PHARMACY ASSISTANT — COMMUNITY PHARMACY

John & Jack Pharmacy
North York, Toronto, Ontario

Pay: CAD $18.00 per hour
Regular hours: 30 paid hours per week
Preferred schedule: Monday–Saturday, 10:00 AM–3:00 PM
Additional hours: May be offered after 3:00 PM, when needed, at $18.00 per hour
Work location: In person
Preferred start date: November 30, 2026

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are a small, family-run community pharmacy looking for a friendly, reliable, and hands-on Pharmacy Assistant to join our team.

Our smaller prescription volume allows time for personal service and getting to know our customers. We are looking for someone who enjoys helping people, takes initiative with everyday tasks, and wants to help our pharmacy grow through excellent service and lasting relationships in the neighbourhood.

SCHEDULE AND PAY

Our preferred regular starting schedule is:

- Monday–Saturday: 10:00 AM–3:00 PM
- Five paid hours per day, six days per week
- Total: 30 paid hours per week

Reliable, punctual attendance at 10:00 AM is especially important, as this position helps ensure the pharmacy is ready to serve customers when it opens.

Depending on pharmacy needs, we may occasionally offer additional paid hours after 3:00 PM. These hours are paid at the same rate of $18.00 per hour and are not guaranteed. Availability for additional hours is appreciated but is not a requirement for the regular 30-hour schedule.

We may discuss alternative schedules with suitable candidates, but our priority is consistent 10:00 AM opening coverage, including Saturdays.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- Welcome customers, answer routine enquiries, assist at the counter, and direct medication or clinical questions to the pharmacist.
- Enter prescription and patient information accurately into pharmacy software under pharmacist supervision.
- Assist the pharmacist with everyday pharmacy tasks and keep records and supplies organized.
- Maintain a clean, tidy pharmacy, including routine cleaning of counters, shelves, and floors.
- Receive, organize, and restock pharmacy supplies and front-store products.
- Make local prescription deliveries on foot during paid working hours to nearby seniors’ apartment buildings, primarily two or three buildings with multiple deliveries per building. Deliveries involve outdoor walking, including during cold and winter weather.



No personal vehicle or driver's licence is required.
- Occasionally lift or move boxes containing pharmacy supplies, prescriptions, or records, using safe handling practices and assistance when needed.
- Help recent and returning customers feel welcome and become familiar with our pharmacy's services.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

- A friendly, approachable manner and clear, respectful communication.
- Dependable attendance and punctuality, particularly for 10:00 AM opening shifts.
- Willingness to perform varied duties, including customer service, cleaning, stocking, and walking deliveries.
- Attention to detail and comfort using computers or learning pharmacy software.
- Respect for patient confidentiality and the ability to follow the pharmacist's instructions.
- Previous pharmacy assistant, healthcare, retail, or customer-service experience is an asset.

COMMUTING TO WORK

Employees are responsible for arranging and paying for their own transportation to and from the pharmacy. We do not reimburse routine commuting costs.

Please consider our North York location, the six-day preferred schedule, and your ability to arrive reliably for 10:00 AM opening shifts before applying.

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply through Indeed only and include your résumé.

Our application screening questions will ask about your availability for the preferred Monday–Saturday schedule, potential availability for optional additional hours, start date, relevant experience, and willingness to perform the position's duties.

No walk-in applications, unscheduled visits, or telephone enquiries about this vacancy, please. Interviews are by appointment only. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted through Indeed.

We are hiring to fill a vacancy. This is a Pharmacy Assistant position; pharmacy technician registration is not required.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Pay: $18.00 per hour

Application question(s):

- Our preferred regular schedule is Monday–Saturday,



10:00 AM–3:00 PM (5 paid hours per day, 30 hours per week).

Can you reliably work this schedule, including Saturdays, and be ready to begin work at 10:00 AM each day?

Please answer *Yes or No*. If No, specify the exact days and times you can consistently work instead.

- We may occasionally offer additional paid hours after 3:00 PM at $18/hour, depending on pharmacy needs.

Would you be available for these optional additional hours? If Yes, please specify which days and how late you could work (up to 7:00 PM Monday–Friday or 5:00 PM Saturday).

Additional hours are not guaranteed or required. Answering No will not affect your eligibility for the regular 30-hour position.

- What is the earliest date you could start working at John & Jack Pharmacy?

Our preferred start date is Monday, November 30, 2026.

If you are currently employed, please include any notice period or existing work commitments that could affect your start date.

- Briefly describe your relevant pharmacy assistant, pharmacy software, customer-service, or data-entry experience.

If you have used pharmacy software such as Fillware, Kroll, or HealthWATCH, please specify where you used it and which tasks you personally performed (for example, prescription entry, refills, labels, insurance claims, or blister packaging).

Previous pharmacy experience is an asset but is not required.

- This position includes prescription deliveries on foot during paid working hours to nearby seniors' apartment buildings, including walking outdoors in winter.

Other regular duties include front-counter customer service, routine cleaning of counters, shelves and floors, stocking pharmacy supplies, and occasionally moving boxes using safe handling practices and assistance when needed.

No personal vehicle or driver's licence is required for deliveries.

Do you understand these duties and agree to perform them as part of this role?

*Please answer Yes or No.*

- Which city, neighbourhood, or general major intersection would you be commuting from?

Would you normally drive or use public transit to reach our pharmacy at 787 Lawrence Avenue West, Toronto?

Can you reliably arrive in time to begin work at 10:00 AM on your scheduled days?

You do not need to provide your full residential address.

Work Location: In person

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