- Pay Rate:
£11.37 per hour PAYE
- Hours per Week:
18.30 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 1 month
- RUGBY,
CV21 2RR
Temporary PT Customer Services Advisor
Reference no: Rugby 5228008
Pay rate £11.37 per hour PAYE
This opening assignment is for 1 month
Working as part of a team of Customer Service Advisors, responding to requests for information about a range of local and County Council services and helping customers to access and pay for services via the face to face, telephone and email customer channels
Key responsibilities:
- Respond to requests for information and help customers access and pay for services using the channel they have chosen.
- Recognise, respect and listen to the varied needs of customers and explore which solutions are available to meet their needs.
- Recognise and deal with a whole range of customer emotions including people who are angry, abusive, aggressive and potentially violent.
- Liaise with back office staff in order to provide customers with information that is accurate and sufficiently resolves the customer’s enquiry.
- Correctly identify and capture data relating to customer requests for services including logging, processing and progress chasing enquiries.
- Develop and maintain up to date knowledge of the services delivered by the Customer Services Centre and the systems used to deliver those services.
- Work to identified customer service standards and performance targets.
- Note and report any areas where improvements are needed in order to minimise waste and increase levels of customer satisfaction.
- Participate in all training and development activities necessary to fulfil the role.
- Undertake general administrative and housekeeping duties in the Customer Service Centre
“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:
- 3 GCSEs, grade A – C, including English
- Experience of dealing with requests for information and helping customers access and pay for services
- Experience of dealing with customers both on the telephone and face to face
- Experience of team working
- Good keyboard skills and experience of using call centre technology and CRM systems
- Able to use written and oral communication skills effectively
- Able to work to identified customer service standards and performance targets
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
- Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.
- Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
- Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
- Please refer to the Role Requirements section above - your CV must address the requirements listed.
Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:
- Any local authority/public sector experience
- Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for.
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