Customer Adviser - Part Time

Newcastle Building Society; Barnard Castle; In loco; GBP 25.000 - 28.000; Part-time

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Bonus scheme (5% on target, up to 10%)

Pension scheme

Annual pay reviews

Life assurance (4x salary) and income

Access to financial advisers

Discounts and rewards

21-hour week contract with 25 days’/yr

Volunteering days

Descrizione del lavoro

Newcastle Building Society is seeking a part-time Customer Adviser to join our branch team. You will engage customers in a friendly, professional manner, handling transactions, opening savings accounts, and arranging appointments to help customers meet their financial goals.

This 21-hour-per-week role emphasizes excellent service, teamwork, and local community engagement, with training and development opportunities provided through our dedicated hubs.

Competenze

• Strong listening skills and the ability to empathise with customers.
• Ability to build relationships and work as part of a team.
• Desire to learn and develop new skills in financial services.

Mansioni

• Open and set up tills for the day.
• Make customer appointments and greet customers warmly.
• Process transactions at the counter and assist in opening savings accounts.
• Cash up and close at the end of the day.
• Support colleagues to deliver an outstanding customer experience.

Conoscenze

People skills

Listening skills

Empathy

Team player

Descrizione del lavoro

Customer Adviser - Part Time

Salary Band £25,469 - £28,026 FTE (£15,281 - £16,815 based on 21 hours per week) A1 General

About the role

Would you like to be part of a team who has won Best Regional Building Society for 9 years running? A team who believes that keeping financial advice on our high streets is important for everyone in our local communities. Do you thrive in a face-to-face customer focused environment? If so, our Customer Adviser role could be the perfect fit for you. Utilising your outstanding people skills, you will be engaging with our customers on a daily basis, taking the time to listen and really understand their financial needs and goals. Every day is different, from opening and setting up the tills ready for the working day ahead, making customer appointments, processing customer transactions at the counter, assisting in the opening of savings accounts to cashing up and closing at the end of the day! But, amongst all of the busy day to day duties, taking the time to get the kettle on and have a cuppa with your colleagues is also very important to us!

About You

Being great with people and building relationships with customers are top of your skills list. Strong listening skills and the ability to empathise are equally as important. A natural team player, you will enjoy working closely with your branch colleagues, ensuring as a team that you deliver an outstanding customer experience whilst supporting the needs of our Society. We understand you may not have worked in financial services before, and that’s OK, but the desire to learn and develop new skills will be important to us as you flourish in your new role. In return, we’ll provide you with a tailored 12 week training programme in one of dedicated training hubs, development conversations and opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

About Us

As an inclusive employer and member owned mutual, we aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected, and celebrated for who they are, we want colleagues to feel this is a place they belong. A place to be you.

What do you get in return?

As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:

• Financial Corporate bonus scheme (on target 5%, up to a maximum 10%)
• Pension scheme (up to 9% employer contribution)
• Annual performance related pay reviews
• Life assurance (4x salary) and income protection
• Access to our financial advisers
• Access to a range of high street and online discounts
• Work/Life Balance A 21 hour weekly contract 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays (rises to 30 with length of service - pro rata) The option to buy and sell up to 5 days’ holiday
• Above statutory family leave entitlement - 3 months full pay, 3 months half pay, regardless of gender or route to parenthood

Health and Wellbeing

• Access to a health cash plan through a Medicash scheme
• Access to an employee assistance programme
• Free onsite gym at our Cobalt head office and access to discounted gyms
• Two paid volunteering days’ each year
• Cycle to work scheme

Accessibility

Recognising there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to recruitment, we’re committed to ensuring every candidate has the opportunity to showcase their full potential throughout the recruitment process. We strive to make our processes as accessible as possible, if there are any ways in which we can provide support or make adjustments, we would love to discuss this with you.

Company

Company: Newcastle Building Society People are the focus of absolutely everything we do. We believe in people, we care deeply about their hopes, their dreams and their wellbeing. And that applies equally to our customers, our communities and our colleagues – which means you, if you choose to work here. it’s important to us that you know if you join us we will welcome you, respect you, encourage you and help you to achieve your goals.