Customer Service Advisor

Barclays; Llandudno; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Income protection

Job summary

Barclays is hiring a Customer Service Advisor to provide resolutions for customer queries and personalise each interaction across multiple channels. You will deliver exceptional service, respond to inquiries, and support collaboration across sales, operations and risk teams to meet client needs and ensure accurate, timely transactions.

You will join Barclays’ Customer Care team, providing face-to-face guidance to Retail Banking customers in branch or local hubs.

Qualifications

• Background in customer service, retail, hospitality or similar roles.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for in-branch support.
• Ability to personalise interactions and resolve queries efficiently.
• Willingness to work 5 days per week, including some weekends.

Responsibilities

• Provide resolutions for customer queries and personalise each interaction across multiple channels.
• Deliver exceptional customer service by responding to inquiries and handling requests.
• Collaborate with sales, operations and risk teams to meet client needs and ensure accurate, timely transactions.
• Support regulatory compliance and internal policies within customer care.
• Maintain awareness of Barclays values and leadership behaviours in daily work.
• Act as face-to-face guidance for Retail Banking customers in branch or local hubs.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Empathy

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To provide resolutions for customer queries/issues and personalise each interaction through the use of multiple communication channels.

Accountabilities

• Collaboration across multiple digital channels to personalise each interaction with a customer.
• Enhancing the bank’s digital capabilities when current technology is identified as not yet ready to support.
• Provision of exceptional customer service to clients by responding to inquiries, resolving issues and handling client requests efficiently.
• Support the collaboration of internal stakeholders including sales, operational, and risk management teams to meet client needs and expectations, so that transactions are executed accurately and on time.
• Support teams within the business operations function as needed, including risk management, compliance and collections.
• Comply with all regulatory requirements and internal policies related to customer care.
• To provide resolutions for customer queries/issues and personalise each interaction through the use of multiple communication channels.

Analyst Expectations

• To meet the needs of stakeholders/ customers through specialist advice and support
• Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard which will impact both the role itself and surrounding roles.
• Likely to have responsibility for specific processes within a team
• They may lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources. They supervise a team, allocate work requirements and coordinate team resources.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they manage own workload, take responsibility for the implementation of systems and processes within own work area and participate on projects broader than direct team.
• Execute work requirements as identified in processes and procedures, collaborating with and impacting on the work of closely related teams.
• Check work of colleagues within team to meet internal and stakeholder requirements.
• Provide specialist advice and support pertaining to own work area.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your workand areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how all teams in area contribute to the objectives of the broader sub-function, delivering impact on the work of collaborating teams.
• Continually develop awareness of the underlying principles and concepts on which the work within the area of responsibility is based, building upon administrative / operational expertise.
• Make judgements based on practise and previous experience.
• Assess the validity and applicability of previous or similar experiences and evaluate options under circumstances that are not covered by procedures.
• Communicate sensitive or difficult information to customers in areas related specifically to customer advice or day to day administrative requirements.
• Build relationships with stakeholders/ customers to identify and address their needs.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Join us at Barclays as a Customer Service Advisor and help make a real difference to our customers every day. Whether your background is in customer service, retail, hospitality, or any other role where you’ve supported customers, this is your chance to bring your passion for helping people to a role where your empathy and dedication can truly shine. You’ll be the friendly face and first point of contact for our Retail Banking customers in branch or at one of our local hubs, offering face to face guidance and support with every interaction.

As part of our Customer Care team, you’ll work 5 days per week, including some weekends, and start with a competitive salary of £26,700. On top of that, you’ll enjoy our comprehensive core benefits package, which includes a pension plan, private medical insurance, life insurance, and income protection.

• pension plan
• private medical insurance
• life insurance
• income protection

At Barclays, we’re not just offering you a role—we’re offering you a career.