Customer Adviser - Part Time

Newcastle Building Society; Guisborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension

Health & wellbeing

Employee assistance

Cycle to work

Volunteer days

Job summary

Newcastle Building Society is seeking a friendly Customer Adviser to join our branch team on a 14-hour per week basis. You will greet customers, handle transactions, help with savings accounts, and support a top-notch in-branch experience.

We value people skills, empathy, and a collaborative team approach. Full training will be provided, and there are opportunities to grow within the Society while contributing to local communities.

Qualifications

• Excellent people skills and ability to build relationships with customers.
• Strong listening skills and the ability to empathise are important.
• Desire to learn and develop new skills with a tailored 12-week training programme.

Responsibilities

• Open and set up tills at the start of the day.
• Process customer transactions at the counter.
• Assist in opening savings accounts and other customer services.
• Cash up and close at the end of the day.

Skills

People skills

Customer service

Listening

Empathy

Team player

Job description

Customer Adviser - Part Time

Job Posting Title Customer Adviser - Part Time Salary Band £25,469 - £28,026 FTE (£10,187 - £11,210 based on 14 hours per week) A1 General Job Description

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. Utilizing 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!

The hours of work are 14 hours per week working two full days between Monday - Friday. You would also be required to work on a Saturday until 12pm (on a rota basis). We are happy to discuss which two week days work for you.

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
• Colleague mortgage scheme
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
• 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 14 hour weekly contract
• 25 days' annual leave + bank holidays (rises to 30 with length of service - pro rata for part time)
• 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

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: Newcastle Building Society

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.