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Role highlights
- Support a nationally significant biosecurity facility in Geelong
- Deliver essential front-of-house and site access services supporting critical science
- Part-time opportunity, 50 hours per fortnight

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The opportunity

We are seeking a Reception Officer to join our team at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) in Geelong.

In this front-of-house role, you will be responsible for monitoring site access, welcoming visitors,



managing reception services and providing administrative support, to enable smooth operations at a high-containment national science facility.

As a Site Attendance Officer (SAO), you'll manage visitor access, coordinate security processes, operate the site access control system and act as a key point of contact for staff, contractors and visitors. You'll also support day-to-day administrative activities and contribute to maintaining a safe, secure and professional environment.

This is a part-time position working 50 hours per fortnight as part of a two-person SAO team covering weekday shifts between 7:45am and 5:30pm.

Your high-level duties will include:
- Monitoring and managing real-time site access for visitors, contractors and deliveries.
- Issuing visitor access cards and conducting basic site inductions.
- Managing the main reception and switchboard for internal and external enquiries.
- Supporting vis

📌 Reception Officer (Vic)
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