Receptionist - Community Health South Area

**Employment Status**

Permanent Part Time

**Program**

Community Health Rehab & Palliative Care

**Location**

Belmont CHC

**Hours Per Fortnight**

51

**Position Summary**
- Grow your career in administration skills working across our health hubs.
- Gain invaluable experience whilst making a difference in your community.
- Permanent Full time - 51 hrs per fortnight (5 weeks leave a year)

**About the facility***

The Community Health Centres are the health hubs for the community of Geelong and the surrounding suburbs and the Surf Coast area. All the staff at our centres are extremely friendly and innovative in delivering services to our communities. The centres are shared with numerous teams including community rehabilitation, community nursing and immunisation, dental and mental health.

**About the role**

As the Receptionist you will provide an effective and efficient reception service and will contribute to the overall performance of Barwon Health. You will ensure excellent customer service and that daily work allocation occurs in an effective and efficient manner. As a member of the team you will ensure that consumers receive a welcoming reception. Another focus of this role is ensuring that the administration functions support the client journey core principles of access and client-centred care with a high standard of quality. It is important for you to have a very strong adaptable work ethic.

For this role it is also important that you have a current Victorian Drivers Licence and reliable transport as travel may be required to access and support other Community Health sites.

**About the culture**

We are an enthusiastic, energetic and focused team who work cohesively together. We promote positive respectful relationships and strong working partnerships in the workplace and in the community. Everything we do centres all our services on the client and is guided by our driving values: Respect, Compassion, Commitment, Accountability and Innovation.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness facility
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Djillong, Geelong is thought to mean ‘land’ or ‘cliffs’.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries
- To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

**_ This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.
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**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Excellent keyboard and Computer literacy and skills, including the proficient use of the Internet, Word, Excel, Outlook and information electronic information systems and databases.
Essential: Demonstrated experience in a busy reception, providing clerical and administrative duties in a confidential environment.
Essential: Ability to work in a high pressure environment and multi task
Essential: Awareness and sensitivity to minority groups and alternative lifestyle choices

Essential: Mature, friendly disposition with a high level of tolerance towards staff members and the general publi
Essential: Strong literacy and numeracy skills
Essential: Current Valid Victorian Driver’s Licence (Licence to be presented for verification)
Desirable: Access to reliable transportation
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination) set out in the Staff Immunisation Policy. I acknowledge that meeting this requirement is mandatory and a condition of employment subsequently offered.

**Contact Person**

Elizabeth Flanagan

**Contact Person Job Title**

Administration Team Leader Sou