Customer Service Advisor

Student Castle; Colchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Student Castle is seeking a customer-facing administrative role in Colchester. You will answer student queries by phone, email, letter, or in person and direct them to the appropriate management member.

The role covers front-of-house duties, payments handling, and administrative support across financial and marketing tasks. Responsibilities include coordinating with the Property Manager, processing payments, assisting with room viewings, and supporting marketing initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Answer student queries by telephone, email, letter or in person or directing queries to the relevant member of the management team
• Handling all manners of enquiries: from students, parents, universities and stakeholders in the business
• Being accountable for timely responsiveness and taking appropriate action when receiving feedback from students, resolving customer issues at the time or referring them to management via the appropriate channels
• Distributing post and managing student parcel pick-up system
• Front-of-house and reception duties
• Preparing written correspondence as requested by other members of the management team
• Receiving student payments
• Assisting Property Manager in administrative actions required for all aspects of financial control including - Credit control, Reconciling staff expenses, Daily cash and card banking reconciliation, Petty cash reconciliation, Updating booking system with payments received or further charges, Invoice reconciliation and payment requests
• Ordering new office, cleaning and maintenance supplies
• Preparing arrival packs for new residents
• Publishing and distributing signage for notice boards around scheme
• Checking returned license acceptances ensuring all relevant documents have been received
• Perform room viewings for potential new residents
• Assisting the Assistant Scheme Manager with administrative tasks as required
• Work with the marketing team to actively promote and explore new marketing avenues
• Organising social events on site, monitoring social media and updating our social media streams
• Assist with ad hoc requests as necessary for business needs especially at peak times such as student move in and move out weekends
• Perform and document regular inspections of resident’s flats
• Monitoring social media and updating our social media streams
• Receiving student payments
• Preparing written correspondence as requested by other members of management team
• Publishing and distributing signage for notice boards around the scheme
• Work with the marketing team to actively promote and explore new marketing avenues

Job description

Main duties will include:

• Answering student queries by telephone, email, letter or in person or directing queries to the relevant member of the management team
• Handling all manners of enquiries: from students, parents, universities and stakeholders in the business.
• Being accountable for timely responsiveness and taking appropriate action when receiving feedback from students, resolving customer issues at the time or referring them to management via the appropriate channels
• Distributing post and managing student parcel pick-up system
• Front-of-house and reception duties
• Preparing written correspondence as requested by other members of the management team
• Receiving student payments
• Assisting Property Manager in administrative actions required for all aspects of financial control including -
  • Credit control
  • Reconciling staff expenses
  • Daily cash and card banking reconciliation
  • Petty cash reconciliation
  • Updating booking system with payments received or further charges
  • Invoice reconciliation and payment requests

• Ordering new office, cleaning and maintenance supplies
• Preparing arrival packs for new residents
• Publishing and distributing signage for notice boards around scheme
• Checking returned license acceptances ensuring all relevant documents have been received
• Perform room viewings for potential new residents
• Assisting the Assistant Scheme Manager with administrative tasks as required
• Work with the marketing team to actively promote and explore new marketing avenues
• Organising social events on site, monitoring social media and updating our social media streams

Other Duties

• Assist with ad hoc requests as necessary for business needs especially at peak times such as student move in and move out weekends
• Perform and document regular inspections of resident’s flats
• Monitoring social media and updating our social media streams
• Receiving student payments
• Preparing written correspondence as requested by other members of management team
• Publishing and distributing signage for notice boards around the scheme
• Work with the marketing team to actively promote and explore new marketing avenues