Tautāwhi Administration Assistant/ Receptionist

Te Kaupeka Ako | Faculty of Education
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand
- Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
- Continuing (permanent) position | Role to commence late January 2025
- Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities
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**Āu Mahi | What You Will Do**
As the Tautāwhi | Administration Assistant / Receptionist, you will play a key role in supporting the smooth operation of administrative functions at Te Kaupeka Ako | Faculty of Education. Working collaboratively with a dedicated team, you'll bring energy and efficiency to a variety of daily tasks, ensuring a welcoming and well-organised environment.

Your responsibilities will include managing incoming enquiries, supporting the flow of information, along with a variety of administrative tasks such as preparing and processing documents, maintaining records, and general administrative tasks as needed. Attention to detail and a proactive approach will be key as you support internal processes and contribute to a well-organised and responsive office environment.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working collaboratively, thrives in a customer-focused role, and takes pride in keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes. If you're ready to bring your administrative skills and positive energy to our team, we'd love to hear from you.

**Mōu | Who You Are**
You will be an experienced individual with at least 1-2 years' experience in an administrative or reception support role in a medium to large organisation along with:

- Excellent organisational skills including the ability to cope with competing demands.
- Demonstrates resilience and organisational skills, including ability to set priorities, manage time and plan, work to meet deadlines, and escalate when appropriate.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Teams.
- Deliver outstanding customer service for students and staff members.
- A good knowledge of the tertiary education sector is preferable.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently and within a team.
- Ability to adapt to new systems and processes
- An alignment with our organisation's values and culture, promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.

We seek a motivated individual with a positive attitude to join our team. If you're eager to learn and grow in a role that offers diverse challenges and opportunities for development, this could be the perfect fit for you.

**Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With**
The Faculty Administration Services team is an enthusiastic, cooperative, and collaborative group of professionals that provides support for both staff and students. We assist students in their journey to become teachers by guiding them through the Initial Teacher Education selection process, Professional Placement processes, and we tackle various administrative tasks that may arise. Our team prides itself on fostering a positive and collaborative work environment, where everyone works together to ensure smooth functioning.

**Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC**
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here.

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

**The closing date for this position is: Sunday 2**nd** November 2025 (midnight, NZ time)**:
**Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply**
Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand, then you may also be considered.

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**Job Details**:

- Reference #
- 29470
- Posted on
- 28 Oct 2025
- Closes on
- 02 Nov 2025 23:55
- Location(s)
- Christchurch
- Expertise
- Administration
- Job level(s)
- Entry/Graduate
- Work type(s)
- Continuing (Permanent) full-time