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This is an exciting time to join our newly created Contact Centre, designed to deliver responsive, high-quality services to social landlords, local authorities, and the residents they support. As our Contact Centre Team Leader you will play an essential role in managing the day-to-day performance and operation of your team within a fast-growing customer focused environment.
Job Responsibility
Oversee the day-to-day management of a team of Contact Centre Advisors, ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality services
Lead performance management activities, using data to track KPIs such as service levels, response times and customer satisfaction
Conduct regular 1:1s and team huddles to support skills development, address performance gaps and reinforce high standards
Carry out quality checks across calls, emails, and digital channels, providing constructive feedback and identifying training needs
Manage escalated or complex customer queries, ensuring timely, accurate resolutions to that support positive outcomes for residents and partners
Support the onboarding, training, and ongoing development of team members, ensuring knowledge of services, processes and compliance requirements remains up to date
Analyse performance and quality trends to identify opportunities for process improvement within the newly established centre
Support with contract mobilization and be involved with end-to-end recruitment activity for Contact Centre Advisors, including workforce planning, shortlisting, interviewing, and selection
Work collaboratively with housing officers, repairs teams, income officers, and external contractors to ensure seamless service delivery
Requirements
Proven experience managing teams in a fast-paced contact centre environment, ideally within customer focused or social housing setting
Strong people-management and coaching abilities, with experience developing team performance
Experience with CRM systems (desirable)
Demonstrable success in achieving KPIs, service levels and operational targets
Confident handling escalated or complex customer queries
Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise workload and manage resources effectively
Competent in using contact centre systems, reporting tools and performance dashboards
Excellent communication, problem-solving and decision-making skills with a commitment to delivering a high-quality service
Be available for occasional weekend coverage/support
Nice to have
Experience with CRM systems
What we offer
Contributory pension scheme
Life assurance
20 days + Bank holidays (service based increasing holiday scheme)
Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption leave and other family friendly policies
Sureserve Benefits Hub, accessing over 1000 retail discounts
Virtual GP service, available for employees and immediate family
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Bike2Work Scheme
EV Car Scheme
Employee engagement events and “Employee Voice” programmes
Strong opportunities for career growth and development
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