Customer Service Assistant - Leeds Managed Station Leeds, England
Job description
Location
Leeds, GB
Department Name
Eastern Region
About Network Rail
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We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.
We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.
Brief Description
Our Customer Service Assistants play a vital role in maintaining safety and security across the station and support our delivery of a great passenger experience. The tasks you’ll be doing are varied, but you’ll spend most of your time on patrols around the station making sure that everything is as it should be from a safety and security perspective. Aside from patrols there’s also checks to be completed on our lifts, escalators and with our station retailers. Once you’ve completed your mandatory checks, your focus will shift to being present in busy areas of the station helping our passengers with things like finding their train or to other places around the station. And there will always be interruptions, whether that’s someone who needs first aid, managing crowds during disruption, or responding to the huge variety of incidents that can occur on a major station.
Please note that there are 5 roles available. All roles are 6 month fixed-term opportunities with the potential of being extended or becoming permanent.
About the role (External)
Key Accountabilities:
1. Provide a highly visible point of contact for station users providing customer service to all, including visitors, contractors, retailers, TOC’s and customers travelling throughout the station.
2. Undertake regular station checks including contractor compliance, security, safety and equipment in accordance with relevant company standards and procedures, completing the relevant paperwork for audit purposes.
3. Respond to and record emergencies and incidents involving the general public and industry partners, as required.
4. Provide a point of contact for the reporting of faults within the station, maintaining appropriate records, reviewing and closing actions as required.
5. Actively assist and provide information to customers travelling throughout the station.
6. Check contractors have relevant risk assessments and method statements prior to issuing Permit to Work.
7. In liaison with customers, external authorities and regulators, implement plans to prevent and manage criminal activity on the station, including discouraging and preventing unauthorised persons from entering or remaining on the station.
8. Provide a proactive role in dealing with hazards or unsafe conditions, checking that all such occurrences are reported correctly.
9. Fulfil allocated duties as prescribed within Emergency Plans.
Essential
- Command of English language, both written and oral
- Experience of working in a customer facing environment
- Confidence to deal with different types of situations assertively
- Experience of working effectively as part of a team
Desirable
- Educated to GCSE or equivalent in English and maths
Please note that there are 5 roles available. All roles are 6 month fixed-term opportunities with the potential of being extended or becoming permanent.
Closing date: 30th March 2023 - Late applications will not be accepted.
Drugs and Alcohol Standard:
Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.
You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.
