When you join us at Tonkin, you become part of a team who thrive on delivering exceptional outcomes that put people and our community first.
At the core of Team Tonkin, is our strong, people centric culture which is founded on one of our key values of care. At Tonkin, our staff are not just a number – we care about each and every employee and their family. We focus on employing exceptional people and work with them to understand what they love to do.
We offer all staff access to a broad range of technical and non-technical development opportunities, a wellness allowance, wellness challenges aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle, fresh fruit in our office and access to an EAP which provides an extensive range of resources including access to counselling, legal and financial advice.
We are seeking a friendly, professional Corporate Receptionist to join our administration team at our Adelaide CBD head office.
As the first point of contact for Tonkin, you’ll play an important role in creating a welcoming and professional experience for our clients, visitors and staff. Working as part of a collaborative reception team, you’ll enjoy a varied role where no two days are the same.
If you’re passionate about delivering exceptional customer service, thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy supporting people across the business, we’d love to hear from you!
About the role
As the face of our business, you’ll provide a high standard of customer service while supporting the smooth day-to-day operation of our office.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Greeting clients and visitors and managing the sign-in/sign-out process
- Answering and directing phone calls across Tonkin’s national offices and taking accurate messages
- Managing the Reception inbox and responding to enquiries in a timely and professional manner
- Receiving deliveries, coordinating couriers and managing incoming and outgoing mail
- Booking travel, including flights, accommodation, car hire and taxis for staff
- Coordinating meeting rooms, catering, refreshments and meeting resources
- Assisting with training bookings and maintaining training records
- Maintaining personnel and holiday registers
- Ordering and managing office, kitchen and stationery supplies
- Coordinating uniforms, corporate gifts and other office consumables
- Assisting with internal office events, morning teas and staff initiatives
- Supporting the planning and coordination of client workshops and corporate events, including venues, travel, catering and event materials
- Providing general administrative support to project teams and the wider business
About you
You are a proactive, organised and customer-focused professional who enjoys helping others and takes pride in delivering exceptional service.
Ideally, you’ll bring:
- Previous experience in a receptionist or administration role within a professional office environment
- Outstanding customer service and interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience operating a busy switchboard and managing multiple priorities
- Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
- The ability to work collaboratively as part of a team while also working independently
- Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word and Outlook
- A minimum typing speed of 50 words per minute
- A positive, can-do attitude and willingness to assist wherever needed
Job location
This role is based at Tonkin’s state-of-the-art head office in Adelaide’s CBD.
Good people. Challenging projects. Caring environment. That’s Tonkin.
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For further information about Tonkin and to view our other vacancies, please visit www.tonkin.com.au/careers.
You must have the right to live and work permanently in Australia to apply for this position.
For this position, Tonkin will only consider applications submitted directly by candidates. We will not accept or consider applications from recruiters or recruitment agencies unless requested.
