Receptionist

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:40:59 +1200; Taupo; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Confidential support service

Career progression

Job summary

Oceania invites applications for a full-time Receptionist at our St Johns Wood village in Taupō. You will be the welcoming face of our business, ensuring smooth service delivery and delivering an exceptional experience for residents and guests.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in a similar role, strong administration skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office. You’ll help with accounts payable, petty cash, and supplier interactions while building rapport and respecting residents at all times.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a similar reception/administrative role.
• Problem-solving when dealing with visitors, contractors, residents and families.
• Experience with administration, accounts payable, petty cash and supplier management.
• Excellent computer skills, especially Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Being the welcoming face of our business.
• Ensuring the smooth running of service delivery.
• Delivering an exceptional experience for all residents and guests.
• Providing professional customer service and administrative assistance with calm in a busy environment.

Skills

Customer service

Problem solving

Communication

Teamwork

Microsoft Office

Resident care

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Our St Johns Wood village in Taupō are looking for a full-time Receptionist to join their dedicated team.

What you’ll be doing:

• Beingthe welcoming face of our business
• Ensuring the smooth running of service delivery
• Delivering an exceptional experience for all residents and guests
• Delivering professional customer service and administrative assistancein a style that brings calm to a busy environment.

What you’ll bring:

• 3+ years’ experience in a similar position
• An ability toproblem solve effectively as you will be dealing with all manner of people and queries from visitors, contractors, residents and their families
• Experience with administration, accounts payable, petty cash and suppliers
• Excellent computer skills.In particular, with the Microsoft suite
• An ability to build rapport, provide assistanceand treat residents with respect
• Reimagining the Retirement and Aged Care Living experience in New Zealand.

Why Work at Oceania

At Oceania, our people are the driving force behind our purpose to reimagine retirement and aged care living in New Zealand. We recognise that an engaged and diverse workforce is central to delivering exceptional care and enriching the lives of our residents.

We’re the proud owner and operator of over 30 villages across New Zealand, providing independent living and aged care living to more than 4,000 residents.

Our core activities include the development, construction and operation of integrated retirement and aged care living residences to provide remarkable experiences that enable our residents to keep living the life they love and stay connected to what matters the most.

At Oceania, we build homes and communities, not just villages. Our spaces are designed to enable our residents to live the way they always have, with value, purpose and connection to the things that matter most. We're led by them, and it's this shared value to ‘Believe in Better’ that makes our approach different.

What we offer

• Competitive remuneration package
• A safe and healthy working environment with access to a free, confidential support service
• Opportunities for ongoing development and career progression

No matter your role within the Oceania team, we all share the same dedication to providing expert and personalised care for the people that once cared for us.

Oceania does not accept any unsolicited resume referrals from recruitment agencies, or take responsibility for any fees related to unsolicited CVs