi-immigrant-services-7700-hurontario-st-unit-601-brampton-on-l6y-4m3-2-office-assistant","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobhouse.ca\/jobboards\/job\/costi-immigrant-services-7700-hurontario-st-unit-601-brampton-on-l6y-4m3-2-office-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Office Assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is a part-time, non-union contract position, scheduled for 17.5 hours in-person, Monday to Friday, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., based in Peel Region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DUTIES<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Provides administrative and secretarial support to ERS manager and team<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 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