Operational Team Leader: Northallerton
Salary: £37,035 - £41,511
Grade: JK
Contract Type: Permanent
Vacancy Hours: 37 Hours per week
Location: Northallerton
Weekend Working: No
We are recruiting for an Operational Team Leader to join our successful Frontline Customer Service team in Northallerton.
Our Customer Service team here at North Yorkshire Council, are a friendly, forward-thinking, and driven team, with a strong customer-focused ethos and culture. We deliver a variety of services across a multi-channel environment and are the front-facing positive and professional image of North Yorkshire Council.
Currently, we have an exciting opportunity available for an Operational team Leader to undertake the day to day management of our inspirational Frontline Customer Service team in Northallerton.
The role…
As an Operational Team Leader, you will lead, motivate and support a team of Customer Service Officers to deliver a high quality, high performing, responsive and customer orientated service that provides the first point of contact.
You will undertake the day to day management and development of allocated Customer Service Assistants, Customer Service Officers and Service Delivery Officers who will be providing information and advice, service requests, assessments, taking bookings, processing payments and providing services to internal and external customers, including elected members, across a variety of channels.
This role is pivotal to the success of our organisation and is an extremely rewarding position where you can make a real difference, both to your team and within the communities across North Yorkshire.
What you will bring…
We are seeking enthusiastic individuals that have a passion for providing an outstanding level of customer service to our communities and customers across North Yorkshire.
Ideally, you will have:
- Knowledge of contact centre operations
- An understanding of Data Protection Legislation.
- Knowledge of leadership tools and techniques to manage performance in a contact centre environment
- Experience of operational team management in a multi skilled contact centre environment
- Experience of dealing with complex enquiries in a customer services environment.
- experience of dealing with complaints and difficult enquiries
- Relevant IT skills - with experience using customer databases, internet applications and Microsoft Office.
- Experience of dealing with vulnerable and/or distressed customers
- Experience of supporting a team through change
- Experience of representing customer service in the event of an emergency planning incident
- You will be able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with customers and colleagues using a range of different channels.
- Be an innovative thinker and have a proactive approach to solving any issues that may arise.
- Have a full clean driving licence as travel to other offices in North Yorkshire may be required.
- Be able to work flexible in line with customer demand
Please refer to the Job Description for further information
What we can offer you…
As a North Yorkshire Council employee, you will have access to some great benefits via our Everybody Benefits scheme such as shopping discounts, home technology and green car salary sacrifice schemes, financial well-being and health assured, our employee assistance programme, to assist with your health and wellbeing. You will also have access to our local government pension scheme, a generous plan for your retirement with the option to increase your monthly contribution if you so wish.
Contact and Apply:
If you would like an informal discussion about our role, please contact Carolyn Buglass - Carolyn.Buglass@northyorks.gov.uk
Applying is easy, simply click the apply button below, remove your details from your CV and upload by midnight on 12/11/24
Key dates:
Closing date: 12/11/24
Interview date/Assessment Centre: Week commencing 18/11/24
Venue for Interview: County Hall Campus, Northallerton DL7 8AD
Key Documents:
A DBS/Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check may be required for this post.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
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A DBS/Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check may be required for this post.