Administrative Officer Dwp Operations

3 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Department for Work and Pensions Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 295980**Salary**:

- £22,845- A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DWP - Work and Health Services - Disability Services, Decision Making and Working Age**Type of role**:

- Operational Delivery**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 50Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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Location
- Birmingham, TorquayAbout the job

**Job summary**:
DWP are looking to fill Administrative Officer roles in DWP, Work and Health Decision Making Directorate, in Disability Services and Working Age.

These are key roles for people who have a positive attitude, a desire for public service and want to make a difference to people’s lives.

Actively seek to resolve customer queries at the first point of contact where possible and use your brilliant communication skills to handle sometimes complex yet rewarding conversations.

In this role**, **you may also be required to undertake a work-based qualification e.g., Apprenticeship, that will support you in further developing your professional knowledge and skills for this role, and your future career development. The qualification can be undertaken in work time.

**Job description**:
**Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

- **
- To competently use the telephone as this is the primary means of customer contact through inbound and outbound calls.
- To help and support our diverse group of customers by delivering a quality service, communicating clearly and effectively, providing accurate information, and influencing/negotiating to successfully resolve queries and/or action any changes to their personal circumstances in what can be difficult and sensitive situations.
- Take personal accountability for every customer/stakeholder you have contact with.
- Consider each customer’s case as a whole, making the right decisions at the right time.
- Give clear and explainable reasons for your decisions.
- Be polite and professional, treating customers with respect.
- Adapting your behaviour to meet the needs of our diverse customers.
- Maintaining clerical and electronic records.
- To listen, be honest, be empathetic and compassionate and always remain composed and professional in what can sometimes be a challenging environment.
- To protect Departmental and our customer’s personal information adhering to all security policies and procedures.
- To ensure that all actions required to maintain the claimant’s digital account are completed promptly and accurately.
- To work on your own and collaboratively, effectively, and flexibly within a team and contribute towards team expectations.
- Take responsibility for your own development to improve competency and skills, supporting and coaching others to do the same.
- Use a range of computer systems, telephony, and digital platforms.

**Person specification**:
**Key Criteria**

To be successful you will need:

- To competently use the telephone as this is the primary means of customer contact through inbound and outbound calls.
- A can-do attitude to deliver and do the right thing for the customer.
- An ability to communicate with colleagues and customers clearly and concisely verbally and in writing to achieve the right result.
- An ability to identify problems; collate and interpret information - ask the right questions, problem solve.
- A good listener that is able to express empathy at the right time. Can demonstrate sound judgement and objective thinking.
- Must be able to navigate a range of computer systems sometimes whilst on a customer call.
- Must have the ability to handle difficult/sensitive situations.
- A consistent learner who is proactive about enhancing and expanding skill-sets.
- A team player that can collaborate with colleagues to solve problems or develop new ways of thinking.

**Transferable Skills**

You gain these from school/university, previous jobs, projects, voluntary work, hobbies and interests.

Could you adapt these skills to become a Case worker? Some examples below:

- Do you have previous experience of customer service ?
- Are you self-motivated and can motivate others?
- Can you develop relationships with a diverse range of people?
- Do you have good listening skills?

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service
- Communicating and Influencing
- Making Effective Decisions

**Benefits**:

- Alongside your salary of £22,845, Department for Work and Pensions contributes £6,168 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working opti


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