Customer Service Advisor (Trade Support)

Checkatrade; Portsmouth; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellbeing support

Gym membership

Cycle scheme

Holiday/leave scheme

Charity leave

Job summary

Checkatrade is hiring a Customer Service Advisor (Trade Support) in Portsmouth. You’ll be the first voice for tradespeople, helping with problems, guiding to tools and upgrades, and delivering simple, helpful service.

This role suits someone calm under pressure, with customer service experience, strong communication, and tech confidence using Salesforce Service Cloud, GSuite, and AI tools. The role is hybrid, requiring 4 days in the Portsmouth office, with benefits including health support, gym

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service, ideally in a membership or B2B environment.
• Excellent communication skills, clear, calm and compassionate, even in tough conversations.
• A logical, problem-solving mindset, you work through issues methodically and keep things fair.
• Confidence working at pace and adapting to change.
• Tech-savviness, you're comfortable using systems like Salesforce Service Cloud, GSuite and AI-powered tools.

Responsibilities

• Helping tradespeople get more from Checkatrade, answering calls, chats and emails with care and confidence.
• Spotting how to add value, guiding members towards tools, features or upgrades that support their goals.
• Solving tricky issues, listening carefully, thinking critically, and using sound judgement to resolve concerns.
• Working cross-functionally, escalating the right cases and collaborating with other teams to get things sorted quickly.
• Sharing feedback, helping us improve the way we support our members, reduce repeat contact, and build trust.

Skills

Customer service experience

Communication skills

Problem-solving mindset

Adaptability

Tech-savviness

Tools

Salesforce Service Cloud

GSuite

AI-powered tools

Job description

As our next Customer Service Advisor (Trade Support), you’ll be the first voice our tradespeople hear when they need help, support or advice. Whether it’s solving a problem, answering a question, or showing them how to get more from their membership, you’ll make sure every interaction feels simple, helpful and valuable.

This is a great role for someone who loves supporting others, stays calm under pressure, and takes pride in delivering great service.

Forget long lists, here’s what you’ll actually spend your time on:

• Helping tradespeople get more from Checkatrade, answering calls, chats and emails with care and confidence
• Spotting how to add value, guiding members towards tools, features or upgrades that support their goals
• Solving tricky issues, listening carefully, thinking critically, and using sound judgement to resolve concerns
• Working cross-functionally, escalating the right cases and collaborating with other teams to get things sorted quickly
• Sharing feedback, helping us improve the way we support our members, reduce repeat contact, and build trust

It’s not about ticking every box. It’s about turning up curious, ready to crack on. You’ll do well here if you bring:

• Experience in customer service, ideally in a membership or B2B environment
• Excellent communication skills, clear, calm and compassionate, even in tough conversations
• A logical, problem-solving mindset, you work through issues methodically and keep things fair
• Confidence working at pace and adapting to change
• Tech-savviness, you're comfortable using systems like Salesforce Service Cloud, GSuite and AI-powered tools

We believe great work deserves great rewards. Here’s just a taste:

• Base salary: £29,000 per year + bonus
• Health, well-being and learning support
• Gym membership, Smart Tech Scheme and Cycle Scheme
• Birthday/Special day leave
• Buy & sell holiday scheme
• 1 week’s paid charity leave and much more!

How we’ll get to know each other:

• Screening call with one of our Talent Acquisition Partners
• 1st stage interview with our Trade Support Manager and one of our Senior Trade Support Associates

As part of our current hybrid working model, this role requires attendance at our Portsmouth office 4 days per week.

If this sounds like the place where you can do your best work, we’d love to hear from you, even if you don’t tick every box

At the moment, this role isn’t open to visa sponsorship applications.

About Us

We’re Checkatrade – the UK’s leading platform for finding a tradesperson. With more than 50,000 trades listed and over 6 million reviews, we help homeowners get jobs done right and help tradespeople grow their business. We’re growing fast, with big plans to become the go-to brand for home improvements. If you care about great work, take pride in the details, and want to make an impact, you’ll fit right in.