Customer Service Assistant - Bristol

The Co-Operative Bank; West of England; Vor Ort; GBP 50.000 - 61.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Annual discretionary bonus

Pension with enhanced contributions

Holiday entitlement 28 days

Life assurance

Zusammenfassung

The Co-operative Bank (now Coventry Building Society) is seeking a customer-‑facing assistant at its Bristol branch. You will engage with personal and business banking customers across in-branch, phone, and secure messages, delivering high-quality service in a fast-paced environment.

You’ll identify customer needs, manage cash-related tasks, and utilise internal systems to keep records up to date. A discretionary bonus scheme and wellbeing support support your role within a values-driven team.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in a customer-focused role (retail/hospitality/call centre)
• Ability to process customer details accurately
• Good attention to detail with data handling

Aufgaben

• Assist personal and business banking customers across channels
• Identify and address customer needs and provide great service
• Update customer records in internal systems and manage data carefully
• Promote appointments with Personal Banking Team for additional products/services

Kenntnisse

Customer service

Cash handling

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Jobbeschreibung

We are looking for someone with outstanding customer service skills, who excel in a fast paced environment, are motivated to succeed and want to thrive in a rewarding organisation. This role is the first point of contact for personal and business banking customers within our Bristol branch, supporting customers across a variety of channels including in person, telephone and secure messages.

This is a full time position Mon- Sat 8.45 until 5pm (if you work a Saturday, you'd have a rota'd day off during the week).

Other duties include identifying and addressing customer’s needs, cash management control and utilising various internal systems to update customer records. The role holder will also encourage customers to schedule an appointment with our dedicated Personal Banking Team to discuss relevant additional products and services. The person in post will also be responsible for protecting and educating customers against fraud and scams and engaging with customers from various backgrounds including those who may be vulnerable. Day to day the role holder will work towards personal/team targets and objectives, adhere to day to day regulatory and compliance requirements and work as part of a team, sharing and identifying ways to improve the service provided by the branch.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme Personal pension with enhanced contributions
• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave Extensive wellbeing support
• Life assurance (6 times annual salary)

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

About you

For this role you’ll be a people person and it’ll be important that you can engage with a diverse range of people, find out how to help them best and give them a great experience with us.

For this role you’ll need to have:

• Current experience in a customer focused role (e.g. retail, hospitality or call centre)
• Experience of interacting directly with customers and providing a great service on a daily basis
• Good attention to detail with experience of processing customer details or data accurately

Experience in these areas would be helpful:

• Experience of cash handling
• Following policies and processes
• Ability to deal with more challenging or sensitive customer situations

About us

In 2025, Coventry Building Society purchased The Co-operative Bank. Bringing together our purpose-led building society with the UK’s original ethical bank was the start of an exciting journey.

Trusted by over four million people, we’re a mutually owned business free from shareholders, and with our combined experience of almost 300 years, our ethics and dedication will continue to guide us. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members, customers and colleagues.

We’re officially recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ and our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive support for wellbeing.

We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. By working together, we know you’ll build more than just a career with us.

Flexibility and why it matters

We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.

Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer

We’re proud to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As part of the application process, disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are ever occasions where it is not practicable to interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, such as when we receive a high number of applications, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria.

Feedback

We are currently receiving a high number of applications for our roles and, while we review each one carefully against the advertised criteria, unfortunately we're unable to provide individual feedback. We will contact shortlisted candidates directly.

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