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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Deliver excellence in customer service
   • Customer service expectations are consistently exceeded
   • Quality, safety, resource and delivery standards are consistently met
   • Airline records are maintained accurately in accordance with airline systems and procedures
2. Monitor and adjust customer service performance
   • Customer service performance standards are monitored and reviewed using a range of systems and techniques
   • Appropriate adjustments to ensure customer satisfaction is maintained are made decisively and promptly, and as an accurate reflection of company procedures
   • Resource requirement changes are organised in advance wherever and whenever possible in accordance with company procedures
   • Negative impact events and factors are promptly identified and actions are taken to minimise effect and to prevent recurrence
   • Peer coaching and mentoring support is provided to assist colleagues to meet and enhance company customer service standards
3. Seek information from customers and staff
   • Regular feedback on service quality is sought and obtained from internal and external customers using a variety of data collection methods
   • Customers and colleagues are encouraged to comment on continuous improvement methods implemented, to ensure service excellence
   • Customer and colleague feedback is acknowledged and followed up as appropriate
4. Develop approaches to enhance customer service
   • Customer quality service initiatives are identified and forwarded to appropriate personnel
   • Customer service performance information is communicated clearly with colleagues
   • Participation in developing new approaches or initiatives to customer service is undertaken
5. Encourage staff to take responsibility for customer service problems
   • Coaching and support is provided to assist colleagues in handling difficult customer situations
   • Responsibility for service delivery and customer satisfaction is taken
   • Customer service relationship development opportunities are discussed with team members
   • Appropriate responses are made to team member suggestions in a timely manner

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

adapting to differences in equipment and operating environment in accordance with standard operating procedures applying relevant legislation and workplace procedures communicating effectively with others completing relevant documentation handling customer queries and complaints effectively identifying and correctly using relevant equipment implementing contingency plans implementing work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) and security procedures and relevant regulations interpreting and following operational instructions and prioritising work modifying activities depending on operational contingencies and environments monitoring and anticipating operational problems and hazards and taking appropriate action monitoring work activities in terms of planned schedule reading, interpreting and following relevant regulations, instructions, procedures, information and signs reporting and/or rectifying any problems, faults or malfunctions promptly, in accordance with workplace procedures responding appropriately to cultural differences in the workplace selecting and using required personal protective equipment conforming to industry and WHS/OHS standards using interpersonal skills effectively working collaboratively with others working systematically with required attention to detail without injury to self or others, or damage to goods or equipment writing simple reports and records of inquiries.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

airline company customer service principles and philosophies airline company structure, products, services, policies and procedures customer service, quality and continuous improvement principles, policies and procedures feedback and coaching techniques leadership principles legal issues that relate to quality service management relevant duty of care responsibilities relevant WHS/OHS and environmental procedures and regulations resource management (human and financial) sources of information and documentation needed for workplace operations types of operations carried out in the workplace concerned workplace procedures relevant to work activities.

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