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Job Title:
Client Services Administrator
Department:
Client Services
Reports to:
Client Services Team Lead
Hours:
37.5 hours per week
Location:
National Headquarters and Training Centre, Model Farm Road, Cork
Contract Term:
12-month contract
Purpose of Role
Working closely with the Client Services Team Lead, the Client Services Administrator supports the delivery of our client programmes by assisting with administration and coordination across all stages of the application process. This role acts as the first point of contact for clients across all programmes and aftercare services, ensuring a responsive and supportive experience. The position also includes providing advocacy support to clients, as required. To be successful in this role, you will be a highly capable and self-motivated administrator with strong organisational and prioritisation skills, along with excellent customer service and people-focused communication abilities.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Act as point of contact to our clients for all programmes and aftercare services.
- Process and support our clients throughout all application stages.
- Provide advocacy support to our clients who wish to raise concerns about services, access or other relevant areas.
- Maintain client and training records enabling accurate report writing.
- Coordinate with our technical team to ensure client support and application timeframes are adhered to.
- Coordinate the delivery of aftercare support to clients across all programmes.
- Advocate to third parties’ local authorities, government and public sector bodies in relation to policies, planning, and legislation.
- Manage all email and phone calls along with any other communication in relation to client services (including enquiries and applications), and other areas.
- Capture monthly, quarterly and annual reports on activity and issues under advocacy and client supports.
- Conduct aftercare phone calls, capturing feedback and completing relevant actions.
- Organise client information and dog equipment maintenance to include ordering, records, stocktaking, postage and preparation of Guide Dog and Assistance Dog class packs, including all relevant paperwork and equipment packs.
- Undertake and develop advocacy training and information for clients and third parties.
- Support our Client Consultative Committee meetings as secretary and follow up actions, and work plan updates.
- Support client communications and social media updates under guidance of the Communications team.
- Participate proactively in the evaluation and implementation of SOP’s and key processes within Client Services.
- Support aftercare delivery and dog training by managing car rentals and fleet rostering.
In addition to these key accountabilities, you may also have ownership for one or more key processes. If you are required to take ownership of a key process, this will be communicated to you via your manager and/or the performance management framework. You may be required to be on call, outside of normal business hours.
All employees are expected to comply with Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind terms and conditions, rules, policies, procedures, codes of conduct, quality standards, authorisation processes, risk management policies, etc. and any relevant external regulations.
Values and Behaviours
IGDB places great emphasis on how people get the job done. For example, we need people who are passionate about enabling people who are vision-impaired and families of children with autism to lead better lives and become more mobile and independent. Employees are expected to achieve these standards to fully meet the expectations of their role.