Receptionist (3 month contract) Immediate Start - Dublin, Ireland - Tuath Housing Association
Description
Tuath Housing has provided safe, secure and affordable housing since 2006. A lot has changed over the years, but our values remain the same. In partnership with Key Stakeholders, our main focus is on delivering more quality homes to more people and providing an outstanding Customer experience to our 27,000 residents. Working with Tuath Housing is different because we make a difference. We maintain and develop our team of dedicated, motivated, and authentic people through focused training and career development.
Our People and Culture:
Our employees benefit from a positive working culture, learning and development opportunities, and an extensive benefits package which includes:
24 days annual leave
Attractive salaries commensurate with experience
Pension scheme, bike-to-work scheme and a wellness allowance
Career development opportunities and a study aids scheme
Access to an Employee Assistance Program
Flexible working and an excellent work-life balance package
Tuath Housing are accredited with the Bronze Award from Investors for Diversity and are committed to promoting a diverse and respectful workplace reflective of all cultures, nationalities, backgrounds, genders, members of the LGBTQ+ community and people from traditionally marginalised backgrounds. We are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace where all colleagues can be their most authentic self.
Tuath is committed to embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into every aspect of the business, and to implementing a business plan that emphasises social responsibility throughout our operations. We strongly believe in the importance and value of working in partnership with our many stakeholders to deliver more homes to more people, creating communities across the country. By tracking Tuath's ESG achievements, we can lead the way in making the affordable housing sector in Ireland more sustainable; and by having a positive environmental and social impact Tuath will also deliver better results to our residents, our employees, and the wider community.
If you are driven to make a difference and believe that everybody needs a home, Tuath is waiting to hear from you.
Job Summary:
The Receptionist deals with all aspects of customer care within the Housing Services team to provide support to the internal departments and regional offices, in a responsive, efficient and quality manner. The successful candidate will provide an excellent level of customer service over the phone, assisting with any issues which may arise. This is a great opportunity for customer service advisors to further develop their IT, administration, and customer service skills in a fast-paced environment.
The suitable candidate will
Answer all telephone calls and deal with enquiries in the appropriate response times
Provide Best in Class customer service, provide clear solutions to customer queries, and handle queries and complaints in a professional, courteous and helpful manner.
Assist with general administrative duties including filing and processing invoices.
Monitor and respond to webchats, answer telephone calls, deal with enquiries and share in the cover of reception duties in the absence of reception staff.
Use a variety of software packages, such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel, Access, etc., to produce correspondence and documents and maintain presentations, records, spreadsheets and databases and charts.
Organise and store computer-based information and maintain websites and internal databases.
Liaise with colleagues and external contacts to book travel, accommodation, conference facilities, couriers and lodgement handling.
Requirements:
At least one years' experience in a busy office administration role.
A certificate or degree is beneficial
Excellent administrative and Microsoft Office & Excel skills
Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently.
Good organisational and time-management skills.
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
Commitment to working in a customer-focused and solution-oriented manner.
To participate on forums/working groups/committees as required.
Carry out any other reasonable duties as may be required from time to time.
Promote a culture which is supportive of excellent service delivery and meets Tuath Housing's vision, mission, and values.
To positively promote a sustainable organisation, helping to reduce our environmental impact and participate in sustainable initiatives across Tuath Housing.
Working for Tuath Housing:
Attractive salary commensurate with experience
24 days annual leave
Service leave
Organisational performance bonus
Generous pension scheme
Sick leave
Wellness allowance
Bike-to-work scheme
Flexible working hours
Career break
Career development program
Employee assistance program
Linkedin Learning licence
Employee Green Team
Sports & Social Club
Work-life balance package