Customer Service Advisor - Skelmersdale, United Kingdom - The Co-operative Bank

The Co-operative Bank

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Skelmersdale, United Kingdom

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Description

Location- Skelmersdale- Discipline:

Retail Banking
Job type:
Permanent
Salary:

£22,250

£25,428
Contact name:

Fay Scorgie

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Published:
- about 17 hours ago

Startdate:
June 2024
CONTACT CENTRE OPPORTUNTIES

Customer Service Advisor

Location:
Newly Refurbished Office Based in Skelmersdale

Start Date:
June 2024

Hours: 35 hours per week

Starting Salary:
£22,250
£25,428
plus annual bonus, pay progression review every 6 months and a fantastic range of benefits

What will you be doing?

Working within our newly refurbished contact centre, you will be taking high volumes of calls and identifying customers' banking needs to tailor solutions, whilst guaranteeing the right outcome for the customer and the bank
We need talented problem solvers who think outside the box and challenge the status quo, to help shape our contact centres of the future
Safeguarding will play an important part of your role, you will do this by educating customers on safer ways of banking, profiling callers to ensure you are talking to the right person and protecting our customers from scam and fraud attacks, to help keep their money safe
Answering a high volume of calls and interacting with customers over the telephone, dealing not only with their day to day banking needs, but complex queries and providing a resolution on that first time call
You will be expected to deal with high levels of numbers and data input, whilst talking to our customers in a genuine, professional and friendly manner
As you progress you will learn more skills that will develop your knowledge and capabilities, including identifying, preventing and stopping financial crime

Working hours

Monday
Friday between 8am & 7pm on a rotational shift pattern and 2 in 4 Saturdays and Sundays per month 9am 5pm (with time given back in lieu).

What's on offer?

We reward colleagues with more than just completive salary and bonus scheme, we offer an attractive range of benefits including work life balance and wellbeing options.

Virtual interview process
3 weeks' classroom based training, 5 weeks Academy training (taking live calls) and then 4 weeks within the foundation team.
27 days holiday increasing to 30 days plus bank holidays and the opportunity to buy additional holidays (up to a maximum of 35 days holiday entitlement in total).
Pay progression reviews every 6 months
Enhanced pay on top of your basic salary (up to £1,440 per year) for working on a weekend and if employed on a full time contract
Pension scheme up to 10% contribution
Life insurance and income protection
Extended unpaid leave
Paid maternity and adoption Leave
2 paid volunteering days per year
A range of retail/high street discounts
Discounted travel to work
Eye care vouchers
Cycle to work scheme
Family friendly policies and wellbeing support
Career development/Apprenticeship opportunities
Colleague network groups committed to diversity and inclusion

What you will need?

Excellent communication skills
The ability to multitask and prioritise
Customer service background
Passion, energy and enthusiasm
Excellent listening and problem solving skills
The ability and desire to work in a fast paced environment
A hardworking and committed attitude
Resilience and determination
Computer literate, with the ability to navigate confidently and quickly around multiple systems whilst speaking to customers over the telephone

Why join The Co-operative Bank?
If you care deeply about making customers happy and are passionate about making things better - we'd love to hear from you

2024 is an exciting time to join The Co-operative Bank as we continue our journey of growth.

The original ethical bank, formed in 1872, we are the only UK high street bank with a customer-led Ethical Policy, which is one of the main reasons our customers choose to bank with us.

If you require more information or this document in a different format, please contact our Careers Team.