Helpline Adviser

Scope; Leeds; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pay progression

Company pension

Excellent training and career developm

Wellbeing incentives

Discounted gym membership

Cycle-to-work scheme

Long service awards

Job summary

Scope Leeds is seeking a proactive Helpline Adviser to provide high-quality information and support to disabled people, supporters and donors. The role involves handling enquiries by phone, email, live chat and social channels with empathy and accuracy.

You will log interactions, protect data, and work within safeguarding policies while representing Scope's values and maintaining excellent service standards. DBS check will apply.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of providing advice and information.
• Experience of working in a contact centre environment with a friendly and empathetic manner.
• Excellent customer service skills and be able to communicate correctly to all of Scope’s internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistent high-quality responses to enquiries received at Scope’s Helpline via telephone, email, live chat, our online community, and social networking channels, within set turnaround times.
• Ensure that customers feel valued and are provided with information that is tailored to meet individual need, is accurate, up to date and accessible to them.
• Provide excellent customer service with a friendly and empathetic manner.
• Continually update your knowledge around disability issues and to share learning across the team, to offer an expert service to Scope’s customers.
• Identify the correct person/department and efficiently transfer calls internally when customers ring with general enquiries.
• Ensure that details of all enquiries are logged accurately on the customer database in a timely manner and that quality data and information is maintained.
• Work within Scope’s policies relating to customer confidentiality and data protection.
• Follow Scope’s policy and process around safeguarding and to make decisions regarding relevant customers as appropriate.
• Promote Scope and its values around equality, inclusion and the social model of disability and to present a positive image of the organisation in all aspects of work.
• Contribute to team meetings and discussions and to proactively contribute to the continued improvement of the service.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Empathy

Contact centre

Job description

1 in 4 of us in the UK are disabled and we are a diverse, proud, and vibrant community. We’re here to create an equal future with all disabled people. We campaign to transform attitudes to disability, tackle injustice and inspire action. We are creating a powerful movement of disabled people, allies, organisations and businesses.

Together we will be unstoppable. For more information go to www.scope.org.uk

Our Services team based in Leeds have an opening for a Helpline Adviser.

Permanent, full time (35 hours a week).

Location: This role requires weekly attendance at Scope Leeds office (3 Brewery Wharf, Leeds, LS10 1JF). We therefore ask that applicants are based within a reasonable commuting distance to the office in Leeds.

The working pattern for this role will be agreed and will be varied over shift patterns between 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday and to include some Saturday working 10am to 6pm.

Closing date for applications: 11:59pm GMT, Monday 5 October 2026.

About the role

We are looking for a self-starter with the ability to prioritise their own workload whilst advising Scope’s helpline customers. To provide support to helpline customers, supporters and donors and Scope enquiry customers.

In this role, you will:

• Provide consistent high-quality responses to enquiries received at Scope’s Helpline via telephone, email, live chat, our online community, and social networking channels, within set turnaround times.
• Ensure that customers feel valued and are provided with information that is tailored to meet individual need, is accurate, up to date and accessible to them.
• Provide excellent customer service with a friendly and empathetic manner.
• Continually update your knowledge around disability issues and to share learning across the team, to offer an expert service to Scope’s customers.
• Identify the correct person/department and efficiently transfer calls internally when customers ring with general enquiries.
• Ensure that details of all enquiries are logged accurately on the customer database in a timely manner and that quality data and information is maintained.
• Work within Scope’s policies relating to customer confidentiality and data protection.
• Follow Scope’s policy and process around safeguarding and to make decisions regarding relevant customers as appropriate.
• Promote Scope and its values around equality, inclusion and the social model of disability and to present a positive image of the organisation in all aspects of work.
• Contribute to team meetings and discussions and to proactively contribute to the continued improvement of the service.

For more information about the role’s responsibilities, and the skills and experience required please use this Link to full job description.

The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrable experience of providing advice and information.
• Experience of working in a contact centre environment with a friendly and empathetic manner.
• Excellent customer service skills and be able to communicate correctly to all of Scope’s internal and external customers.
• Drive and enthusiasm to the role and be able to demonstrate that you care passionately about improving the lives of disabled people.

Please give examples in your application to show how you have these skills.

We also ask you to share how you support Scope’s values and our goal of a fair and equal future for disabled people.

Additional information

You must have the legal right to work in the UK to apply for this role. We cannot provide visa sponsorship.

Anonymised applications

We use an anonymised application process to support our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

All applicants must submit an anonymised CV and complete a short online application form.

Our values

We trust each other and give colleagues freedom to be creative, push boundaries, and change minds.

Disability confident scheme

We are proud to be a charity committed to disability equality. We welcome applications from disabled people and anyone with an impairment, long-term condition, or access need. We want our colleagues to reflect the diverse communities we serve.

Scope is a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to making sure disabled people have fair and equal access to work. As part of this, we aim to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential requirements of the role.

To be considered under our Offer an Interview Scheme (previously the Guaranteed Interview Scheme), please tick the relevant box on your application form.

If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please email [e-mail].

You can also find more information about requesting adjustments for interviews on our website.

Important to know:

• You must meet all the essential requirements in the job description.
• If we receive a high number of applications for a role, we may need to prioritise interviews for disabled applicants who best meet the role criteria.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

EDI is a priority at Scope. We welcome applications from people of colour and other underrepresented communities. We aim to create a culture where everyone feels they belong, treating all with dignity and respect. As a disability equality charity, accessibility and inclusion come first. We listen, learn and continuously improve.

You can find out more about our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on the Scope website.

• Pay progression at 6 months and 2 years
• Company pension
• Excellent training and career development
• Wellbeing incentives, discounted gym membership, cycle-to-work scheme, and more
• Long service awards and employee recognition awards

Link to full benefits package and what our colleagues say about Working at Scope | Disability charity Scope UK

One in four of us in the UK are disabled and we are a diverse, proud, and vibrant community. We’re here to create an equal future with all disabled people. We campaign to transform attitudes to disability, tackle injustice and inspire action. We are creating a powerful movement of disabled people, allies, organisations and businesses.

Together we will be unstoppable. For more information go to www.scope.org.uk

If you've applied for this position previously, thank you for your continued interest. There's no need to reapply, as your earlier application has already been reviewed.