Customer Service Officer

Multiple Roles Part Time & Casual
- Band 4, $74,824, Pro-Rata, Casual (Band 4, hourly Rate $47.33)
- Convenient Preston, Northcote & Reservoir Locations, close to public transport
- Multiple Roles: Part Time & Casual
- Band 4, $74,824, Pro-Rated, Casual (Band 4, hourly Rate $47.33)
- Convenient Preston, Northcote & Reservoir Locations, close to public transport

At Darebin, diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of how we work. Our commitment to these values is unwavering, they are central to our mission, to our impact and to help us better serve our community. We know that having varied perspectives and lived experiences helps generate better ideas to enable a diverse, inclusive and connected community.

**About Darebin City Council**
Located in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, Darebin City Council is home to one of the largest, most diverse communities in terms of culture, language, religion, socio-economic background, occupation, and housing needs. The city has one of the largest populations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents in metropolitan Melbourne. Our Vision is for a community that works together to advance community life.

At Darebin City Council we provide a lot more than just Rates, Roads and Rubbish; we provide hundreds of services that support our community to live, work and play across the region. Most importantly we love helping our customers and have a lot of fun doing it.

As a Customer Service Officer, you will be responsible for providing outstanding service to Darebin’s diverse community whilst assisting them in accessing the broad range of services we offer. We have a strong emphasis on quality of service, as such extensive experience in call centre and customer service roles would be highly beneficial.

**Key Responsibilities**
- To provide high quality responses to customer enquiries, requests for service and business transactions across multiple communication channels.
- To enhance and promote Council’s public image and the effectiveness of the Customer Service Team by acting as a key link in the relationship between the Council and its customers.
- To support the operations of Council departments in accordance with agreed service levels and standards.
- Advocate for the customer by assisting in the development, improvement and enhancement of Council processes and services.

**Culture**
As a progressive leader in Local Government, Darebin City Council is passionate about social inclusion, sustainability, engagement and service excellence. We are proud of the diversity of our workforce and recognise the strength this provides in meeting the needs of the community we serve. We are committed to upholding a positive and supportive work environment that values the contribution of all employees and treats all employees with dignity and respect.

**Benefits**
We offer a range of benefits to our employees including opportunities for personal and professional development, flexible work practices, Employee Assistance Program, recognition and reward program - Appreciate Great and a variety of generous paid and unpaid leave options.

**How to Apply**

We are also happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs.

Contact Luana Nardo, Team Leader on 8470 8844 for a confidential discussion.

**Applications close on Wednesday 9th July at 11.30pm.**
- Darebin is committed to providing a safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, and thorough ‘Safety Screening’ processes apply. To work at Darebin City Council, you will be required to supply proof of work rights, a Victorian Employee Working with Children Check and comply with Child Safety standards. All employees are required to undertake an Australian Criminal History Check and may be required to complete a Functional Health Assessment. Council requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as outlined in the Staff Covid-19 Vaccination Policy._