team leader - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Cardiff County Council

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    About The Service

    Cardiff Council has a fully equipped and accredited Alarm Receiving and CCTV Centre offering / coverage of many of the high rise buildings and depots across the City.

    It is ISO and SSAIB accredited and supports the council's obligations under the Crime and Disorder Act in working with the many agencies both internal and external in dealing with anti-social behaviour.

    About the job

    An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed individual with excellent customer service skills to assist with managing, supervising and supporting the team at the / Alarm Receiving Centre.

    The successful candidate will be based at County Hall and lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver a range of services in support or Customer Service outcomes and corporate priorities within a control room environment and will be responsible for the supervision of the Control Centre operatives and wardens ensuring a high quality visible and effective service to all customers.

    The successful candidate will work pro-actively to promote working relationships both internally and externally with stakeholders ensuring the highest level of customer service and also help develop a culture of fairness and togetherness.

    The successful candidate will also play a lead role in the development of current and emerging technology in order to enhance the customer contact services and future vision of the Alarm Receiving Centre and comply with the relevant regulations and compliance frameworks to achieve accreditation.

    What We Are Looking For From You

    You will have a good knowledge of customer services and preferably will have experience of working within a control room or managing multidisciplinary teams.

    You will have experience of providing excellent customer service, work well in a team and have a flexible approach.

    You will have exceptional communication and IT skills and the ability to resolve disputes in a positive and constructive manner.


    The ability to speak other languages, in particular Welsh would be an advantage.

    You will be required to work on a rota basis to include weekends and bank holidays: shifts will be variable according to needs of the service.