Customer Service Officers

Is customer service your passion? Do you thrive in a call centre environment? We are currently seeking new Customer Service Officers to be the first point of call for all Council enquiries, and this might be your chance to rewrite the future with us.

• Work in a dynamic and customer focused team
• Multiple roles available to cater to your needs!
• Flexible work arrangement options are available once training has been completed

About the role

Customer Service Officers provide an important link between customers and Council, delivering high level customer support over the phone, counter, reception and via electronic channels, relating to the full range of Central Coast Council (CCC) services. 

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A certificate III qualification in Customer Contact or related field OR demonstrated solid contemporary experience in a similar role, combined with ongoing professional.
• Demonstrated experience in, and commitment to, working in a dynamic and faced paced customer service environment, including face to face, call centre and electronic communication. 
• Experience in communicating effectively through a variety of channels (both verbally and in writing) and the ability to empathise with customers and staff at all levels. 

Our position description provides more information for you to learn more about this role.

Other important information

• The hourly salary range for this position sits between $34.89 - $41.87 per hour plus 11.5% superannuation
• There are multiple roles available - Permanent Full Time, Temporary Full Time and Part Time. 
• We are able to offer hybrid and flexible working conditions for this role once training has been completed. 
• This role is located at the Wyong Administration Building. 

Council will be creating an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.

Extra benefits

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check ups, a 'me day' to refresh you. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

• Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships. 

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. 

We have a number of work locations across the region, offering different work locations for team members. 

To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

1. Answer the on-line questions shown below.
2. Attach your resume 
3. Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here. 

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.  

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

PLEASE NOTE: We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.