Scenic Rim Regional Council Customer-led Vision and Customer Charter
Our customer charter sits at the heart of our organisation and drives everything we do.
Council adopted a new Customer Charter on 22 June 2020 to provide a long-term vision for its interactions with customers. The Customer Charter is the first deliverable in Council's focus on becoming a customer-led organisation.
The Customer Charter will be underpinned by a Customer Experience Strategy, which will guide our operational improvements and the changes necessary to improve our customers' experiences. This is currently under development.
You can read more about our journey in the following media releases and project update:
Media release: Scenic Rim Regional Council puts customers at its heart
Media release: Council charters its journey with customers
Customer Centricity Project Update: Sharing the research outcomes and progress towards a customer-centric organisation
 Scenic Rim Regional Council Customer Charter |
Scenic Rim Regional Council Customer Charter
VISION
Where we want to be in 10 years from now, lived now
Collectively proud
We’re proud, together.
As community, we’re proud to be part of the thriving region that is the Scenic Rim. As a team, we’re proud to work for Council and of what we stand for and deliver.
Council and Community are united, working together to achieve our goals for the common good.
We sit together at the table, in unity, not in opposition.
INTENT
The intent that gets us out of bed in the morning
To be loved by our community
You’re the ultimate reason we’re here. It’s important to us that you value the work that we do and that you love dealing with us.
Just because you can’t ‘choose’ us, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try. In fact, if you had the choice, we’d want to be your number one.
FEELING
The intentional feeling we want to arouse in our customers
Assured
In all dealings you have with us, we want you to feel assured. Confident that we’ll do what we say we’ll do, that we’ll keep you informed, that we’re on your side.
We want you to feel safe, certain in the knowledge that we have your best interests at heart, whatever your goal.
TARGET
What we are aiming for in our operational delivery, every day
Be a step ahead
Our goal is to ensure we’re always on the front foot in everything we do, for you, our community.
We anticipate your needs, sometimes before you do. We know what’s important to you and actively look for ways to make your life easier.
We know the rules and how they impact you and your goals. We help you understand and navigate the complexity to make your journey as easy as possible.
We keep you informed on things that are relevant to you, so you don’t have to search for it yourself.
We’re one step ahead, yet we walk beside you, always.
COMMITMENTS
The promises we make to our customers
We’ll acknowledge you and listen to your needs
We won’t treat you like a number. We’ll treat you with the respect and care you deserve.
You matter to us. We care about what it is you want to achieve, and we’ll do our best to help you achieve it.
We may not always give you the answer you’d like, but we’ll do our best to get it for you if we can.
And if we can’t, we’ll treat you with care. We don’t like it when we can’t give you what you want. It affects us too. We’re in this together.
We’ll make dealing with us as easy as possible
We’ll connect you to who and what you need and help you navigate the tough stuff.
Dealing with government authorities isn’t easy. There’s a lot of us and only one of you. We will do our best to put you in touch with the right person, the first time.
We’ll keep it simple. We’ll put things in plain English, not technical jargon. We’ll make our processes as frictionless as we can so you can achieve what you want to achieve. We’ll help you make it happen.
We’ll be open and honest, always
We’ll be honest and transparent with you.
We won’t hide facts from you or keep you in the dark. If we can’t do something, we will tell you and if possible, we’ll work with you to find another way. We will always tell you the truth, as soon as humanly possible.
If something goes wrong or we mess up, we’ll step up and be there to help. If something is taking longer than expected, we’ll keep you informed. If we have to say no, we will own that decision, even if it’s not ours in the first place. We’re here for you.
We’ll follow through
When we make a promise, we keep it.
We’ll do what we say we’re going to do and keep you informed along the way. If we can do it quicker, we will. If we can save you money, we will.
You’ll never feel alone. When we begin a journey with you, we see it through to the end, regardless of the outcome. We’ll stay in touch and we’ll close the loop. We’ll be there.
We’ll put our community first
We’ll act in the community’s best interest, always.
Balancing the needs of individuals and the collective can be challenging, but we’ll do our best to deliver fair, reasonable, meaningful outcomes for all.
We’ll make decisions for long-term sustainability over short-term gains, always with our community in mind. We’ll avoid waste at all costs, operating for the good of the community in all that we do. We’re for the people.