Meet the #1 Contact Centre in Australia!

Meet the leaders of Australia’s #1 ranked contact centre for the past two months and discover some of their secrets for success!

The City of Onkaparinga has been assessed as the best contact centre in Australia in the ACXPA Call Centre Rankings report that commenced in August 2023.

The rankings are determined by mystery shopping calls that assess the contact centre experience across 48 different performance elements to generate three key metrics:

• The Contact Centre Accessibility Score (CCAS) captures how easy was it to connect to a live contact centre agent.
• The Quality Insights Score (QIS)  measures the experience received during the interaction with the live contact centre agent.
• An overall performance score that combines the two scores above with proprietary weightings on the competencies that influence the customer experience the most to determine the overall ranking results.

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Introduction to City of Onkaparinga

The City of Onkaparinga is South Australia’s largest metropolitan council, delivering services to more than 160, 000 residents across the area of 518 square kilometres. It covers a diverse range of suburbs and areas, including coastal regions, urban areas, and rural landscapes.

Their work is guided by our organisational values, quality service delivery, customer responsiveness and community input.

Approximately 185,000 customers contact the City of Onkaparinga per year to access our services through a variety of contact channels.

Meet our Guests 

Julie Janssan, Acting Team Leader Marketing & Communications

Julie is an experienced customer service professional with 32 years of experience in retail, banking, utilities, and local government sectors.

Her career at the City of Onkaparinga started as a Team Coordinator, she worked her way up to the role of Team Leader Customer Relations, successfully leading a team of over 45 staff across five sites for the past 15 years. Julie manages a 20-seat contact centre and oversees over the counter services at five locations across the city.

Julie’s leadership style focuses on customer experience and continuous improvement, championing initiatives to refine processes and optimise service delivery. Julie is dedicated to the team in creating memorable interactions and understands the importance of a team committed to providing exceptional service.

With experience ranging from direct customer interactions to strategic management, Julie has demonstrated dedication to elevating customer experience standards. Committed to team growth, she ensures that each team member is provided extensive training and coaching, so each team member reaches their full potential.

As she embarks on new opportunities in a secondment as Team Leader Marketing and Communications at the City of Onkaparinga, Julie brings with her a wealth of experience, a passion for customer service excellence, and a proven track record of effective team management.

Hannah Stevens, Acting Team Leader Customer Relations

Hannah Stevens has devoted the past 11 years of her professional journey in customer service excellence. She began her career at the City of Onkaparinga council, where she started as a Customer Relations Officer. Over time, she explored different roles in teams including marketing, development services, and information management.

Hannah’s leadership journey started when returning to the Customer Relations Team. Hannah secured a permanent position as a Coordinator in the Customer Relations Team. Leveraging opportunities from LG Professionals SA, she completed the Management Challenge and the Emerging Leaders Program, enhancing her leadership experience.

Hannah is all about creating a workplace where productivity and enjoyment go hand in hand. Incorporating service delivery and a positive team culture. She recognises each team member’s strengths and guides them to grow professionally and personally.

She’s dedicated to improving service delivery and customer experience, evident in her coaching and continuous improvement efforts. Hannah always aims to take the customer journey to the highest standards of professionalism and satisfaction.

Currently on secondment as the Team Leader of Customer Relations at the City of Onkaparinga, Hannah is proud to lead a high-performing team that consistently delivers outstanding results.

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