Live Chat & Email Support Agent

How2Apply Talent Network
Roodepoort, Gauteng
Full-time
Posted 4 hours ago
Full-time Customer Service & Call Centre
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Job Description

You'll take customer calls and chats at a telecoms support centre in Roodepoort, sorting problems on the first contact. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

Home base is a telecoms support centre on the Roodepoort side of Gauteng. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

The work, day to day

  • Verify caller identity before sharing any account details, as POPIA requires.
  • Troubleshoot routers, fibre connections and app logins step by step.
  • Reply to emails and live chats within the service-level window.
  • Attend team huddles and weekly coaching sessions on call recordings.
  • Meet daily targets for average handle time, quality score and first-call resolution.
  • Process address changes, refunds and cancellations on the billing system.

You'll need

  • Open to rotating shifts, including nights and weekends for offshore campaigns
  • No criminal record, as most clients run a background check
  • You stay calm when a caller is angry
  • Matric with a pass in English

Extra points for

  • A second language, especially Afrikaans, isiZulu or Portuguese
  • Previous contact centre or retail customer service experience
  • A Customer Service NQF Level 2 or 4 learnership certificate

What you get

  • Monthly performance bonus linked to quality and attendance
  • Paid training for 2 to 4 weeks before you go live
  • Clear promotion path to team leader or quality assessor
  • Medical aid option after probation

Applying, step by step

  1. Read the "What you need" list above. If you tick most of it, go ahead and apply.
  2. Keep copies of these ready to send: a CV with a working cellphone number and email address, certified copy of your ID plus certified copy of your matric certificate.
  3. Use the form on this page. It takes about two minutes and you don't need to upload anything yet.
  4. If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 5 working days, usually by phone.

Your application joins the How2Apply talent pool for this role, and we put shortlisted people forward to employers hiring in and around Roodepoort.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

How to stand out

  • Put any shift work (retail, restaurant, security) on your CV; recruiters want proof you turn up for rotating hours.
  • Take the online assessment in a quiet room with a headset; most BPOs screen out candidates on background noise.

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Job details
SalaryDiscussed at interview
Job TypeFull-time
LocationRoodepoort, Gauteng
CategoryCustomer Service & Call Centre
Experience2+ years
Posted9 November 2026
Closing Date7 December 2026
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