Customer Services Officer - Weybridge, United Kingdom - Surrey County Council

Surrey County Council

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Weybridge, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job Introduction

The starting salary for this role is £26,080 per annum, based on a 36-hour working week.

We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our busy Helpdesk Team on a six-month fixed term contract or secondment (for internal staff) with the potential to extend beyond that.

This is a full-time position.

In this role you will be working as a key part of the Business Services directorate, a part of the Resources Directorate.

Business Services is an integrated business support and transaction service which offers a range of services covering HR, Payroll, Finance, and Procurement within Surrey County Council.

You will be taken through a structured induction programme and will be given tools and guidance to enable you to support customers and resolve queries at first point of contact.

Your
main duties in the role of My Helpdesk Officer will include:

Receive and respond to everyday enquiries from colleagues and customers to provide a timely, courteous, and effective service.
Plan and prioritise own weektoweek work activities to ensure operational efficiency and refer to more senior colleagues for prioritisation of nonstandard work.
Maintain a network of contacts, knowing who to liaise with on key issues and report on and resolve issues.
Communicate and liaise with service users and/or external contacts, usually through established routine connections as own section of work requires.
Good English and Maths skills, with the ability to demonstrate any transferrable skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to build sound relationships with customers.
Good administrative /organisational and analytical skills.
Ability to work with others to achieve objectives and improve customer service.
Competent in a range of IT tools.
Experience of working in a customer facing environment.

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Additional Information
This job advert closes at 23:59 on 09/04/2023 with interviews to follow.

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Benefits
From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role.

You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme.

For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit
MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

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