Customer Service Assistant

Vita Group; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company in luxury accommodation is seeking a Customer Service Assistant to enhance the student living experience. The role involves providing top-notch service, maintaining communal areas, and being the first point of contact for residents, ensuring a welcoming environment. The position offers a competitive hourly rate, along with various employee benefits, including holiday pay, a pension scheme, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

28 days paid holiday

Access to Perkbox for lifestyle benefits

Royal London Pension contribution

Employee events and parties

Recognition programmes

Career development programme

24/7 Employee Assistance

Qualifications

• Experienced customer service professional with a proactive approach.
• Excellent communication skills, multilingual abilities are a plus.
• Ability to perform tasks with flexibility and maintain cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional personalized service to students.
• Greet and welcome students and guests warmly.
• Maintain cleanliness of communal areas and facilities.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Organizational Skills

Leadership

Proactive Approach

Job description

. Sheffield

Hourly Rate: £13

Working Hours: 6am – 9pm. 12 hours per week

Vita Student's next-level apartment design offers a variety of studios to suit our students lives with the privacy of living alone or the laughter of living together. We offer style, luxury & comfort to our residents, surrounded by premium amenities and a vibrant city life. We’re looking for our next Customer Service Assistant to deliver a luxury, home-from-home experience for our students.

Our Customer Service Assistant’s

Provide an exceptional & personalised service to students by anticipating and delivering to their needs; offering information on local attractions, and handling enquiries with a focus on creating a seamless and positive experience:

• Front of House / Reception; greet and welcome students and guests with a warm, friendly and vibrant attitude.
• Be on hand for questions which may arise.
• Ensure our facilities are being looked after respectfully by residents & guests.
• Maintain the upkeep of our premium site & facilities; communal areas must be cleaned and maintained to a high standard at all times.
• Be on hand, delivering solutions to issues or challenges that may arise.
• Conduct block walks every 4-6 hours surveying and reporting every area of the building.
• Replenish refreshment stock, such as coffee beans, tea bags, milk and vending machine food products.
• Manage & store parcels correctly to allow students to easily access their deliveries as required.
• Be the primary point of contact for any potential incident or emergency that may occur onsite.
• Maintain waste management areas adhering to health & safety regulations, ensuring potential hazards are addressed / cleaned / tidied / reorganised as required.
  
  

Professional Experience

Who we want to join our team

• An experienced customer service professional, well-versed in delivering premium experiences to customers.
• We’re not looking for professional cleaners, but need people who can demonstrate a hands-on, proactive approach to maintaining the cleanliness and safety of communal areas.
• Our operations run seamlessly with the support of a variety of technology systems and software; our Customer Service Assistants must be technologically astute.
  
  

Personal Characteristics

• Vita Student operate a multi-cultural environment, welcoming colleagues and residents from all over the world with a variety of cultural backgrounds and religious beliefs. All Vita colleagues must deliver a diverse and equal approach to colleagues and residents alike.
• Excellent communication skills. English will be the primary spoken language; however multi-lingual skills would be warmly welcomed.
• Strong organisational and leadership qualities with an ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Adaptability, creativity & positivity.
• Resilience, with an ability to effectively navigate unexpected situations.
• Able to carry out tasks that may involve extended periods of standing and repetitive movements, with reasonable adjustments considered where required.
• Flexibility: Our facilities are open to residents 24 hours a day, 356 days a year including all bank holidays, festive & religious breaks. Where festive and religious celebrations require time off, we will always try to accommodate, however flexibility from our Customer Service Assistants is imperative to be available as required to ensure continuous service to residents.
  
  

Why work for us…….

Our employees have the pride of working at our luxury properties, which offer the highest standard of resident accommodation across the UK. We reward the commitment and dedication of our people by providing the following benefits:

Holidays – Holidays are paid on a pro-rata basis which is reflective of hours worked. Customer Service Assistants will receive 28days paid holiday including England & Wales Bank Holidays, pro-rata.

Your Birthday – We insist that our employees take their birthday off work ensuring they can celebrate their special occasion in a way that is meaningful to them.

Perkbox – All employees are given access to a Perkbox account, enabling them to choose lifestyle perks that matter by giving points to spend on a wide range of products, services & experiences, such as; cinema tickets, supermarket savings, discounted days out, a daily coffee or a summer holiday – there’s something to suit everyone!

Royal London Pension – We care about our people and their future. Vita Group contribute a financial value of 3% of salary to your pension pot in addition to 5% employee contribution to help prepare for the future.

Parties & Events – We expect high standards from our people and like to reward demanding work by hosting parties and events each year, encouraging colleagues to let their hair down, have a great time and celebrate success together.

Recognition Programmes – We recognise and celebrate our people via numerous recognition schemes, such as employee of the month vouchers, community champion, experience awards, golden buzzer awards, work anniversaries etc.

Career Development – Whether your Vita career is a medium or long-term venture; we onboard all employees by means of a thorough induction and learning & development programme, delivering professional progression via our Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum training & recognition schemes.

24/7 Employee Assistance – The wellbeing of our colleagues is of vital importance to Vita Group. All employees have access to a confidential service; offering support and guidance for personal or work-related issues that may be impacting wellbeing.

Right to Work & DBS

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks which will include Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer Right to Work Sponsorship. Therefore, if you do require a company to sponsor your Right to Work in the UK, we will not be able to progress your application further.