Casual Reception Officer

Salary Rate: Casual HEW 4 ($52.36 per hour + 11% superannuation) 

Employment Type: Casual   

Location: Melbourne Burwood Campus

Be the first point of contact for Deakin University’s current and future residents looking to stay on Campus and provide them with reception, administration and program support services.

• High-Quality Customer Service to current and future residents and families, university staff, and External contractors.
• Act as a point of contact for residents and provide information relating to residential life or refer to appropriate University services.
• Role includes weekend and weekday work. Hours range from 7am - 9pm.

To be successful, you'll have:

• Exceptional Customer Service delivery skills
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve quickly
• A passion for team collaboration and Student Experience

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Provide high level customer service/reception responses to enquiries/requests and program support to staff and residents of Deakin Residential Services, including after-hours incident response in liaison with security.
• Perform a range of reception/administrative tasks associated with the overall operation of Burwood student residences.
• Ensure the implementation of all University policies that relate to the areas for which the position is responsible, in particular, those relating to occupational health and safety, risk management.

This role requires the incumbent to apply for and maintain a Working with Children Check.

Applications for this position close on 14 August 2026. Please submit your updated resume and 1 page cover letter. 

About us 

The flexible learning options we provide our students and our diverse team of professionals and academic experts has enabled us to achieve a 5-star rating by the prestigious university ranking organisation Quacquarelli Symonds. For eight consecutive years, we've achieved the highest level of overall student satisfaction among Victorian universities. We have a network of campuses, learning centres and research centres across Victoria and corporate offices in Melbourne, China, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka. Our online Cloud campus provides more than 13,000 students with access to state-of-the-art digital tools and direct access to world-renowned academics. As a Victorian university with a global impact, Deakin is translating its research into commercial outcomes that will help drive innovation for Australia’s economy.