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Emergency Call Coordinator Leicester, England

PA Housing

Full Time Leicester, England 25195 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Job reference: 000810

Salary: £25,195 per annum

Closing date: 21/08/2023

Location: Bede Island - Leicester

Employment type: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 35

A little bit about what we are looking for...
As a Service 24 Coordinator, your role is integral to looking after PA's vulnerable customers. You will be handling the emergency careline and maintenance enquires coming into Service 24 and the Customer Contact Centre. It's important in this role, that you are empathetic and resilient so you can offer the best support for our customers.

The shifts for this role will work on a rota basis; You will be working from 10am - 8pm, 4 days on with 4 days off. Please be aware this role will require you to be in the office with no option for homeworking.

Your responsibilities...

Answer calls and take any necessary steps to ensure the wellbeing of the customer
Provide assistance, support, and emergency response effectively to Service 24’s customers using a calm and sensitive approach
Provide basic support and a ‘listening ear’ for agency customers who may suffer from a variety of mental health issues and follows up where necessary
Be confident in contacting the emergency services and other contracted agencies
Identify emergency situations and take the appropriate actions
Seek to provide first time resolution for all calls
Where first time resolution is not possible, to investigate other avenues for response to queries and work requests
Test all sheltered scheme equipment according to set procedures
Carry out daily welfare calls to sheltered scheme tenants
To programme Lifelines
To promote the Lifeline service to those making enquiries about the service
Test methane gas monitoring equipment and other essential equipment
Respond appropriately to lone worker calls
Handle relatively complex emergency repair requests and to recognise vulnerability and escalate timescales for repairs as necessary
Understand the health and safety issues associated with repairs to individual properties and communal areas within the Organisations housing stock.
Record all repairs on the database
Prioritise repairs according to set procedures
Check, process and update customer details and information
Write reports of all incidents and e-mail to the appropriate person or Agency
Carry out general admin tasks for S24 and other areas of the Organisation
Process and action written communication received from resident, including but not limited to Live web chats, customer email and response to questions raised via the asra app

We recommend you read the full job description to get a really good understanding of what the role entails, you can find this as a downloadable attachment at the bottom of the advert.

Our ideal candidate...

Experience delivering customer services within a pressurised environment.
Empathetic with good listening skills.
Experience of working with computerised records and entering data on a computerised system.
Experience of working with IT packages e.g. Microsoft Office, e-mail, internet.
Excellent communication skills and a friendly and courteous approach.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £25,195.00 per year

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