GBR Customer Experience Advisor | Retail & Business Banking | S1 | Lifestyle 260 | Bexleyheath [...]

Santander USA; Bexleyheath; On-site; GBP 29,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Bexleyheath is seeking a Customer Experience Advisor to provide exceptional customer service. The role involves assisting with transactions, building customer relationships, and identifying ways to enhance the customer experience. Candidates should be flexible and effective communicators. The starting salary is £28,341 pro-rata with additional benefits including annual leave and a discretionary bonus.

Benefits

25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Discretionary performance-related annual bonus

Voluntary healthcare benefits

Pension contributions

Employee discount platform

Qualifications

• Proven ability to deliver outstanding customer service either face-to-face or over the phone.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers to understand their needs.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for customers in branch or over the phone.
• Assist with day-to-day transactions, queries, and servicing.
• Build relationships and find solutions.

Skills

Outstanding customer service

Effective communication

Teamwork skills

Job description

Overview

GBR Customer Experience Advisor | Retail & Business Banking | S1 | Lifestyle 260 | Bexleyheath Branch

Job Description

Join our community.

We are currently recruiting Customer Service colleagues, working a minimum of 260 hours per annum with a starting salary of £28,341 pro-rata, this is made up of a base salary of £26,161 pro-rata along with an additional £500 flexible benefit and up to a £1680 discretionary performance related.

For our customers, you’ll be more than just the friendly face and voice of Santander. You’ll be a listener and problem solver. Whether you’re helping someone with a simple cash transaction, aiding them with technology in the banking hall, transacting with them over the phone or protecting your customers against fraud and scams, you’ll never know what the next challenge will be.

What’s not in doubt is that you’ll have plenty of support. Life in a branch can be busy, varied and challenging, so we’re a close-knit team.

You’ll be totally flexible in your approach and comfortable in undertaking a broad range of activities. This means not limiting your time and focus on one particular element of your role. You’ll thrive on the variety this gives you and take satisfaction for operating in a multi-skilled environment. You’re the eyes and ears of our business after all.

The difference you’ll make:

• Acting as the first point of contact for customers in branch or over the phone
• Assisting with day-to-day transactions, queries and servicing
• Answering customer calls into our contact centre
• Building relationships and finding solutions
• Developing your knowledge of services and products to help our customers
• Identifying new ways to improve the customer experience

What you’ll bring:

These are the essential requirements you need to be successful in this role:

• Proven ability to deliver outstanding customer service either from a face to face or a telephony background
• The ability to communicate effectively with customers to truly understand their needs
• You will require the right to work in the UK (please see details below)

It would also be nice for you to have:

• A real desire to go above-and-beyond for customers
• Effective team working skills with a flexible, can-do approach to work
• Openness to a broad range of activities even if outside of standard expectations
• Ability to grow, adapt and change accommodating business needs and priorities

What else you need to know

• This is an on-call role working a minimum of 260 hours per annum.
• This is a rolling contract, working Monday to Saturday across the hours of 8:00am – 6:00pm
• The role is based in our Bexleyheath branch

Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you

As well as a salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs. For part-time roles, your salary, bonus (where eligible) and certain benefits will be prorated to reflect your working hours.

• Starting salary of £26,161 pro-rata plus a £500 annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits.
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 26 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year.
• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus.
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates. Including: medical insurance, dental insurance, and health assessments.
• Free access to a range of digital health services, including GP.
• Free access to wellbeing apps and up to three weekly online classes.
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer.
• Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships.
• Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing in our share plans.
• 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform including retailers, entertainment, eating out, travel and more.
• As a Santander UK employee, you are able to request staff versions of our products like our Edge Current Accounts and Credit Cards with no fees, as well as apply to many other deals and discounts in Santander products and services.

Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies

Right to work in the UK

Every individual must have the right to work in the UK to commence employment with Santander either by way of nationality, visa or work permit. If you do require a working visa / permit this will not influence our decision on whether to progress your application. However, if you do not have a right to work, or an application for a working visa / permit is unsuccessful, Santander will not proceed with your application and will withdraw any conditional offer previously made.

What to do next

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available via email. You can contact us at [e-mail]

Additional Information

We welcome applications on the understanding that, should you be offered this role, there may be no relocation package available. Santander will pay the employer mandatory government fees that are required to pay in connection with visa sponsorship. You may be liable for your own personal employee immigration and relocation costs.