The firm
Turks is an award-winning, specialist law firm with 36 partners and over 160 staff across our Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne and Brisbane offices. We operate across all jurisdictions in Australia.
Over the past 35 years, we have established a strong reputation in the insurance, commercial and banking sectors, working with many of Australia's leading insurance and financial institutions, workers compensation scheme agents, employers and government departments.
About the role
We are currently seeking a capable receptionist with at least 1 year of experience to join our team. Key duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- answer telephone, screen and direct calls (switchboard telephone);
- deal with queries from employees and clients;
- knowledge of staff movements in and out of office;
- tidy and maintain the reception area and meeting rooms;
- coordinate diary for the bookings of the meeting rooms and ensure that these rooms are presented to standard at all times;
- set up of AV equipment for meetings;
- organise catering for meetings and liaise with staff regarding equipment/room set up;
- arrange and booking of travel;
- maintain invoices for office and travel related expenses;
- book local and interstate couriers and receive and distribute incoming deliveries;
- secretarial duties, including reports, data entry, filing, closing of files & scanning;
- general administrative and clerical support;
- assist Marketing team with office events;
- accounts data entry; and
- other tasks as directed by the Office Manager.
Key requirements:
To be considered for this role, you will have:
- worked in a similar role previously, or have some administration experience;
- have excellent customer service skills;
- excellent communication skills;
- excellent phone manner;
- attention to detail;
- a positive and proactive nature;
- strong team player; and
- Microsoft office skills are essential.
Why work for us
We pride ourselves on our passion for excellence, teamwork, integrity and leadership, which is embodied through our values that guide us in our day to day activities and product offerings. We are committed to diversity and a culture of inclusion, recognising our differences as a source of strength and imperative to our success. Our social and people-oriented environment aims to improve our peoples lives both in and outside of the workplace, which includes:
- ongoing training and development;
- team and firm wide social events;
- CSR activities, including volunteer days;
- Employee Assistance Program;
- competitive paid parental leave scheme and return to work benefits;
- employee achievement awards;
- discounted gym and health insurance memberships;
- plus many more
Our offices are certified as Covid-Safe, with the systems in place to empower our people to work remotely in a secure, safe and collaborative way. We support flexibility and recognise that this means different things for different people.
**Salary**: $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
**Experience**:
- Office: 1 year (preferred)
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (required)