Gateline Assistant

FirstGroup; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Progression opportunities

Pension scheme

Free rail travel

Health care plan

Discounts & Gym

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Great Western Railway (GWR) is seeking a customer service focused team member to be the face of the company at Paddington. You will assist in the operation of the ticket barriers, answer questions and provide information to customers to ensure a smooth journey.

The role demands excellent communication, reliability and the ability to work under pressure while following strict procedures. Weekend and bank holiday shifts are included.

Qualifications

• The ability to work as part of a team or independently.
• Evidence of numerical ability.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience of working in an environment where safety is paramount.

Responsibilities

• Delivering a high level of service to customers
• Assisting in the day to day operation of the automatic ticket barriers
• Ensuring customer security and responding to customer enquiries
• Inspecting and issuing tickets
• Addressing customer needs in times of service disruption
• Ensuring the professional appearance of the gateline area by clearing rubbish and making sure customer walkways are unobstructed.

Skills

Customer service

Self-starter

Decision making

Calm under pressure

Procedures

IT skills

Numeracy & literacy

Job description

Who are we?

GWR is the proud custodian of Brunel's railway - one of the most prestigious networks in the world. We have some of the newest trains in the country and exciting plans to extend our services. With more than one hundred million passenger journeys each year, we carry people to over 275 stations in the South West, from Cornwall and South Wales to London, passing h beautiful country and some of the UK's top tourist destinations.

We are transforming the way people think about train travel, empoweringour team of over 6,000 people from all different backgrounds to make it a great experience for our customers. Together, we will revalue rail as a very special way to travel – relaxing, fast, efficient, friendly and fun.

About theteam

The stations team delivers a wide range of services to our customers, from being the first and last point of contact in a customer's journey, selling and checking tickets, making sure our customers know where to go, helping them to board and alight services, providing information and help to make the customer experience one to remember. The team is responsible for providing a safe and secure environment, delivering the safe and efficient dispatch of trains and ensuring that all the services provided at the station deliver to the highest standards. Working in a busy and challenging environment, the stations team work tirelessly to ensure a great customer experience is delivered, even when things go wrong.

About the Job

The purpose of the job is to be the face ofGreat Western Railway and to give our customers a positive impression of the company and to exceed their expectations of customer service. You will assist in the operation of the ticket barriers, provide information and assistance to customers as required.

Your mainresponsibilities will be:

• Delivering a high level of service to customers
• Assisting in the day to day operation of the automatic ticket barriers
• Ensuring customer security and responding to customer enquiries
• Inspecting and issuing tickets
• Addressing customer needs in times of service disruption
• Ensuring the professional appearance of the gateline area by clearing rubbish and making sure customer walkways are unobstructed.

You’ll need to be:

• Able to deliver exceptional customer service
• A Self-starter with a can do attitude
• Confident when decision making
• Able to remain calm yet directive under pressure.
• Able to work to strict procedures
• Have a good level of IT skills
• Have a good level of numeracy and literacy

As a minimum you will need to have:

• The ability to work as part of a team or independently
• Evidence of numerical ability
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience of working in an environment where safety is paramount

About the location

Paddington is a very vibrant and busy station, operating 24hrs a day within the heart of London. Our customers are varied, comprising commuters and leisure travellers, some going long distances, others just around the suburbs. At Paddington Station we work closely with stakeholders, including Network Rail, Transport for London plus catering and cleaning teams who all work together to provide a great experience for our customers. No two days are ever the same at this iconic station in our busy capital city.

Working pattern

This role involves working shift working, including weekends and bank holidays. The earliest shift start is 06:20 and the late shift finished at 22.00

The successful candidate will be required to meet the medical standards for the role, including drugs and alcohol screen. A Basic DBS is also required.

The Reward:

As well as a great team environment and comprehensive training, all GWR colleagues enjoy a range of benefits including on-going development, defined benefit pension scheme, free rail travel across the GWR network for you and your family, company-sponsored health care plan, discounted shopping and gym membership and an employee assistance programme.

Weall belong at GWR.

This is our vision for providing an inclusive environment for all our colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.

We valueour differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA, ethnicity, religion and disability. We maintain zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.

We celebrate andencourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.

We reviewall roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.