Switchboard and Helpdesk Operative

  • Ref:
    103065
  • Location:
    Dudley
  • Employment:
    Part time

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Weekend and One Weekday Switchboard and Helpdesk Operator

Job Title: Switchboard and Helpdesk Operative
Hourly Rate of Pay: £12.71
Position Type: Permanent
Employment Type: Part time
Total Weekly Contractual Hours: Zero hours
Shifts: 07:00-15:00 and 15:00-22:00 weekends and one week day.
Location: Russells Hall Hospital, Pensnett Road, Dudley, West Midlands, England DY1 2HQ

Are you passionate about providing exceptional service? Do you have Customer Service experience and thrive in fast-paced environments? We're looking for a professional Switchboard and Helpdesk Operator to join our team on a zero-hours contract, working weekends and one weekday per week.

As a Switchboard and Helpdesk Operator, you'll be responsible for managing phone calls and email enquiries, supporting employees, and accurately logging information onto databases—all while delivering high levels of service and professionalism. You will be the first point of contact for our team, efficiently handling requests and ensuring the smooth flow of information throughout the day.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Answering incoming calls and emails promptly, addressing customer needs with professionalism and courtesy.
  • Operating the switchboard effectively to ensure calls are directed to the appropriate teams or individuals.
  • Accurately inputting and outputting data into systems and monitoring performance against Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
  • Delivering a professional service while adhering to Mitie's policies, processes, and procedures.
  • Staying organised, prioritising workloads, and meeting challenging deadlines under pressure.
  • Maintaining confidentiality and considering the needs of all stakeholders on-site.

 

Skills and Experience Required:

  • Demonstrated experience in Customer Service, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to manage phone calls and emails efficiently, with attention to detail.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and a strong standard of literacy and numeracy.
  • Exceptional planning, organisation, and time management skills.
  • A professional and positive attitude, with the ability to work effectively under pressure.

 

Shifts:

07:00 – 15:00 and 15:00 – 22:00.

This is a zero-hours position, offering flexible work patterns, with shifts available on weekends and one weekday to fit your schedule.

If you're ready to bring your customer service expertise and organisational skills to our team, we'd love to hear from you!

 

Apply now to join Team Mitie and be the difference.

Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices. This gives you the chance to customise your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products at an affordable cost and much more!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme.

Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10,000 - giving peace of mind for your dependants. We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

Join our Mitie Team.

Together our diversity makes us stronger.

 
 

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Dudley Hospitals - Dudley - Russells Hall Hospital
Russells Hall Hospital, Pensnett Road, Dudley, West Midlands, England, DY1 2HQ
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