247 MECS Telecare

Closing Date: 28th April 2025
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary:
Hours: 20 hours

Interviews will be held week commencing 12th May 2025

Are you looking to join a team of professional customer focused & caring people who are the first point of contact for residents and visitors to Stirling We are looking for a proactive Customer focused Customer Service Advisor to work within our 24/7 team who will put the customer at the heart of everything they do.

About the Role

This is a permanent role working an average of 20 hours per week with no fixed work pattern.

As a 24/7 Advisor you will deliver a first point of contact service to a variety of customers who wish to access the Councils emergency services including housing roads and land services ensuring services are delivered within set policies and will deliver a telecare call handling service handling life critical calls from vulnerable service users across Stirling and Clackmannanshire.

This is a flexible role to cover annual leave and sickness as such you will have a fixed salary every month however you will have no fixed work pattern and will be required to cover shifts 24/7 365 days of the year where required often at short notice.

Key Responsibilities

• Handle customer calls in relation to all council services
• Handle life critical Telecare calls from vulnerable service users
• Inputting data and create service requests using a variety of ICT systems
• Work within set policies and processes to ensure customer enquiries are handled consistently whilst supporting service areas
• Provide advice and reassurance to customers in relation to all council services

About you

We are looking for someone with :

• A dedication to providing excellent customer service
• An ability to deal with difficult situations in a supportive and caring manner
• A willingness to go the extra mile for your customer
• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office applications
• A passion for working as part of a dedicated team

If you would like to have an informal discussion about this role please contact Lynne Watsonor by email on

If youve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships) disability gender identity sexual orientation religion belief or race.

Job Description

Additional Salary Information

Stirling Information

The Benefits

• 30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service)
• Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit to 6 months full sick pay and 6 months half pay dependent on length of service
• Carers Leave
• Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
• Access to Health & Wellbeing support
• Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Lift share Scheme
• Car Lease Scheme
• Technology Benefit Scheme