Customer Services Advisor – Revs & Bens

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Customer Services Advisor resolving Revenues & Benefits enquiries received via telephone in a remote role. Managing customer requests and maintaining records with a focus on compliance.

Responsibilities:

  • Receive all customer enquiries and service requests via the telephone to resolve as many requests at first point of contact as possible
  • Update appropriate IT systems in order to record and maintain an electronic record of customer details and their service requests
  • Maintain awareness of appropriate regulatory and legal standards to ensure compliance through day to day activities
  • Manage customer complaints, compliments and suggestions in accordance with the council’s procedures
  • Contribute ideas that create efficiencies or improvements in customer facing and other processes
  • Understand and contribute to the overall objectives of Customer Services, including supporting specific campaigns as appropriate, such as encouraging self service or direct debit payments
  • Work as a team to provide cover and support to other team members to ensure service delivery is maintained at all times.

Requirements:

  • Working in a local authority call centre or customer centre environment
  • Handling abusive or emotive customers
  • Experience of dealing with customer complaints
  • Experience of dealing with challenging customers
  • Experience of dealing with customer enquiries to their conclusion.
  • Detailed knowledge of a broad range of council services
  • Ability to acquire a good knowledge of customer services technology
  • Ability to acquire a good knowledge and understanding of the processes required to administer services
  • Health and Safety Procedures
  • Call Handling standards

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