Customer Support Assistant
Scale 3 (£24,790 - £25,183 pro rata, actual salary £12,395 - £12,591)
18.5 hours, Part-Time 2.5 days (Mon to Wed am)
Permanent
Central House
Application Deadline: 5 March 2025
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Shortlisting Date: 6 March 2025
Interview Date: 11 and 12 March 2025
Interview Type: In Person
Your Role
You will be the first point of contact for face-to-face access to council services and advice. Adding value to the customer experience at receptions within the civic complex by greeting and pro-actively engaging with customers assessing wants and needs, providing information, signposting to services as well as supporting the various Council and Health services that operate from Central House.
About You
You will be friendly but professional, enjoy working with people, and going the extra mile to provide excellent customer service with strong organisational and interpersonal skills. You will be able to work under pressure, at pace and have a logical approach to problem solving. You will be able to prioritise your own workload. You will enjoy working with a diverse range of people and will always strive to support our residents in the best way possible.
You should be proficient in working with standard office IT applications including MS Office and with training be able to navigate in-house case management systems to retrieve and record information.
About Us
We are a diverse team that are passionate about putting residents at the heart of what we do. We work with a wide range of teams across the council, along with key stakeholders. The work of the team is varied, and no two days are the same. We are always striving to improve to be able to offer our residents the very best. There are development opportunities, including training and progression within the wider team.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
Click here to find out more about the Employee Benefits you will receive when you join our team!
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact john.rowley.cyp@stockport.gov.uk or natalie.dunworth@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role
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Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
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