- Pay Rate:
£11.39 per hour PAYE
- Hours per Week:
35-37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 4-5 months
- JARROW,
NE32 3LE
Temporary Telehealth Operative x2
Reference no: S Tyneside 1001500013111841
Pay Rate: £11.39 per hour PAYE
35-37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 4-5 months
City: JARROW
Enhanced DBS disclosure required
To promote and maintain a high standard of Assistive Technology to Older and Vulnerable residents within South Tyneside. Providing a 24hour 365 day service which meets and exceeds the TSA Standards
Key Responsibilities:
- To receive and answer calls / alerts from Assistive Technology users, contractors, locally based staff, managers and other internal and external bodies, prioritising responses where necessary.
- To assess and identify the nature and reason for the call, fostering a rapport and acting to reassure the caller, appreciating that there maybe a degree of impairment or communication difficulties.
- To initiate appropriate action e.g. contacting emergency or medical services, key-holder or maintenance services in accordance with guidelines on confidentiality and security, ensuring situations are resolved satisfactorily.
- To ensure all physical responses requested are completed within 45 minutes.
- To write succinct objective call reports and take the correct reporting action for that customer and call type
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via job[email protected] by quoting the job reference and job title exactly.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
Qualifications:
- Educated to minimum of GCSE ‘C’ or equivalent in Maths and English Language or demonstrate basic literacy and numeracy skills.
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office and typical business software systems and applications which would be required to fulfil a role of this nature, including database systems
Experience:
- Experience of working with a range of Microsoft packages including Outlook, Excel and Word.
- Experience in a role requiring provision of a high standard of customer service to the public
Skills & Abilities:
- Strong communication skills in all forms and the ability to empathise with vulnerable customers
- Ability to work independently and on own initiative whilst operating as a committed team member.
- Ability to cope with competing demands and to prioritise tasks effectively under pressure, whilst maintaining a positive attitude.
- Demonstrate ability to learn control software / database packages quickly and effectively.
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