Council Administration Officer to Call or Contact Centre Operator: what carries over
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Skills you already use in Council Administration Officer work
- Active Listeningcore
- Complaint Handlingcore
- Confidentiality and Privacy Compliancecore
- Customer Needs Assessmentcore
- Data Entry and Accuracycore
- Empathy and Emotional Intelligencecore
- Inbound Call Handlingcore
- Multitaskingcore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Telephone Etiquettecore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Digital Literacy
- Email Management
- Microsoft Office Suite Proficiency
- Written Communication
What Call or Contact Centre Operator roles ask for that Council Administration Officer roles do not
- Conflict De-escalationcore
- CRM System Operationcore
- SLA and KPI Adherencecore
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- Escalation Management
- Upselling and Cross-Selling
- Workflow Queue Management
What may close the gap
These government-listed qualifications may help close the gap.
- Certificate II in Rail Customer Service (TLI22321)
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Training Occupation Pathways dataset, March 2026, version 1.0
Published median pay (Jobs and Skills Australia)
- Call or Contact Centre Operator
- A$1,414 a week
- Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
Call or Contact Centre Operator: Demand steady
Council Administration Officer: Skills list: Changing Careers, built from the ESCO skills classification.
Call or Contact Centre Operator: Skills list: Changing Careers, built from the ESCO skills classification.