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The General Dental Council (GDC) is recruiting for a Customer Service and Information Officer to join our team on a part-time (17.5 - 27.5 hours per week), fixed-term-contract - maternity cover until December 2025. This role is Hybrid (minimum of 2 days spent working from the GDC’s office in Birmingham).
About us:
Our primary purpose is to protect patient safety and maintain public confidence in dental services. To achieve this, we register qualified dental professionals, set standards for the dental team, investigate complaints about dental professionals' fitness to practise, and work to ensure the quality of dental education.
Our work matters and so do our people. We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion by recruiting and strengthening our teams with team members from different backgrounds, life experiences and viewpoints.
Equality and diversity are not just words, they are what makes our teams strong and able to deliver. We want to be champions of diversity and to have a sense of belonging in the workplace, where everybody has the chance to contribute and to share what is important to them.
About the role of Customer Service and Information Officer:
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a natural ability to explain complex information easily, we would love to hear from you.
We have an opportunity for a passionate and experienced customer service professional to join our customer services team. You will be the first point of contact for our customers; including dentists, dental practitioners and patients.
You will provide accurate information both over the phones and by responding to emails. This is a busy role, where you can expect to take more than 50 inbound calls per day. There will also be reception cover required at times.
We are open Monday – Friday and support customers from 08:30 – 17:30. We support hybrid working and can discuss what this would mean for you at interview.
About you:
Your well-developed interpersonal skills will be supported by proven experience of working within a busy customer focused environment, responding to telephone calls and emails, and working to deadlines.
You will be a team player with the ability to communicate confidently, clearly and effectively with customers, both verbally and in writing. You will be able to demonstrate empathy, tact and discretion whilst discussing sensitive issues or complaints with customers and colleagues.
You will need experience in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel). Previous call centre experience and proficiency in Dynamics CRM is preferred, but not essential.
Benefits:
The GDC is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, that provides an environment that reflects our values and culture and allows employees to flourish.
To support this we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, including flexible working arrangements from day one and employee networks that aid growth and development.
Some of our benefits include:
- 27 days holiday (plus statutory) - rising to 30 days after 2 years’ service (pro rata)
- Pension contributions up to 10%
- Buy/Sell annual leave
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave from 1 years’ service.
- Life assurance, income protection plan and enhanced sick leave policy
- Staff discounts including eye care contributions and discounted gym membership
We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds.
Closing date: 23:59 16 March 2025
Please note that we reserve the right to bring this recruitment campaign to an end without notice, and we encourage all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
The GDC is committed to equality and diversity. We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds.
