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Receptionist

12/1/2025

As a Receptionist, you will assist the administration team with a broad range of daily administrative tasks to support the health and wellbeing of residents. You will work closely with the rostering team and administration team to ensure efficient operations.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Australia’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, established in 1857. Better and fairer care. Always. #StVincents
About the Role

Job Description:

About the Opportunity: 
 

We are looking for a special kind of person – a St Vincent’s kind of person. Someone who puts compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do (heartprint model). 

As a Receptionist (or Administration Officer), you will work under senior administration officer to promote, maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of residents. You will be assisting administration team with broad range of daily administrative tasks, to suit the individual needs and preferences of residents within households. Our commitment is to listen to each resident, understand who each person is - a unique individual who we respect and treat with kindness and compassion.  


What’s on your CV is important, but what’s in your heart matters more. 

Because at St Vincent’s, kindness works for us. 
 

Things that work for you:

  • Caring and supportive team culture with opportunity for training and growth

  • Competitive salary packaging options up to $15,990, Novated leasing, plus an optional Meals and Entertainment card up to $2,650 per annum

  • Opportunity to work for the nation’s largest Catholic not-for-profit health and aged care provider, with a rapidly growing and progressive vision

  • Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service

  • No cost uniforms and training

  • Free annual flu vaccination

  • No mandatory COVID vaccination

  • Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families

  • Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)


Things that work for us:

  • We are looking for CASUAL receptionist with good availability/flexibility

  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role performing reception duties in a friendly and courteous manner to a broad population (elderly people, their carers, and families is desirable) and professional staff.

  • Experience of reception administrative functions and support including telephone enquiries, maintaining and ordering office equipment, maintaining confidential records in an orderly system, management of petty cash, and involvement in marketing activities for prospective residents, including facility tours.

  • Working closely with rostering team and administration team.

  • High level of customer service skills

  • Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills

  • Ability to use computerised clinical management software such as Autumn Care, People Point, etc

  • Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team

  • Nationally coordinated criminal history check / NDIS Worker Screening Check clearance

Reconciliation Action Plan

St Vincent’s Health Australia embraces Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s unique perspectives, knowledge, and cultural. We strive to achieve better physical, mental, and spiritual health outcomes through continued connection with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We understand the need to effectively engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to influence decision making at all levels and to create opportunity through sustainable and culturally safe employment. 

As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit http://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation, https://www.svcs.org.au/people/aboriginal-torres-strait-islander-recruitment


Interested?

Apply today! Or if you have further queries, contact our Talent Team at svcs.recruitment@svha.org.au

No agencies please

Closing Date:

30 December 2025 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

Code of Conduct:

View Code of Conduct

Key Skills
Customer Service SkillsAttention To DetailCommunication SkillsReception DutiesAdministrative FunctionsTelephone EnquiriesMaintaining Confidential RecordsManagement Of Petty CashMarketing ActivitiesTeam CollaborationComputerised Clinical Management Software
Categories
HealthcareCustomer Service & SupportAdministrative
Benefits
Caring And Supportive Team CultureOpportunity For Training And GrowthCompetitive Salary Packaging OptionsNovated LeasingOptional Meals And Entertainment CardFree Annual Flu VaccinationNo Cost Uniforms And TrainingEmployee Assistance ProgramAccess To The Fitness Passport
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