Office Manager

Summerset Retirement Villages; Cambridge; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Southern Cross Health Insurance

Annual Employee Share Scheme

Birthday leave

Discounts at suppliers

Job summary

Summerset Retirement Villages in Cambridge is seeking an Office Manager to be the welcoming face of our community, building connections with residents, families and visitors. You’ll support the Village Manager and leadership team with administration, reception, invoicing and back-office tasks.

This full-time role runs Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm, with opportunities to shape village culture and operations as part of a growing team.

Qualifications

• Customer service superstar with a strong administration background
• Proven abilities in accounts/financial management, reconciliations, database management and providing administrative support to a management team
• Attention to detail, accuracy and time management

Responsibilities

• Providing efficient and timely administration, management support and document control to both the Village and Care Centre.
• Delivering superb customer service at reception for a few hours each day to our visitors, residents, village management team, and staff.
• Managing back‑office functions such as invoicing, outstanding debtors, purchase orders, staff files, newsletters, and diary management for the Village Manager.
• Supporting our care centre with resident information, clinical files, temp agency staffing and reporting.
• Ensuring the Village office is managed in a professional and friendly manner helping operate the smooth day to day running of the village.

Skills

Customer service

Administration

Accounts/Finance

Reception

Job description

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Full time

2d ago , from Summerset Retirement Villages

At Summerset, from the moment we start developing a village, to when our residents call it home, it’s the passion and dedication of our people that brings our villages to life. We are one team united by being part of something bigger – to bring the best of life to our residents.

Job Description

As the Office Manager at ourCambridge village,you’ll be the welcoming face of our community, building meaningful connections with residents, their families, and visitors alike.

Reporting to the Village Manager, you’ll play a key role in the Leadership Team, supporting our Village Manager, Care Centre Manager and Sales Manager and helping to shape the culture and direction of our growing village. With your blend of exceptional customer care and technical know‑how, you’ll also be responsible for:

• Providingefficient and timely administration, management support and document control to both the Village and Care Centre.
• Delivering superb customer service at reception for a few hours each day to our visitors, residents, village management team, and staff.
• Managing back‑office functions such as invoicing, outstanding debtors, purchase orders, staff files, newsletters, and diary management for the Village Manager.
• Supporting our care centre with resident information, clinical files, temp agency staffing and reporting.
• Ensuring the Village office is managed in a professional and friendly manner helping operate the smooth day to day running of the village.

This is full-time permanent role working, Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.00pm.

Qualifications

As an experienced Office Manager, you will be no stranger to setting up the rhythms of a new office, ensuring policies, procedures and a seamlessly run office and front of house reception are humming. You will also be:

• A customer service superstar with a strong administration background ideally in a sole charge Office Administration role
• Proven abilities in accounts/financial management, reconciliations, database management and providing administrative support to a management team
• Attention to detail, accuracy and time management

At Summerset, we believe diversity strengthens our team and enriches the care we provide. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life.

Additional Information

Summerset's known for its excellent benefits and strong sense of values around care, teamwork and drive for excellence. With some of the best benefits in the sector, some of these include:

• Southern Cross Health EssentialsInsurance
• Annual Employee Share Scheme
• Birthday leave
• Discounts at a range of suppliers

Applications for this role will close on Monday 14th September.