Job Details
1 Full time permanent post working 36 hours per week.
The contact centre opening hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and you will be allocated shifts 4 weeks in advance between these hours.
You will earn a competitive salary of £24,890 to £27,087 and have access to a range of benefits including local and national discounts for supermarkets, restaurants, and retail.
This role is based within the Contact Centre in the Customer Service Team. The team answers telephone calls, emails and webchats for a wide range of Council Services including Environmental Services, Waste Operations, Housing Advice, Homeless, Transportation, Registration, and Passes & Concessions.
This is a Customer Service based role, and you will require to be customer focussed and provide excellent customer care whilst dealing with multiple call types. You will be required to attempt to resolve customer enquiries, whether routine or complex, at the first point of contact.
The Person
You should have experience of providing excellent customer service and have good communication skills which includes written correspondence.
You should be able to use your own initiative, work independently and as part of a team, and have experience in prioritising your own workload and managing your time whilst having the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
You should have a high level of customer care skills with the ability to respond sensitively to people with a variety of needs, and display a flexible attitude to work, and change, with a positive, pro-active approach.
You must have the ability to use multiple IT systems and have excellent administrative skills and have experience of responding quickly to changing demands and problem-solving skills.