Customer Service Advisor

West Brom; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 18,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-regarded financial service provider in Kingswinford is seeking a Customer Service Advisor to enhance customer experience. You will be responsible for responding to customer inquiries and providing exceptional service with a positive attitude. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work well in a team. The role offers a competitive salary of £17,117 per annum and numerous employee benefits including development opportunities and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Generous holiday allowance

Paid volunteering days

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Performance related pay scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience delivering great customer service.
• Ability to handle queries with confidence.
• Tech-savvy and able to learn new systems quickly.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent service that encourages customer referrals.
• Handle customer queries with respect and clarity.
• Stay updated on products and offer accurate information.

Skills

Customer service experience

Positive attitude

Effective communication

Empathy

Team spirit

Tech-savviness

Job description

Overview

Customer Service Advisor

Location: Kingswinford Branch

Salary: £17,117 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 25 hours per week (09:00–14:00, Monday to Friday; 09:30–12:30 Saturday)

We’re made for each other

At the West Brom, we know solid futures don’t happen overnight. So, whether our customers are looking to own their first home or have savings they can rely on, we’ll do everything we can to help them build the life they want bit by bit. We’re all about customer experience, which means we do the right thing, not just the easy thing. Whatever your role, you’ll put the customer at the heart of everything you do and make a positive lifelong impression.

What you’ll be doing

• Providing a service so good that our customers tell their friends and family about us.
• Be there when our customers need us in a way which suits them.
• Handling queries with confidence whether it’s about our products, services, or anything else customers need.
• Whether someone’s looking for their first home or to build up savings they can rely on, you’ll be there with a positive attitude, ready to help.
• Staying up to date on all our products and services so you’re always ready to share your knowledge and support with our customers.
• Keeping things safe and sound in branch, especially when we’re opening and closing for the day.
• Supporting our local branches and embedding deep roots in our local communities.

What we’re looking for

• Someone who shows up every day with a positive, helpful, and supportive attitude and makes a heartfelt impression on our customers.
• Someone with an infectious team spirit who’s ready to collaborate and share ideas.
• A customer centric person who holds a genuine interest in customers and their needs.
• A calm, clear, and confident communicator who can get their point across, as well as making other people feel heard.
• Empathy; we want you to put yourself in others’ shoes. You’ll need to listen, understand, and offer support to all our customers, as well as your colleagues.
• Flexibility; there’ll be times when we’ll need you to step up to help your team and other teams, especially during our busy times.
• Tech-savvy; you’ll need to be able to use a computer and work your way around our systems once we’ve shown you the ropes.
• Previous experience delivering great customer service.
• A curious mindset, you’ll be ready to learn and grow, open to challenges and developing new skills.

We Value a diverse range of skills and experiences here at the West Brom. So even if you don't meet every single requirement listed in the job description but are passionate about the role, we still encourage you to apply.

What’s in it for you

• We pride ourselves on our development opportunities and always look to promote from within wherever possible
• Holiday starting at 175 hours (25 days) plus bank holidays that grow with your time with us and the opportunity to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday each year
• 2 paid volunteering days a year
• Living Pensions: Pension scheme starting at 5% contribution from you and 7% contribution from us, and we’ll match your further contributions up to 10.6%
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave with paid fertility treatment, neonatal and pregnancy loss leave
• Life assurance provided by the Society at 4 times your salary
• Yearly performance related pay scheme and pay review
• Private medical insurance that’s discounted when your time with us grows, with the option to include family members
• A Perkbox account giving you 24 / 7 access to perks, benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and loads more
• And much more, from flexible working options, wellbeing support and a whole heap of warm West Bromness

Why choose the West Brom?

At the West Brom we appreciate that our employees are unique individuals with differing needs depending on their specific circumstances and stages in life. When we say our people are the West Brom’s biggest asset that doesn’t mean just viewing them as employees. We’re proud of our heritage and absolutely believe that the West Brom is a great place to work. Our employers are the heart of bringing our new vision to life- where our customers and communities own a more secure future. Everyday, through the work they do together and the care they show, they’re helping turn that vision into real and lasting.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader and encourage disabled applicants and all from diverse backgrounds to apply. We’ll do what we can to adjust our recruitment journey and offer a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who meet what we’re looking for. If you need any support with applying to one of our roles, get in touch at [e-mail].

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Head Office: 2 Providence Place West Bromwich B70 8AF. www.westbrom.co.uk The West Brom is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Register no. 104877. ‘the West Brom’ is a trading name of West Bromwich Building Society.