Job Description (JD)
Band 2
Directorate - Central Operational Services
Job Description - Family Services Contact Centre Agent 1
Document Ref.
HQ-JES-1455 Family Services Contact Centre Agent 1 v4.0
Document Type
Management
Version
4.0
Classification
Official
Date of Issue
11 March 2022
Status
Baselined
Produced by
Job Evaluation Assurance and Support Team
Authorised by
Reward Team
JD Evidence
HQ-JES-1455 APVU Contact Centre Agent 1 v4.0
Job Description
Job Title
Family Services Contact Centre Agent 1
Directorate
Central Operational Services
Band
2
Overview of the job
Family Services run national services for HMPPS, including Family Services Visit
Booking, Help with Prison Visits, Find a Prisoner and the HMPPS Victim Helpline.
Digital enquiry support is provided for a number of GOV.UK services.
The post holder will work with the public, internal HMPPS customers and a wide
range of Government Departments and Voluntary and Charitable Sector
Organisations.
The work at Family Services makes a real difference to the prisoner and their
Significant Others, contributing to the wellbeing and rehabilitation of the prisoner
and supporting regimes in prisons across the United Kingdom.
The post holder works in a contact centre team, completing a range of key
administrative duties. The role requires excellent customer service, organisational, IT
and administrative skills; with the ability to deal with a high volume of work to the
highest quality standards.
Reports to a Contact Centre Manager. This is a non-operational HQ role based at
Edward House, Birmingham, B1 2RA.
Summary
The Contact Centre Agent 1 has a primary role and is rostered to other duties to match
workflow.
• Booking prison visits.
• Dealing with prisoner location requests.
• Data entry.
• Basic customer enquiry resolution.
• General office support work.
All roles have minimum processing targets. The job is fully flexible and will cover the
full range of duties at this band and assist with work at Band 3 when required.
A semi flexible shift working system matches staffing to the live services. A range of
shift patterns are available.
Responsibilities,
The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities
Activities and Duties
and duties:
• Book prison visits by telephone, e-mail and in an online portal.
• Process Find a Prisoner service requests.
• Data entry of Help with Prison Visits service applications.
• Customer enquiry resolution.
• Post and general office support duties.
The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not
intended to be exhaustive. The job holder is expected to accept reasonable
alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary. Significant
adjustments may require re-examination under the Job Evaluation Scheme and shall
be discussed in the first instance with the job holder.
An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence through the medium
of English.
HQ-JES-1455 APVU Contact Centre Agent 1 v4.0
Behaviours
• Changing and Improving
• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
Strengths
It is advised strengths are chosen locally, recommended 4-8.
Essential Experience
• Customer service experience is beneficial.
Technical
• Supported training will be provided on all aspects of the role.
Requirements
Ability
Minimum Eligibility
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• All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to taking up post.
• All external candidates are subject to 6 months’ probation. Internal candidates are
subject to probation if they have not already served a probationary period within
HMPPS.
• All staff are required to declare whether they are a member of a group or
organisation which HMPPS consider to be racist.
Hours of Work
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(Unsocial Hours)
Allowances
To be used by the JES Team only
HQ-JES-1455 APVU Contact Centre Agent 1 v4.0
Success Profile
Strengths
Behaviours
It is advised strengths
Ability
Experience
Technical
are chosen locally,
recommended 4-8
Changing and Improving
Customer service experience is
Supported training will be provided on
beneficial.
all aspects of the role.
Delivering at Pace
Managing a Quality Service
HQ-JES-1455 APVU Contact Centre Agent 1 v4.0