Customer Services Officer

Wollborg Michelson Personnel Service Inc; Hereford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS

Career progression

Annual Leave 31 days pro rata

Flexible working

Employee Assistance Programme

Professional membership fees

Retail, leisure, discounts

Job summary

Herefordshire Council is seeking a motivated Customer Services Officer to join our Corporate Services Directorate. The role delivers and promotes excellent council customer service to the community in line with Corporate Customer Service Standards.

The successful candidate will handle inquiries across multiple channels and be capable of providing accurate information and problem resolution while maintaining a welcoming service experience for residents.

Qualifications

• Front-line customer service experience.
• Strong communication skills to interact with the public.
• Proven ability to resolve enquiries and provide information.

Responsibilities

• Handle and resolve customer enquiries via telephone, face-to-face and digital channels.
• Deliver and promote high-quality Herefordshire Council customer service.

Skills

Front-line experience

Excellent communication

Problem solving

Education

GCSE Maths and English (C or above)

ECDL or equivalent

Job description

Job Title: Customer Services Officer

Hours: 37

Salary: HC05 £26,847 - £29,071 per annum

Contract: Fixed Term until 31 March 2027

Location: Hereford

Closing date: 05/11/2026

The Role

Herefordshire Council are seeking a passionate and knowledgeable Customer Services Officer to join our Team. Forming part of the Corporate Services Directorate, in this role you will deliver and promote excellent Herefordshire Council Customer Service to the community in line with Corporate Customer Service Standards.

What will you be doing?

As a Customer Services Officer, you will effectively handle and resolve customer enquiries through telephone, face-to-face, and digital channels, providing outstanding service.

About You

• Be flexible and able to deliver advice and services on behalf of the council and partner organizations.
• Have front-line experience, excellent communication skills, and a passion for assisting the public and problem-solving.
• Relate well to the community.
• Hold GCSE Maths and English grade C or above, and a recognized computer skill certificate (ECDL) or equivalent.: We Offer

A competitive salary, holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:

• Salary range of £26,847 - £29,071.
• Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Career progression: clear pathways to progress
• Annual Leave: 31 days’ annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum during the request period
• Flexible working: including the potential for job-sharing, part-time hours and agile working.
• Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling
• Payment of professional membership fees (based on role requirements)
• Pick your perks – our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.

Why Choose Us?

We're proud and excited to unveil our new recruitment video, a celebration of Herefordshire's people, places, and purpose. Set in the heart of England and filled with pride, compassion and possibility, the video brings to life what it means to work somewhere you truly belong.

At Herefordshire Council, every role matters and every person makes a real difference for our communities. We’re a team where people feel valued, supported and empowered to grow together.

Herefordshire is big hearted, welcoming and friendly. We have strong and independent communities and idyllic countryside, situated in the South West Midlands and bordering Wales. The county sits between Worcestershire and the Malvern Hills to the east, and Bannau Brycheiniog (the Brecon Beacons) in Wales to the west.

Historically Herefordshire has been the gateway to the Marches. We embrace partnership working. We are a member of the Marches Forward Partnership, which is a cross border collaboration between Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Powys and Shropshire who are collectively working to secure funding to invest in the region.

The council priorities over the next four years are set out in the Council Plan, with four main areas;

People

We will enable residents to realise their potential, to be healthy and to be part of great communities who support each other. We want all children to have the best start in life.

Place

We will protect and enhance our environment and ensure that Herefordshire is a great place to live. We will support the right housing in the right place, we will support access to green spaces and we will do everything we can to recover the health of our rivers.

Growth

We will create the conditions to deliver sustainable growth across the county; attracting inward investment, building business confidence, creating jobs, enabling housing development along with providing the right infrastructure.

Transformation

We will be an efficient council that embraces best practice, delivers innovation through technology and demonstrates value for money.

Don't meet all parts of the job description?

Herefordshire Council is committed to strengthening a diverse and inclusive work environment which reflects the communities of Herefordshire. If you are looking at the next stage of your career and have a broad base of fieldwork experience, we can provide supportive and welcoming opportunities to help you develop your professional, management & supervisory skills.

Creating an inclusive workplace

We encourage our employees to feel empowered and to use their voices to help embrace diversity, promote inclusivity and shape our organisation. We have eight employee network groups, collectives of colleagues who often share identities, life experiences or cultures and offer support and community. They also play an important role in strengthening the voices of employees at Herefordshire Council. Embedded in the Council's values is a commitment to listen to people's views and needs.

For more information on our Employee Network Groups please view our dedicated recruitment website: www.spiritofherefordshire.com.

Commitments, Covenants and Statutory Obligations

The following candidates will be interviewed if they meet the essential criteria for the post they are applying for:

• Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the “Disability Confident” scheme.
• Those who indicate in their application that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant.
• Those who indicate in their application that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.

We take our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults seriously and expect all of our staff, visitors and volunteers to share in this commitment.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children & young people and vulnerable adults. If you are offered this position, it may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.