Customer Experience Officer

About TAFE Queensland

TAFE Queensland is proud to be the largest and most experienced Vocational Education and Training (VET) provider in the State. For more than 140 years, TAFE Queensland has delivered practical and industry-relevant training to provide students with the skills and experience they need to build lifelong careers. Our award-winning training is delivered on campus, online, and in the workplace to give people the skills they need to enrich their communities, support their industries, and strengthen their local economies. 

By working at TAFE Queensland, you can be part of a highly experienced workforce that is closely connected with their industries and dedicated to delivering best practices and innovative training.

Your Opportunity

The Customer Experience Officer provides an efficient, effective and timely range of administrative services to customers and staff, in accordance with the organisation’s policies and customer service standards.

This position sits in the Customer Services Faculty and reports to the Client Services Team Leader.

This is a Temporary, Full-Time opportunity, to 30 June 2027 unless otherwise determined.

The position will be based primarily at Townsville, however you may be required to perform work at other TAFE Queensland campuses.  

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the success of transformation and cultural change through promoting and modelling the established values of Safety First, Working Together, Focussing on our Customer, Taking Responsibility and Showing Initiative.
• Live a safety culture, lead by example and support the Health Safety and Environment Management System to Establish and maintain industry partnerships and models for student engagement to advance the standing and reputation of the organisation.
• Represent the organisation as the face of TAFE Queensland north region, providing continuous excellence in the delivery of customer service received through a range of modes. 
• Proactively promote the organisation’s range of products and services to increase sales conversions.
• Coordinate customer service requests and transactions in a contact centre environment, providing general information and professional advice ensuring customer needs are continuously met. 
• Effectively and efficiently coordinate customers’ requests through effective listening, questioning, problem solving, negotiation and conflict management skills, following business policies and procedures at all times to analyse, respond to and resolve customer enquiries in a timely manner. 
• Lead by example, displaying customer focused behaviours at all times, taking ownership and seeking solutions to resolve problems within level of delegation. 
• Identify new business opportunities through inbound and outbound channels for the organisation. 
• Ensure information is distributed in a timely manner by contributing to the relationship between Client Services Service and other business units. 
• Achieve individual key performance indicators and participate as an effective team member contributing to the collective achievement of service level and performance targets. 
• Actively participate as a member of a multi-functional customer service team and contribute to the development of team plans and the collective achievement of service level targets/agreements.
• Continually develop skills and knowledge through participation in formal and informal training and professional development opportunities and assist with the delivery of operational training to team members and internal clients.
• Ensure customer information is recorded accurately, and that maintenance of recording systems provides for the availability of data to meet information, statistical, review, planning and service needs.
• Provide feedback that may contribute to improved efficiencies or customer satisfaction.
• Contribute to the success of transformation and cultural change through promoting and modelling the established values of Showing Initiative, Working Together, Focusing on our Customer and Taking Responsibility.

How you will be assessed

The ideal applicant will be someone who has the following key capabilities:

1. Proven ability to deliver consistent, professional quality customer service in a contact centre environment, displaying the ability to elicit and analyse relevant information and provide accurate and timely responses to a range of culturally diverse customer requests.
2. Demonstrates effective time management skills, including the ability to organise and prioritise work, while displaying attributes of initiative, responsibility and decisiveness to achieve team and individual key performance indicators. 
3. Proven ability to build and maintain positive and effective team relationships and contributes to the team success in a high volume, client and sales quality focussed environment, keeping clients informed and treating people with respect and courtesy.
4. Demonstrates high level literacy and numeracy skills relevant to a contact centre environment, including data entry and the ability to use multiple computerised systems, consistently maintaining a high level of accuracy and meeting quality standards. 
5. Demonstrates the ability to communicate information clearly and effectively, displaying high level listening skills with the ability to clarify information and negotiate successful outcomes

Mandatory Requirements

• There are no mandatory requirements for this role.

Highly Desirable Requirements

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (especially Excel and Outlook)
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• High attention to detail and strong organisational skills

How to apply

If you’re interested in this role, click the ‘Apply’ button to submit your application via the TAFE Queensland Recruitment Portal.  When submitting your application, please ensure you provide the following:

• A detailed resume; 
• A cover letter that outlines your known skills, abilities, knowledge and experience in response to the “How you will be assessed” criteria above (maximum of 2 pages in total); and
• The contact details for two referees (one of whom is your current supervisor)

Closing date: 30 August 2026

Job Reference Number: TQ2026-825

For further information, please contact:

Contact name: Kath Mellish

Role:  Client Services Manager

Email: ************@tafeqld.edu.au