CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISOR Kingston upon Hull, England
Job description
We are looking for individuals with excellent customer service skills who are positive, sensitive and have an exemplary telephone manner, adapting your approach as appropriate to ensure equality of access to all.
A positive image of the council must be conveyed at all times and Customer Service standards must be maintained.
Successful candidates will be trained to deliver a good knowledge of all service areas including Council Tax, Housing, Welfare/Benefits and Environmental Services including Waste.
You will work as part of a team to deliver an efficient and effective customer contact centre, supporting and assisting in the delivery of services to respond to the customer’s needs and expectations. Ensuring that as many enquiries as possible are resolved at first point of contact and customers are encouraged to access all service available to them online.
We are open 24/7 365 days of the year. We are looking for flexible individuals able to work across the following contact channels; telephone, live chat, email and social media. Out of hours and weekend working is on a rota basis.
We have positions available on the Core team and the working hours are the following;
Core (7.5 hours per day)
- Normal working hours between 08:00 - 19:00
- Working Monday to Sunday
- You are required to work 1 - 3 weekends (Either the Saturday or the Sunday with a day off in the week)
- Bank holiday cover is required on a rota basis
- An enhanced hourly rate of pay is applied for weekend and bank holiday working
Benefits of working for Hull City Council – Working for hull city council
Why Hull is a great place to live and work – Working for hull city council
https://www.workingforhullcitycouncil.org.uk/help-applying-interviews/apply-jobs
Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight on the closing date.
We are committed to increasing the diversity, equity, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.
We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required.
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
Hull City Council embraces the principles of WorkSmart and this post has been identified as a suitable role. WorkSmart principles create opportunities facilitating a combination of working in the office, adhoc homeworking, or working from various locations, therefore being flexible about where/ how you carry out your role, the specific opportunities available will be discussed at interview.
