Assistant

Tesco; England; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is looking for a Claims Business Support Assistant in Newcastle. In this role, you will provide essential administrative support to the Claims Functions. Successful candidates will demonstrate effective communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities. This position offers hybrid work options and various benefits including a good retirement plan, performance-related bonuses, and generous holiday allowances.

Benefits

Performance-related annual bonus

Generous holiday allowance

Colleague discount card

Pension scheme

Virtual GP service

Ongoing learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse groups.
• Strong understanding of insurance claims products and services is a plus.
• Good decision-making skills to keep operations moving forward.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to Home and Car Claims Functions.
• Maintain accurate data in various claims systems.
• Organise and prioritise work schedules based on changing priorities.

Skills

Accountability

Effective communication

Strong team relationships

Decision-making skills

Job description

Overview

Tesco Insurance • Newcastle - Q8 Building, Quorum Business Park, Longbenton, NE12 8BU, United Kingdom • Permanent • Apply by 06-Feb-2026

Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

CBS Assistant- Permanent

Salary: From £25,200 + annual bonus & benefits

Work Level: 1

Location: Newcastle

Office Attendance: Our roles are hybrid, however the current shift pattern means you should be able to travel to and work from our Newcastle office one full week in three. Closing Date - Applications close 6th February 2026

Opportunity

We\'re recruiting a Claims Business Support Assistant in our Newcastle Office. You\'ll provide administrative support to the Home and Car Claims Functions.

You may use standard and specific guidelines and procedures to complete tasks. You\'ll understand when to seek help and/or escalate to a more senior role. Ideally requires familiarity with the call centre systems and knowledge of the insurance claims products and services.

The Role

• A general administration function in a busy team, being able to multi-task, adapt and use various IT applications on a daily basis.
• Developing, adhering to and maintaining excellent procedural or technical skills.
• Operational Compliance. Following a straightforward mandatory procedure to ensure that work is carried out to the required quality standards and/or to ensure adherence to external regulatory codes and internal codes of conduct.
• Organising and prioritising own work schedule each day in line with changing priorities.
• Document Management - maintaining files and records, including some lifting of boxes for post and document disposal.
• Accurate data input into various claims systems.
• Highlighting any customer issues identified via daily processes.
• Using stand-alone supplier portals on a daily basis to instruct, update or make payments to support our customer claims.

We need you to have

• Accountability. Being accountable and adaptable to meet commitments.
• Ability to communicate effectively & delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Ability to build strong team relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions.
• Knowledge of and adheres to the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on accuracy and continuous improvement.
• Ability to relate openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people.
• Good and timely decision-making skills, that keep the organisation moving forward.
• Ability to manoeuvre comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organisational dynamics. Works in a way that aligns with the culture.

And if you have any of these, even better

• Actively seeks ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.
• Demonstrates Self-Awareness.
• Plans and prioritises work to meet commitments aligned with organisational goals.
• Knowledge of call centre systems and insurance claims products and services.

We don\'t expect you to tick every box, and if you feel you hit most of the brief, it\'s worth exploring to further develop your career here with us.

What\'s in it for you?

• Prepare for your retirement with our colleague pension scheme.
• Virtual GP Service for you and your family 365 days a year.
• Performance related annual bonus.
• Indulge in a generous holiday allowance with a minimum of 7.2 weeks, with the opportunity to buy more.
• Embrace the benefits of our Colleague Clubcard, enjoy a 10% discount that increase to 15% every payday (worth up to £2K). As an added perk, we\'ll give you a second card to share with someone else.
• Benefit from our family-oriented initiatives, encompassing enhanced maternity leave pay, a shared parental leave policy, and a generous 8-week paid paternity leave.
• A place to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and award-winning training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
• Take part in our Buy as you Earn and Save as you Earn share schemes.

Everyone\'s welcome

We want all our colleagues to always feel welcome and be themselves. We\'re committed to building a more inclusive workplace and celebrating everything that makes colleagues unique, and value the richness and diversity this brings to our business. A more diverse business helps us deliver on our purpose to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

Interviews

Interviews are expected to be held from January 2026.

How to apply

We value our people and diverse teams and believe the variety of backgrounds and experiences make us stronger to achieve our goals.

Our colleagues are working hybrid, taking time to meet with colleagues in our offices for moments that matter, such as team catch ups, planning meetings and more. If you\'re interested in finding out more about what a career at Tesco Insurance and Money Services looks like, click apply to find out more!