Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Customer Partner - Housing
Northcott Society
08.2021 - Current
Provide exceptional levels of customer service within Supported Living services, ensuring a positive experience for all customers and their families at each stage of the Customer Journey
Maintain a holistic overview of Supported Living customers; their goals, their funding arrangements, and the services received from Northcott
This applies at both an individual and house level
Support customers and stakeholders to understand potential Supported Living options, including shared living vacancies and Medium Term Stays options
Assist Supported Living customers with key activities such as product selection, Service Agreement completion and signing, NDIS planning meetings and plan reviews, liaison with families, customer decision makers, and key supports such as Support Coordinators or Guardians as required
Gather information to provide insight to the wider business to support the growth and development of Northcott’s Supported Living product offerings
Conduct House Visits to meet Customers and Service Coordinators, have a detail discussion with regards to the other services the Customers would access with Northcott and discuss the Budget in detail
Complete Customer Check-Ins 6 weeks after Customer has moved into the Accommodation, discuss the experience of the customer and family involved with the transition process of moving into one of our accommodation.
Customer Service Consultant
Northcott Society
02.2018 - 08.2021
Working on setting up services for Customers who have signed Service agreement with Northcott
Interpret the My Service agreement into rosters
Update shift notes with details of the shift
Allocate Support Workers to the shifts
Approve Transport Kilometers utilised by Support workers, investigate any excessive kilometers used and seek approval from the relevant Account Managers to approve kms
Approving daily shifts
Liaising with the relevant Account manager for clarity regarding services
Contact the Customer once the services are setup advising the Service start date, time and name of the Support Worker assigned to the shifts
Contact the Support Workers through phone call or SMS to advise about services
Manage all inbound calls with a high level of customer service by following business processes, capturing mandatory data, referring to reference materials, prioritising customer’s requirements
Provide follow up to all outstanding enquiries and requests within stated timeframes
Nurture customer enquiries into warm leads
Maintain customer interest in group training and activity requests
Accurately input data and maintain customer profiles, bookings and staff rosters
Work with the IPA sales team to capitalise on leads – ensuring optimal handover
Communicate Northcott service delivery requirements in setting expectations of each customer
Manage emails ensuring all enquiries are responded to within nominated timeframes
Ensure essential appointments are confirmed, follow up if required
Placing outbound calls to prospective customers in marketing data base
General administrative support as required.
Customer Experience Officer
Penrith City Council
10.2017 - 02.2018
Answering phone calls for local Penrith residents
Helping them with the updates on their Development Applications
Warm transferring calls to the relevant Child care centre for parental checks
Warm transferring calls to the Children services team regarding their individual accounts
Warm transferring calls to the Planner for seeking advice on purchase of property, checklist for the DA application
Warm transferring calls to the rates team for copy of the rates notice to be emailed, payment agreements and balance enquiries
Gathering information regarding illegal parking, dumped rubbish or dead animals on road and transferring the call to the Rangers team
Warm transferring calls to the Waste services team if the client would want to make changes to their bin collections, organise New bin Services, complaints about missed bins and damaged bins.
Customer Service Representative
Australian Unity
09.2016 - 10.2017
Answering Inbound calls from prospective clients/social workers looking for Home Care services
Building relationship with customers over the phone
Actively listen over phone and the at the same time making notes of relevant information required for finding out what service they would be looking for
Competently use computer, search for information on the internet
Liaise with branches and allocation co-ordinators for optimum resolution
Emailing information to relevant Service co-ordinators and allocation co-ordinators
Liaising between care workers and clients if services are delayed
Relying the rosters to clients over the phone and at times email the client’s roster
Forwarding sick calls from care workers to the relevant region champion
Completing Welcome calls for new clients coming on-board for services with Australian Unity
Effectively handling Inbox enquiries
Organising Private services
Answering queries related to Home Care Packages
Downloading Documents from the My Aged Care Portal and attaching this information on the client’s records
Emailing the Home Care Package specialist to contact the client to discuss about the package
Liaise with My Aged Care incase the Package has ceased and the client is unware which direction to go
Explaining the benefits of signing up for a Home Care Package with Australian Unity, help the clients understand how the package works and the costs involved with
Explaining to them about the process requirement for part-pensioners or self-funded retirees
Matching up services based on client’s requirements
Efficiency to use Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
I have worked on Procura systems with Australian Unity Home Care.
Supermarket Helpdesk Agent
Salesforce Salmat Company
03.2013 - 09.2016
Taking inbound customer calls regarding Woolworths Home brand and WoW Select products
Taking inbound calls for Woolworths Regional offices
Taking inbound calls for Woolworths Petrol
Entering customer queries from cards and letters
Answering customer enquiries received via the Woolworths website
Administration duties which includes responding to customer queries through letter and email
Escalating high end complaints to the Business team
Liaise with the business team to identify if a product has been taken of the shelf or there is a stock issue
Making arrangements for collecting the contamination for further investigation
Escalating store complaints to the Store Managers
Resolving enquiries over the phone and ending with happy customer service.
Sales Agent
Salesforce Salmat company
01.2011 - 01.2013
Warm calling existing ANZ customers
Dialler system was used to read the script to the customers
Building rapport with the customer
Explaining the product and how they benefit of the insurance which is exclusively offered to ANZ customers only
Giving them a quote and recapping all the benefits and making the offer sound too good for the price
Objection handling techniques
Closing the sale.
Customer Service/ Sales Agent
Salesforce Salmat company
07.2010 - 01.2011
Contacting existing Telstra customers, identifying the customer, going through compliance and looking at their bills
Analysing their account and right planning the customer plans according to their lifestyle and requirements
Working knowledge of Siebel
Changing the customer’s plans on Siebel, basically processing orders for change of plans
Explaining the customer’s bills and upselling products
Staying customer focus and giving them a good customer service experience.
Telephone Sales Consultant
Starwood Privilege
05.2010 - 07.2010
Generating leads by calling customers
Used script to present the product
Selling membership programme for Sheraton Hotels to business people, Doctors, picked people from white pages
Overcoming objections and finalising sales
Contacting clients whose membership has expired and renewing their membership by offering discounts
Creating references through the contact and contacting potential clients.
Promoter
Pixie Photos
07.2008 - 07.2010
Meeting people face to face inside Target giving them the offer to have their family portraits taken with us
Marketing in different super markets and generating leads
Booking customers for a photo shoot
Overcoming Objections and presenting the product professionally
Maintaining a database for the customers so they can be contacted when we have good offers.
Collections Analyst
Oracle India Private Ltd
11.2007 - 01.2008
Contacting Business Clients to get the tax forms so we can file the company tax returns
Reminding the Clients to make the payments so that there will be no interruption of services
Running a credit check on the Client if we can do more business with the clients
Maintaining a database for the clients.
Customer Services Representative
ICICI One Source
04.2005 - 10.2006
Worked in Accounts department which dealt with Inbound and Outbound calls
Negotiate Payments on overdue accounts
Organising Payment plans and follow up payments
Securing promises to pay
Work on dialler system
Provide a high level of customer service
Data Entry
40 wpm typing speed.
Education
Diploma - Community Welfare Work
Tafe
Skills
Ability to deal with customers in a timely, efficient, friendly and courteous manner
Positive and professional phone manner
Enthusiastic and positive attitude
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Demonstrated initiative and proactive customer service approach to work
The ability to work effectively both autonomously and as part of a team
The ability to work efficiently under pressure and manage conflicting priorities
Ability to problem solve and manage conflict to resolution