Customer Service Assistant

EAST OF ENGLAND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED; Halstead; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on food stores

Pension contribution

Death in service

Family leave & pay arrangements

Training & apprenticeship programmes

Cycle To Work

Flexible shift patterns

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

East of England Co-operative Society Limited in Halstead, England, is looking for a Customer Service Assistant to help the store deliver high standards of customer service, availability and presentation while engaging with the local community.

You will join a diverse, motivated team with opportunities for growth, award-winning training, and a range of benefits as the co-op continues to evolve.

Qualifications

• Friendly and approachable, with a positive attitude.
• Reliable team player who communicates effectively.
• Good numeracy, literacy and IT skills are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the store to deliver high standards of customer service, availability and presentation, and engage with the local community.

Skills

Friendly and approachable

Reliable team player

Effective communication

Willing to learn

IT skills

Job description

As a Customer Service Assistant (CSA) you will be responsible for supporting your store to deliver high standards of customer service, availability and presentation, compliance, and engagement with your local community. You will be working as part of a diverse and motivated team of colleagues who strive to attract and delight new and existing customers every day, supporting the ongoing growth and evolution of our business.

• Friendly and approachable
• A reliable team player
• Effective communication skills
• A positive attitude
• Engaged and self-motivated
• Willing to learn and adapt
• Have a basic level of numeracy, literacy, and IT Skills
• Competitive rates of pay
• 20% discount in our food stores, along with other discounts across our family of businesses
• 22 days holiday (plus bank holiday entitlement) which increases with service
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Death in service benefit
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements
• Opportunities to grow, with award-winning training and apprenticeship programmes
• Great discounts, deals, and cashback across over 900 high street and online retailers
• Financial wellbeing support, including Stream®
• Access to Cycle To Work, Rental Deposit Scheme, and SmartTech (after a qualifying period)
• Employee Recognition Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Free remote GP service, available 24/7, including prescription, fitness, nutrition, and counselling services
• Employee Assistance Programme
• We recognise the challenges people face trying to balance commitments both in and out of the workplace - perhaps studying, caring commitments, or other employment. We therefore aim to be as flexible as possible, to create shift patterns that work for both our co-op and our colleagues.
• Enhanced on statutory terms, subject to service criteria.