Team Leader - Nights - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - 30427 - Maximus

General information

Job Posting Title

Team Leader - Nights

Date

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

City

Cardiff

Country

United Kingdom

Working time

Full-time

Closing Date

30-Jul-2025

Description & Requirements

Be part of something great

Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people’s lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.

This role is working 3x night shifts 7pm - 8am (will be on a rota for nights Monday - Sunday) based in our contact centre in Nantgarw.

As a Nights Team Leader you will operate on the front line of service delivery within a busy 24/7 contact centre environment working with some of the countries well know charities as well as smaller key charity, government and 3rd sector organisations. Ensuring quality and performance levels meet and exceed expectations on challenging service lines. Work as key management figures with responsibility for the effective daily operations of their team including recruitment, onboarding, training and development activities.

Role duties:

Provide a high level of customer service, assisting with customer enquiries and complaints, whilst also overseeing a team of customer service advisors
Coach, develop and motivate the team and monitor their performance on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to ensure all personal targets are being achieved in accordance with QMS
Ensure departmental KPI's are being achieved whilst adhering to SLAs
Undertake 121's, meetings, appraisals and to comply with HR procedures in accordance with company policy
Ensure adequate resources are available to meet customer and contract needs

Setting and meeting performance targets for speed, efficiency, sales and quality
Managing the daily running of your team within a busy contact centre environment
The delivery of an inbound and outbound service as and when required, with a view to maintaining compliant service delivery
Liaising with Supervisors, other Team Leaders, team members, Contract Managers, external customers and other colleagues to gather information and resolve issues
Following the Quality Management System, to improve quality and minimise errors
Reviewing the performance of staff, identifying training needs and planning training sessions
Handling complex customer complaints or enquiries
Organising staffing, including shift patterns and the planning the number of employees required to meet demand
Improving performance by raising efficiency
Managing compliance to HR policies for contact centre staff
Ensuring the office is adequately prepared and organised for the arrival of employees and any visitors
Reporting findings/results to management on a regular basis, putting forward ideas and recommendations concerning the development of employees and the improvement of procedures and policies currently in place
Lead by example with regards to behaviours acting professionally at all times and driving the Maximus culture

Operate within and as a driver of a diverse, inclusive and supportive working environment
Work with the Recruitment Manager as required in the hiring of new employees and the continuous improvement of the recruitment process
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with colleagues
Operate in compliance with all company policy & procedures, HR best practice and relevant regulations required e.g. PCI, GDPR, ISO 27001, 9001 and 14001.

Qualifications and experience

At least 2 years of experience in a similar role
Delivering a telephone and / or online based service
Supervisory experience
IT literate with full working knowledge of MS Office Suite planning and co-ordinating
Coaching & developing staff
Delivering customer focused services
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Reflection and analytical skills
Sound decision making.

EEO Statement

Maximus is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the recruitment process. We know that feeling included has a dramatic impact on personal well-being and are working to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment due to any personal characteristic. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post.

We are a Disability Confident Leader, thanks to our commitment to the recruitment, retention and career development of people with disabilities and long-term conditions. The Disability Confident scheme includes a guaranteed interview for any applicant with a disability who meets the minimum requirements for a job. When you complete your job application you will find a question asking you if you would like to apply under the Disability Confident Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you feel that you have a disability and apply under this scheme, providing that you meet the essential criteria for the job, you will then be invited for an interview. Your Guaranteed Interview application will only be shared with the hiring manager and the local resourcing team. Where reasonable, Maximus will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.