Customer Service Assistant - Night Shift

Vita Student; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A premium accommodation provider in Bristol is looking for a Night-Time Customer Service Assistant. This role involves greeting students, maintaining cleanliness in communal areas, and ensuring a safe and welcoming environment. Candidates should have strong customer service experience, excellent communication skills, and a proactive attitude. This position offers a competitive hourly rate and various benefits, including paid holidays and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Paid holidays (28 days annually)

Birthday off work

Access to Perkbox

Royal London Pension

Events and parties

Recognition programmes

Career development opportunities

Confidential wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering premium customer experiences.
• Ability to maintain cleanliness in communal areas.
• Technological proficiency necessary for support operations.

Responsibilities

• Greet and welcome students and guests.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety of communal areas.
• Manage and store parcels for residents.
• Be the primary contact for any incidents.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Organizational skills

Technological proficiency

Job description

Overview

Night-Time Customer Service Assistant – Bristol

Hourly Rate: £13

Working Hours: 9pm – 6am. 1 shift 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 Night-time Customer Service Assistant to deliver a luxury, home-from-home experience for our residents whilst ensuring the upkeep of our premium site & facilities are maintained at the highest standards.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Maintain the upkeep of our premium site & facilities; communal areas must be cleaned and maintained to a high standard throughout the night-time shift during periods when students & guests are in the shared spaces and during the quieter night hours.
• Ensure our facilities are being looked after respectfully by students & guests.
• 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

• An experienced customer service professional, well-versed in delivering premium experiences to customers.
• Cleaning will amount to a significant part of this position. Whilst we’re not looking for professional cleaners, we 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.

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 – 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 host parties and events each year to reward demanding work and celebrate success together.
• Recognition Programmes – Recognition schemes such as employee of the month vouchers, community champion, experience awards, golden buzzer awards, work anniversaries, etc.
• Career Development – Induction and a learning & development programme with progression via Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum training & recognition schemes.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance – Confidential wellbeing support available to all employees.

Right to Work & DBS – All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks including DBS checks. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer Right to Work Sponsorship. If sponsorship is required, we will not be able to progress your application further.