Village Administrator | Hamilton (Forest Lake Gardens)

Metlifecare; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 20,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid wellness days

Health Insurance

Parental leave

KiwiSaver

EAP

Refer a friend

Job summary

Metlifecare's Forest Lake Gardens village in Hamilton is seeking an experienced Administrator to join the reception team. The role is based at the village reception and requires a friendly, proactive attitude to support residents, visitors and contractors.

You will manage reception, assist with audits/documentation, support finance administration (invoicing, PO), and keep resident databases and registers up to date.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar administration/reception role.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills.
• Able to prioritise and use your initiative - all with a 'can-do' attitude.
• Comfortable with change and new initiatives.
• Computer savvy - able to pick up new systems quickly.

Responsibilities

• Manageing our fast-paced reception area and being the smiling first point of contact for our residents, visitors and contractors.
• Assisting with documentation relating to audits and compliance.
• Supporting with finance administration - Purchase orders/invoicing
• Ensuring resident database, spreadsheets and registers are updated regularly

Skills

Reception experience

Communication skills

Initiative

Tech-savvy

Job description

Village Administrator | Hamilton (Forest Lake Gardens)

• Keep busy with plenty of Variety! Customer Service, Reception & Administration

About the role

We're looking for an experienced Administrator to join our Forest Lake Gardens Village in Hamilton. The role is based at Reception and will suit someone who is flexible with a \"not a problem\" attitude is essential to ensuring the atmosphere at our Retirement Village reflects the service standards we excel at.

This role is for 20 hours a week and has the following shifts:

• Tuesdays and Thursdays -1.30 pm to 6 pm
• Fridays - 2 pm to 8.30 pm
• Saturdays 9 am to 3 pm(Weekend allowance applies)

You will provide quality and timely reception and administration support which enables effective service delivery for our Residents. Some of the great things you will be doing include:

• Manageing our fast-paced reception area and being the smiling first point of contact for our residents, visitors and contractors.
• Assisting with documentation relating to audits and compliance.
• Supporting with finance administration - Purchase orders/invoicing
• Ensuring resident database, spreadsheets and registers are updated regularly

About you

• Previous experience in a similar administration/reception role
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• Able to prioritise and use your initiative - all with a 'can-do' attitude
• Comfortable with change and new initiatives
• Computer savvy - able to pick up new systems, processes and ways of doing things quickly

About us

We pride ourselves on providing retirement communities in which people are empowered to be the very best version of themselves.

Check out some of our Benefits!

• paid wellness days each year
• Health Insurance - automatic cover free to all permanent staff
• 26 weeks of parental leave on full pay and 5 days paid leave for partners.
• Kiwisaver payments continued for those opted in over the age of 65 years
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Refer a friend incentive of up to $1500*

Please note that Identification and work eligibility is required with your application

At Metlifecare, our vision is to create extraordinary living experiences for older New Zealanders. For over 40 years, we've built communities where residents can live rewarding, connected and fulfilling lives.

Today, we support more than 7,000 residents across New Zealand with a team of over 2,000 people dedicated to making a positive difference every day. What sets us apart is our people. We believe the best outcomes come from taking ownership, working together and focusing on what matters most.

Whatever your role, you'll help create communities where people thrive while growing your own career and making every day better for our residents and each other.