customer relations Skelmersdale, England
Job description
*CONTACT CENTRE OPPORTUNTIES*
Customer Service Advisor
Location: Office based in Skelmersdale
Start Date: October 2023
Hours: 35 hours per week
Starting Salary: £21,000 plus annual bonus, pay progression review every 6 months and a fantastic range of benefits
What will you be doing?
· Working within our newly refurbished contact centre, you will be taking high volumes of calls and identifying customers’ banking needs to tailor solutions, whilst guaranteeing the right outcome for the customer and the bank
· We need talented problem solvers who think outside the box and challenge the status quo, to help shape our contact centres of the future
· Safeguarding will play an important part of your role, you will do this by educating customers on safer ways of banking, profiling callers to ensure you are talking to the right person and protecting our customers from scam and fraud attacks, to help keep their money safe
· Answering a high volume of calls and interacting with customers over the telephone, dealing not only with their day to day banking needs, but complex queries and providing a resolution on that first time call
· You will be expected to deal with high levels of numbers and data input, whilst talking to our customers in a genuine, professional and friendly manner
· As you progress you will learn more skills that will develop your knowledge and capabilities, including identifying, preventing and stopping financial crime
· Working hours – Monday - Friday between 8am & 7pm on a rotational shift pattern and 2 in 4 Saturdays and Sundays per month 9am – 5pm (with time given back in lieu).
What’s on offer?
We reward colleagues with more than just completive salary and bonus scheme, we offer an attractive range of benefits including work life balance and wellbeing options.
· Virtual interview process
· 3 weeks’ classroom based training and a further 8 weeks of support whilst taking ‘live’ calls from customers
· 27 days holiday increasing to 30 days plus bank holidays and the opportunity to buy additional holidays (up to a maximum of 35 days holiday entitlement in total).
· Pay progression reviews every 6 months
· Enhanced pay on top of your basic salary (up to £1,440 per year) for working on a weekend and if employed on a full time contract
· Pension scheme up to 10% contribution
· Life insurance and income protection
· Extended unpaid leave
· Paid maternity and adoption Leave
· 2 paid volunteering days per year
· A range of retail/high street discounts
· Discounted travel to work
· Eye care vouchers
· Cycle to work scheme
· Family friendly policies and wellbeing support
· Career development/Apprenticeship opportunities
· Colleague network groups committed to diversity and inclusion
What you will need?
· Excellent communication skills
· The ability to multitask and prioritise
· Customer service background
· Passion, energy and enthusiasm
· Excellent listening and problem solving skills
· The ability and desire to work in a fast paced environment
· A hardworking and committed attitude
· Resilience and determination
· Computer literate, with the ability to navigate confidently and quickly around multiple systems whilst speaking to customers over the telephone
Why join The Co-operative Bank?
If you care deeply about making customers happy and are passionate about making things better - we'd love to hear from you!
2023 is an exciting time to join The Co-operative Bank as we continue our journey of growth. The original ethical bank, formed in 1872, we are the only UK high street bank with a customer-led Ethical Policy, which is one of the main reasons our customers choose to bank with us.
If you require more information or this document in a different format, please contact our Careers Team.
Our Bank is committed to continuing to create a diverse workforce and an inclusive environment where all colleagues can fulfil their potential. We welcome applications from talented individuals from all backgrounds and lifestyles who can work with us in maintaining a culture of belonging, where people are valued and respected. We are a Disability Confident Employer.
As a reputable employer regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, all offers of employment for this role are subject to a series of background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financialchecks.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £21,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Application question(s):
- Are you able to commit to 11 weeks of full time training Monday–Friday 8am-4pm?
- Able you able to work Monday–Friday between 8am-8pm and every other Saturday and Sunday 9am – 5pm?
- Do you have any disabilities that may require any special adjustments?
- Do you have any CCJ’s, IVA’s or have you ever been declared bankrupt?
- Have you ever been dismissed from any of your previous roles in the last 3 years?
- Do you have any unspent criminal convictions?
- Do you have the right to work in the UK?
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 16/09/2023
Reference ID: 022982
Expected start date: 16/10/2023
