Language Assistance and Interpreting Service

Interpreter contact at the counter

If customer has a mobile

CSO:

  1. Call the interpreter service on Touchpoint & Teams
  2. Say the required language when prompted.
  3. You will be asked if you are a registered client - say yes
  4. Choose the gender of your interpreter by pressing
    1. to select either gender
    2. to select a female interpreter
    3. to select a male interpreter
  5. Enter the following codes when prompted
    1. Voice Account: 100855
    2. Voice access number: 8766
  6. Use the Council account C087097 code if you get to speak to an actual TIS operator
  7. You will be asked for your council contact number - 8571 1000
  8. You will be given a job number, please record it so that you can use it to complain if the service you were provided was not good.
  9. You will be required to hold while they connect with an interpreter
  10. They may also offer to conference the call for you. Give them the customer's mobile number If they don't, proceed to the next step. Otherwise, hang up at the end of the call.
  11. Once connected, call the customer's mobile to conference the call (not on speaker). You will be using the Polycom phone and the customer will be connected via their mobile
  12. Hang up when complete

If customer doesn't have a mobile

CSO:

  1. First, get the second position to cover you on the front counter
  2. Before disconnecting your laptop from the network cable, first connect to the Staff2.0 network.
  3. Call interpreter service on Touchpoint
  4. When prompted say which language you need an interpreter for and confirm by saying yes or no
  5. You will be asked if you are a registered client - say yes
  6. Choose the gender of your interpreter by pressing:
    1. to select either gender
    2. to select a female interpreter
    3. to select a male interpreter
  7. Enter the following codes when prompted
    1. Voice Account: 100855
    2. Voice access number: 8766
  8. Use the Council account C087097 code if you get to speak to an actual TIS operator
  9. You will be given a job number, please record it so that you can use it to complain if the service you were provided was not good.
  10. You will be required to hold while they connect with an interpreter.
  11. When the interpreter answers explain the nature of the issue and use the speaker and microphone on the laptop.
  12. Hang up when complete

Interpreter contact on the phone

CSO:

  1. If the customer is on the phone, call Interpreter Service on Touchpoint
  2. When prompted say which language you need an interpreter for and confirm by saying yes or no
  3. You will be asked if you are a registered client - say yes
  4. Choose the gender of your interpreter by pressing:
    1. to select either gender
    2. to select a female interpreter
    3. to select a male interpreter
  5. Enter the following codes when prompted
    Voice Account: 100855
    Voice access number: 8766
  6. Use Council account C087097 code if you get to speak to an actual TIS operator
  7. You will be given a job number, please record so that you can use to complain if the service you were provided was not good.
  8. You will require to hold while they connect with an interpreter
  9. When the interpreter answers if the customer is on the phone press the conference button and conduct a 3-way conversation

Complaints regarding the service received by TIS

CSO:

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