APS3 Participant Support Officer

Posted 25 September 2024
Salary$37.36 per hour
LocationBerwick
Job type Contract
DisciplineAdministrationOffice Support & Secretarial
ReferenceJO-2409-495065

Job description

The Opportunity

We are seeking enthusiastic and professional Front of House Officers to join a Federal Government Agency based in Berwick. The role is a contract until December 2025, working 37.5 hours per week, paying $37.36 per hour plus super.

As the Front of House Officer, you will assist customers in a face-to-face environment by answering enquiries, booking appointments, making assessments on eligibility for payments and undertaking processing and system entry activities related to a customer’s needs. In addition, you will provide general administrative support to the wider team.

You will handle a wide range of matters regarding eligibility, participation and ongoing access to payments and services for participants.

Responsibilities include:
  • Managing and resolving participant matters by actioning planning tasks in line with relevant legislation.
  • Providing counter support for the local office including participant enquiries in the self-help kiosks and online platforms
  • Resolving customer enquiries, providing information and/or referring customers to appropriate government or community services
  • Managing the team shared email inbox, appointments, and telephone enquiries
  • Coordinating appoints with the use of Agency office facilities.
  • Undertaking research and investigation activities and preparing associated reports and correspondence
About you:

As the Front of House Officer, you will present with a high level of personal resilience and the ability to deal with emotional and challenging customer circumstances and high workload demands. This role will involve liaising with participants on a face-to-face basis and at times, delivering difficult news / handling challenging conversations.


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