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Amy Quinn

Bateau Bay,NSW

Summary

As a leader at Service NSW, I consistently uphold our Leadership Promise, ensuring exceptional customer service, fostering a culture of care and belonging, and driving agility in our fast-paced environment. I prioritize customer outcomes, find solutions, and exceed expectations to maintain a customer-centric approach.

I am dedicated to creating a psychologically safe, inclusive, and supportive workplace where every team member can thrive. I drive continuous improvement, responsible risk-taking, and rapid execution to deliver value.

My leadership style emphasizes vulnerability, collective success, respectful challenge, and a commitment to ongoing learning and growth. As a dynamic and results-driven leader, I excel in communication, delegation, and time management. Known for my empathy and honesty, I am dedicated to developing people and maximizing their potential in every situation.

With expertise in conflict management and high-level emotional intelligence, I facilitate diplomatic and effective communication, ensuring goals are clearly communicated so everyone understands their role in achieving them. I specialize in positioning team members to utilize their talents optimally, promoting productivity and quality standards.

My approach involves motivating and inspiring the team to perform their best work while maintaining morale and workplace harmony. I am adept at keeping projects on task, on schedule, and on budget, adhering to all current NSW Government policies and procedures.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Team Leader

Service NSW
Gosford
08.2021 - Current
  • Led the seamless transition of a fifteen-member team from Service for Business to the Contact Centre environment, demonstrating agility and effective pivoting capabilities
  • Successfully negotiated a team-wide salary realignment, reducing payroll expenses by approximately $20,000 annually per team member, while transitioning 15 personnel from a Grade 3/4 to a Grade 2 classification during the shift from Service for Business to Contact Centre operations.
  • Improved Customer Experience compliance/results to 100% through skill analysis, additional training, utilizing resources/SME. Consistently delivering results, ensuring my team meets our Contact Centre KPIs and achieves high Customer Satisfaction scores. Utilising technology with programs such as Power BI to keep track of individual's progress
  • Currently, I hold the PMES (People Matter Employment Survey) Portfolio, focusing on fostering engagement. Last year, our Travel and Recreation team excelled, achieving an engagement score of 80%, surpassing all other clusters. This reflects my commitment to creating a highly engaged and motivated workforce.
  • Created comprehensive training materials for Service for Business Light during a rapid onboarding of new team members, delivering the training package virtually.
  • Enhanced team proficiency in PIAWE when asked to take on the new skill, ensuring system access and knowledge met required standards. Collaborated closely with ICARE to ensure seamless project delivery and execution.
  • Cross skilled team members prior to peak periods to ensure Service Level Agreements were consistently met.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of company mission and goals and mentored employees in reaching objectives aligned with company core values and DNA. Keeping Service delivery priorities at the forefront of everything I do, educating team members about all our internal resources including the ERG’s, which have proven to be invaluable to team members.
  • Coached team members in customer service techniques, providing feedback and encouragement toward reaching goals. Celebrating and acknowledging achievements no matter how small. Developing their key capabilities where several team members have secured higher roles within Service NSW and other Government departments.
  • Motivated employees to increase productivity and maximize service quality.
  • Service for Business light was nominated for a DNA All Star Bravo award and announced a finalist after our transition to the Contact Centre. As a Service for Business lite Team Leader, I attended the annual Service NSW awards night in 2022, to represent the team.
  • An active member of Team Big and Team Magic, collaborating on streamlining team member and team leader resources by creating accessible SharePoint sites with easy-to-understand procedures/walk throughs, and collaborated with cross clusters onsite to boost team engagement.
  • Assisted in recruitment drives for the contact center through in-person, virtual, and phone interviews, demonstrating strong interpersonal, virtual communication, and phone interview skills.
  • Draft and send clear and concise communications to the cluster with any new processes the team needs to be across quickly.
  • Ensuring all mandatory training and quarterly compliance modules are completed on time and documented for myself and my team members.

Yoga and Wellness Facilitator

Essential Yoga with Amy
Central Coast
06.2012 - Current
  • Facilitated wellness retreats and personalized individual wellness plans.
  • Adapted facilitation techniques to accommodate various learning styles and group dynamics.
  • Promoted upcoming workshops or events using social media platforms or email marketing campaigns.

Business Concierge

Service NSW
Gosford
01.2021 - 08.2021
  • Supported small to medium businesses through covid, navigating the constant daily changes and assisting financially through business grants and other targeted funding.
  • Assisted Businesses affected by floods and bushfires, offering financial assistance and business advice, to ensure they could keep operating through these natural disasters all while showing empathy and compassion.
  • Promoted the Business Concierge offering to external stakeholders when attending events.
  • Facilitated virtual yoga and meditation sessions for the Service for Business team during stay-at-home orders through covid. This improved team members' mental health and wellbeing during the pandemic.
  • Exceeded goals through effective task prioritization and great work ethic.
  • Delivered exceptional level of service to each customer by listening to concerns and answering questions.
  • Volunteered in peak times to assist Business resolutions team to get through the backlog of calls regarding Covid Business grants.
  • Developed team communications and information for meetings.
  • Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork, and attending regular calibration sessions.
  • Built strong relationships with customers through positive attitude and attentive response.

Customer Service Representative

Service NSW
Gosford
06.2020 - 01.2021
  • Maintained accurate and current customer account data within Salesforce Classic and Salesforce lightning.
  • Helped large volume of customers every day with a positive attitude and focus on customer satisfaction.
  • Consistently met scorecard requirements.
  • Sought out training opportunities through My Career to enhance customer relationship management abilities and further boost satisfaction scores.
  • Contributed to company achieving and holding industry-leading customer service ratings.
  • Developed highly empathetic client relationships and earned reputation for exceeding service standard goals.

Receptionist

Five Star Day Spa
Erina
03.2017 - 12.2019

Florist/Small Business Owner

Flowers by Amy
Sydney/Central Coast
01.2000 - 12.2019

Education

Fire Warden Training - Fire Prevention And Safety

Service NSW
Gosford, NSW
01-2024

Engage Leadership Program - Leadership

Service NSW
Newcastle, NSW
12-2023

Certificate IV Government - Government

TAFE
Sydney, NSW (virtual)
12-2022

Introduction To Customer Experience - Customer Experience

CX Skills
Sydney, NSW Virtual
01-2022

Certificate IV Small Business Management - Small Business Management

TAFE
Gosford, NSW
08-2000

Skills

  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Issue Resolution
  • Performance Evaluations
  • Service Level Agreements
  • Goal Setting
  • People Management
  • Documentation And Reporting
  • Complaint resolution
  • High Level Emotional Intelligence
  • Quality Improvement
  • Time Management
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Staff Development

References

  • Jerry Bennett, CCM Travel & Recreation SNSW

M: 0477122246 E: Jerry.Bennett@service.nsw.gov.au

Timeline

Team Leader

Service NSW
08.2021 - Current

Business Concierge

Service NSW
01.2021 - 08.2021

Customer Service Representative

Service NSW
06.2020 - 01.2021

Receptionist

Five Star Day Spa
03.2017 - 12.2019

Yoga and Wellness Facilitator

Essential Yoga with Amy
06.2012 - Current

Florist/Small Business Owner

Flowers by Amy
01.2000 - 12.2019

Fire Warden Training - Fire Prevention And Safety

Service NSW

Engage Leadership Program - Leadership

Service NSW

Certificate IV Government - Government

TAFE

Introduction To Customer Experience - Customer Experience

CX Skills

Certificate IV Small Business Management - Small Business Management

TAFE
Amy Quinn