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Customer Contact Centre Officer

Look Ahead Care, Support and Housing
London Full-time GBP 26,936 – 26,936
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We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Customer Contact Centre Officer to join our Central Service Team located in Islington.

£26,936.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week.

Fixed Term Contract for 12 months

Want to feel in control of your career? You'll feel at home here.

Our benefits include:

  • Annual leave increasing up to 30 days with length of service

  • Free DBS

  • A generous pension - we will contribute up to 8% and life assurance cover up to 3x Pensionable Salary (T&Cs apply)

  • Exclusive discounts and cashback via Reward Gateway and opportunity to buy a Blue Light Card

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.

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.

What you'll do:

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.

  • 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

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

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:

We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:

  • We focus on Excellence and innovation.

  • We are Caring and Compassionate.

  • We are Inclusive and Trusted.

  • We work in Partnership and are One-Team.

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.

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