The Opportunity
We are seeking enthusiastic and professional Front of House Officers to join a Federal Government Agency. This role will be until 30 June 2025, 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 platformsResolving customer enquiries, providing information and/or referring customers to appropriate government or community servicesManaging the team shared email inbox, appointments, and telephone enquiriesCoordinating appoints with the use of Agency office facilities.Undertaking research and investigation activities and preparing associated reports and correspondenceAbout 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.
To be successful in this role you will ideally have proven experience within a Front of House or Customer Service environment, ideally within a government setting.
In addition, you will demonstrate the following skills and experience: Ability to work in a teamCommunication skillsCustomer service skillsAbility to manage conflict and difficult/sensitive conversationsMicrosoft Suite skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams)Ability to use initiative and work independentlyAbility to learn new systems and processesHaving a strong interest or previous experience with the Disability Sector would be an advantage.To Apply
As this role is within the Federal Government, applicants are required to hold Australian Citizenship at time of application.
If you are interested in this role, please APPLY NOW or call DFP on (03) 8632 9900 for more information.
Applicants new to DFP may be asked to provide additional information including work rights status via a survey link – if requested, we ask that you provide this information in order to expedite your application.
DFP welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. In addition, DFP will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via******or1300 337 000and indicate your preferred method of communication (email, phone, text) so we can keep in touch and meet your accessibility needs.
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