Team Lead, UK
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Description & Requirements
- Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people’s lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.
- Operate on the front line of service delivery within a busy contact centre environment working with the Mind charity. Ensuring quality and performance levels meet and exceed expectations on challenging service lines, following the policies and procedures of the service and company to ensure the service is as efficient and effective as possible. Work as key management figures with responsibility for the effective daily operations of their team including recruitment, onboarding, training and development activities as well as providing. The role holder will be required to:
- Provide a high level of customer service, assisting with customer enquiries and complaints, whilst also overseeing a team of Helpline Workers
- Coach, develop and motivate the team and monitor their performance on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to ensure all personal targets are being achieved in accordance with QMS
- Ensure departmental KPI's are being achieved whilst adhering to SLAs
- Undertake 121's, meetings, performance reviews and to comply with HR procedures in accordance with company policy • Ensure adequate resources are available to meet customer and contract needs.
- Provide supervision sessions support to your team and debrief as required.
- To ensure adequate resources are available to meet customer and contract needs.
Specific Accountabilities
Setting and meeting performance targets for speed, efficiency and quality
Managing the daily running of your team within a busy contact centre environment ·
The delivery of an inbound and outbound service as and when required, with a view to maintaining compliant service delivery
Liaising with Supervisors, Team Leaders, team members, Operations Managers, external customers and other colleagues to gather information and resolve issues
Following the Quality Management System, to improve quality and minimise errors
Reviewing the performance of staff, identifying training needs and planning training sessions in collaboration with the customer.
Handling complex customer complaints or enquiries
Organising staffing, including shift patterns and the planning the number of employees required to meet demand
Improving performance by raising efficiency
Managing compliance to HR policies for contact centre staff
Reporting findings/results to management on a regular basis, putting forward ideas and recommendations concerning the development of employees and the improvement of procedures and policies currently in place
Lead by example with regards to behaviours acting professionally at all times and driving
Maximus UK culture
Operate within and as a driver of a diverse, inclusive and supportive working environment
Work with the Recruitment Manager as required in the hiring of new employees and the continuous improvement of the recruitment process ·
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with colleagues
Operate in compliance with all company policy & procedures, HR best practice and relevant regulations required e.g. PCI, GDPR, ISO 27001, 9001 and 14001
Health and safety procedures must always be followed in order to control risks to self and others
Qualifications & Experience
- Experience in a similar role delivering a telephone and / or online based service
- Experience of supervising and leading a team
- Experience of coaching & developing staff
- Experience of delivering supervision support and managing high volumes of safeguarding concerns
- Experience of and ability to produce detailed reports including statistical analysis
- Ability to act and plan at an operational and strategic level
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications
- Experience using data to influence and drive change
- Willingness to work flexibly at short notice
Individual Competencies
Ability to build strong relationships whilst working remotely, with strong stakeholder relationships.
Understand and ability to maintain confidentiality.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Good spoken and written communication skills.
Demonstrates flexibility and adaptability
Ability to influence and negotiate with managers at all levels.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Reflection and analytical skills
Sound decision making with an ability to work pro-actively across the service
Strong multi-tasker, time manager and planner who is able to work well autonomously and as part of a team
Strong analytical skill – ability to interpret and present data to drive improvements across key metrics and objectives.
Hybrid – Office base as Unit 3, in Nantgarw (2 days per week)
About Maximus
Government services and health administration partner for public programs.
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