Part Time Customer Service Assistant - Harrogate

Leeds Building Society; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A financial services organization in Harrogate is seeking a part-time customer service representative to assist members with their savings needs. You will provide exceptional service, handle customer inquiries, and ensure accurate record-keeping. Ideal candidates should have strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail, with benefits such as an annual colleague bonus and matched pension contributions. Join us in making home ownership more accessible.

Benefits

Annual colleague bonus up to 12%

Matched pension contributions up to 10%

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Colleague Mortgage and Saver products

Electric vehicle and Cycle to Work schemes

2 days' volunteering per year

Qualifications

• Experience of working with customers delivering exceptional service.
• Strong attention to detail with good numeracy for accurate cash transactions.
• Resilient and able to handle challenging customer situations.
• A passion for achieving good customer outcomes.
• Previous experience with Microsoft Office or in-house computer packages.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with branch-based products and services.
• Open savings accounts for customers.
• Make follow-up calls and take incoming calls.
• Complete daily admin tasks such as booking appointments and ensuring customer records are accurate.

Skills

Customer service experience

Attention to detail

Resilience

Numeracy skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Job description

Overview

How you'll help us live our purpose

We've been helping our members save for their future and buy a home of their own since 1875. By joining us, you'll play a big role in helping us to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.

It's a purpose that drives everything we do and one we're proud of. And you can play your part too – join our dedicated team in the Harrogate branch and support you to give our members the great service we pride ourselves on, whatever they're saving for.

This is a part-time (16 hours per week), permanent opportunity.

How you'll make a difference

You'll be a friendly face at Harrogate when our customers come into branch, assisting with all branches-based products and services. You will open savings accounts for those who are looking to invest for a fixed term or save for an important event. You'll make follow up calls and take incoming calls to customers to discuss available products and services. You will complete daily admin tasks such as booking appointments, scanning, letter writing, incoming post and ensuring that customer records are accurate and up to date.

What you'll bring to the role

• Experience of working with customers delivering exceptional service
• Strong attention to detail with a good level of numeracy to conduct accurate cash transactions
• Resilient and able to handle challenging customer situations
• A passion and drive to achieve good customer outcomes
• Previous experience working with Microsoft Office or in-house computer packages

And in return, you'll get the best from us

• An annual colleague bonus of up to 12%
• Matched pension contributions of up to 10%
• 26 days holiday(prorated), plus bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme of up to 5 days each year
• Colleague Mortgage and Saver products
• Electric vehicle scheme/ Cycle to Work scheme
• 2 days' volunteering per year

We'll give you a place to belong with the support to learn, develop and shape a meaningful career.

Why choose Leeds Building Society?

Our business is centred around our people. Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do and we're extremely proud of our Inclusive Employers Gold accreditation in 2023. We're committed to equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

You'll be joining a truly purpose-focused culture which helped us win the Leading with Purpose award at the 2023Business Culture Awards. This recognises the progress we're making to embed our purpose with our colleagues, and the actions we've taken to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.

Why wait? Apply now

We'd love to hear from you. But don't wait around - we may close the advert early and we'd hate for you to miss out.

Leeds Building Society is devoted to creating a culture and workplace that is representative of the communities we serve. If you'd like to work with us but are unsure if you meet the full criteria for a role, please contact the recruiter as we'd like to find out more about the skills and experience that you could bring to the Society. We're committed to supporting you to be at your best. While we aim to make all branches accessible, not all locations are currently accessible due to building constraints. If you have any specific access requirements, please reach out us on [e-mail]. so, we can discuss how we support your application and make reasonable adjustments where possible.