Summer Student

Location

Thunder Bay, ON | Canada

Job description

Do you want to be part of a team helping to strengthen every community across Ontario? Are you interested in seeing the importance of your work firsthand?

Become a Summer Student – Valuation & Customer Relations with MPAC

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is made up of a team of experts who understand local communities and assess every property in Ontario. What we do provides the very foundation that municipalities use to base the property taxes needed to pay for the services we use every day.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism

MPAC is committed to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism. We are taking important steps towards ensuring that all voices are respected, valued and being heard. MPAC is dedicated to fostering an environment where employees can bring their full, unique and authentic selves and are inspired to do their best work.

What makes you great for this role?
You are an organized team player who can provide support to the Valuation and Customer Relations department with general office administration and the collection, maintenance and verification of property assessment data.

We have:

• A team of highly skilled, dedicated and collaborative staff
• Leadership that supports you
• An enterprise that embraces change
• A work environment that has flexible work locations (including remote), hours of work and overall employee wellness support

You have: 

• Enrollment in post-secondary education in Real Property Administration, Urban Planning, Geography, Business, Economics, Mathematics or related field, with a confirmed return to school in September
• Possess good verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organization and time management skills in order to assist branch with concurrent priorities
• Ability to work well independently, as well as in a team environment
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• A valid G2 or G Ontario driver’s license

Nice to have: 

• A valid Boating License – Pleasure Craft Operators Card

What you will do: 

• Provide assistance with general office administration and the collection, maintenance and verification of property assessment data
• Develop internal spreadsheets to organize and track the status of building permits and various work objects
• Assist with minor building permit reviews and the retrieval of property assessment data via GIS and aerial photography
• Input and verify property assessment data and ensure data accuracy in internal databases
• Participate in property inspections and refer all discrepancies and general questions from the public to the Manager

Rate: $17.30 per hour (first-time Summer Student) or $18.30 per hour (returning Summer Student)

Duration of Employment: May through to the end of August

Additional Information:

Requisition ID: 1784
Closing Date: March 19, 2024
Ready to apply?

Click on this link , followed by the “Apply Now” icon once within the posting. Create your candidate profile and upload your resume and cover letter by March 19, 2024 . Please note, only applications submitted through the Applicant Tracking System will be accepted.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a background verification with Mintz Global Screening. By applying to this job posting, you are providing your consent to MPAC to share your name, email address and phone number with Mintz, to conduct the criminal and driver abstract check and for Mintz to disclose the results to MPAC, should you be the successful incumbent.

MPAC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment where all employees and members of the public feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflect the diversity of the public and communities we serve.

Persons with disability who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may email their request to [email protected].

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Job advertisements for positions that have been designated bilingual will be posted in both English and French on our website. Positions that are not designated bilingual are not translated and are only posted in English on the English version of our website.

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$17.3 per hour