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Customer Contact Centre Officer

Look Ahead Care, Support and Housing Ltd | Islington | findajob.dwp.gov.uk |
We're looking for a kind, compassionate and efficient Customer Contact Centre Officer to join our Customer service team located at our Head Office moving to Caledonian Road this year.

£25,600.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.

Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team.
After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.

Job Overview:

To provide a Customer Call Centre as the "first point of contact" within Look Ahead for customers, staff, contractors and external agencies for rent, housing benefit, service charge, repairs, complaints and customer support queries.

Working Patterns are Monday- Friday 9am to 5pm

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

What you'll do:

 •  As a member of the Customer Call Centre be the first point of contact for customers and staff throughout the organisation on all enquiries
 •  Deal with enquiries on Housing Management, Maintenance and Customer Support
 •  Receive and action maintenance requests for owned, managed or leased properties
 •  Receive, log and transfer complaints received in accordance with Look Ahead's policy and procedure
 •  Data entry into IT systems and databases for reporting and performance indicators
 •  Support of administration functions within the team

Key Responsibilities:

 •  To receive enquiries in all formats and be the first point of contact to resolve or action/escalate accordingly
 •  To resolve and provide information on initial rent, housing benefit and service charge enquiries
 •  To provide details on Look Ahead's Support function for customers or external agencies to include Support Worker or scheme contact details and referral process
 •  To log and transfer complaints in accordance with Look Ahead's procedure and policy
 •  Receive and action maintenance requests for owned, managed or leased properties to include responsive repairs, void/empty property repairs, insurance, rechargeable, planned, cyclical and servicing works. Monitoring the progress of works orders to including updating, varying, and completing work orders
 •  Data entry into IT systems and databases for reporting and performance indicators
 •  Provide support in the duties of the other administration roles within the team (including occasional reception cover)
 •  To ensure that all duties are carried out in accordance with policy and procedures
 •  To maintain files either in paper and electronic format to include all correspondence, certificates and documentation
 •  To produce correspondence or documentation to be sent internally or externally
 •  Attend internal and external meetings or forums to promote Property Services and Look Ahead
 •  Any other duties relevant within the team as and when required

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you:

 •  Approachable and open behaviour. Works as part of a group or team
 •  A strong approach and commitment to providing an excellent customer service
 •  Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
 •  Demonstrates significant confidence and high levels of self-esteem
 •  Is respectful, articulate, and sensitive in style of communication
 •  Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can doattitude

What you'll bring:

Essential:

 •  Educated as a minimum to GCSE English and Maths or equivalent
 •  IT literate and can use Microsoft software packages and housing management systems
 •  Customer service skills especially verbal
 •  At least two years experience in working in a call centre, property and/or customer services environment

About us:

Look Ahead is a dynamic, leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. As an organisation we deliver over 110 services, providing support to around 7000 customers each year. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.