Travel Advisor

East Midlands Trains; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A rail transport service provider in the East Midlands is seeking a Travel Advisor for a 12-month fixed-term contract at Derby Station. This role involves assisting customers with ticket purchases and travel queries, ensuring they receive excellent service. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure. Responsibilities also include cash handling. Shift work is required, including weekends, and full training will be provided.

Benefits

Defined benefit Pension scheme

Free standard leisure travel on the EMR network

Family and friends discounted tickets

75% discount on national leisure travel

Qualifications

• Hardworking and always happy to provide excellent service.
• Polite, responsible, and resilient personality.
• Willingness to work shifts throughout the day, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers with train ticket purchases and travel queries.
• Provide accurate and impartial information to customers.
• Cashing up the till and handling cash in the cash office.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Customer service skills

Ability to remain calm under pressure

Flexibility

Job description

We have a 12 month fixed term contract available at Derby Station as a Travel advisor

This challenging, varied and sometimes demanding role ensures that customers receive accurate and impartial information and that they purchase the most appropriate ticket for their journey. We want our customers to leave the station feeling pleased with their ticket purchase and the fantastic service they have received from our Travel Advisors.

Our Travel Advisors are based in the Ticket Office of the station and help customers with their train ticket purchases, travel queries, and use their expertise to offer advice and guidance on the best options for travel.

The Ticket Office is often the point of call our customers will go to for general enquiries, so you will often find yourself being their first point of contact. Therefore, excellent communication and customer service skills are key qualities for our Travel Advisors.

The successful applicant should also have the ability to remain calm and focused under pressure.

You would also be responsible for cashing up your till and cash handling in the cash office.

What are we looking for?

You will be hard working and always happy to provide an amazing service with a smile! You'll also be polite, responsible and very resilient.

Your personality plays a massive part in the level of service you provide, we want to our customers to love and remember their experience on East Midlands Railway. So if you are passionate, professional and want to make a difference to someone's day, we want to hear from you!

Providing this level of service in all circumstances, on good days and days of disruption, from the first train of the day through to ones late at night. The role is shift work based on a rota to provide customer service throughout the whole day including weekends. So you will need to be flexible in order to work the shifts at the station. There is also lone working in the ticket office at this station.

These are subject to change with timetable changes or business need.

A working knowledge of a retail environment, ticket types and products would be an advantage but not necessary as the successful candidate will undertake full retail training in the classroom before a mentor period at the station.

As well as a competitive salary, we’ll also offer you:

• Defined benefit Pension scheme
• Free standard leisure travel on the EMR network and Train Operating Companies under Abellio & LNER
• Friends and Family discounted tickets on the EMR network
• 75% discount on national leisure travel (inc partner and dependants)
• …and many more!