Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain stable and productive staffing levels in a business unit within a customer engagement centre, including the recruitment, induction, retention and training and regulatory and legislative compliance of staff.
It applies to individuals who analyse, design and execute judgements using wide ranging technical, creative, conceptual or managerial competencies and who are often accountable for group outcomes.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1 Develop and apply recruiting and staff retention strategies | 1.1 Develop and maintain job descriptions for customer engagement roles 1.2 Develop and maintain position profiles for customer engagement roles 1.3 Apply staff selection processes using interviewing techniques 1.4 Identify critical churn factors by analysing records of staff turnover and exit interviews 1.5 Introduce staff retention strategies to reduce churn |
2 Manage induction and ongoing staff training | 2.1 Arrange for staff skill levels to be audited 2.2 Arrange the identification of skill needs and skill gaps for all customer engagement roles 2.3 Distinguish between technology skill and customer service skill needs 2.4 Develop training plans to meet identified skill gaps 2.5 Identify suitable sources of training support 2.6 Arrange training programs to reduce skill gaps for all staff |
3 Establish a performance-management program | 3.1 Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) or competency sets for all staff 3.2 Agree on KPIs with each customer contact staff member 3.3 Plan and maintain review dates and data collection to enable performance management 3.4 Conduct performance reviews and produce personal development plans |
4 Manage remuneration and incentive programs | 4.1 Determine KPIs for individuals and groups 4.2 Set appropriate remuneration levels for job accountabilities and industry 4.3 Initiate incentive schemes using KPIs that are within the control of staff 4.4 Regularly review remuneration and incentive schemes to ensure effectiveness 4.5 Implement audit process to ensure integrity of programs |
5 Manage compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements | 5.1 Maintain personal and staff awareness of relevant statutory and regulatory requirements 5.2 Ensure total compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements 5.3 Identify, record and rectify breaches of statutory and regulatory requirements 5.4 Implement compliance training and review programs as required |
Foundation Skills
This section describes language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills incorporated in the performance criteria that are required for competent performance.
Skill | Performance Criteria | Description |
Reading | 1.4, 3.4, 4.4, 5.3, 5.4 | Recognises and evaluates complex texts to determine key information |
Writing | 1.1, 1.2, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 5.3 | Prepares documents in a designated format and style appropriate to a specific audience and purpose Creates and maintains records in required format |
Oral Communication | 1.3, 3.2, 3.4 | Participates in interviews or discussions using appropriate structure and language for audience Uses questioning and active listening to clarify or confirm understanding |
Numeracy | 1.4, 3.3 | Uses basic mathematical formula to calculate whole numbers and decimals to determine and predict staffing levels and requirements |
Navigate the world of work | 5.1-5.4 | Monitors adherence to legal and regulatory rights and responsibilities for self and others |
Interact with others | 3.2, 3.4 | Provides feedback to others in forms they can engage with and respond to when conducting performance reviews |
Get the work done | 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1-2.6, 3.1, 3.3, 4.1-4.5, 5.3, 5.4 | Develops flexible plans for complex, high-impact staffing management activities with strategic implications that involve a diverse range of stakeholders with potentially competing demands Uses systematic, analytical processes in complex, staffing management situations, setting goals, gathering relevant information, and identifying and evaluating options against agreed criteria Uses analytical processes to decide on a course of action, establishing criteria for deciding between options in relation to staff training and development and incentive schemes Uses digital tools to access, analyse and organise complex data |
Sectors
Stakeholder relations – Customer engagement