Video Contact Centre Agent - Basingstoke, United Kingdom - South Western Railway

South Western Railway

Verified Company

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Who are we?
South Western Railway (SWR) operates over 1,500 services each weekday across the network and employs more than 5,000 people.

We provide easy and convenient mobility, connecting people and communities in South West London, southern counties of England and the Isle of Wight.

Join our team and help us continue to improve quality of life by bringing people together to get the most out of life.

SWR is part of FirstGroup, the largest rail operator in the UK and second largest bus operator in the UK outside London.

FirstGroup operates services throughout the UK and Ireland, with over 30,000 employees providing services that make travel smoother and life easier.

FirstGroup works hard to reduce its impact on the environment, introducing cleaner and more environmentally responsible methods of transport.

About the job:

As our customer base grows so does our customer's expectation of us. To meet this challenge and exceed customer expectations, South Western Railway have introduced a cutting edge customer contact centre.

This unique service will be delivered 24/7 from our brand new facility in Basingstoke, where you will be surrounded by modern technology and have access to the latest network information.

Building on your existing customer facing skills, you will become an expert in brand new information and video technology, allowing you to provide next generation customer service.

This is an Innovative contact centre and South Western Railway are the only train company looking to the future in this way.

A business as busy as ours needs people who can be dynamic in responding to a wide range of customer enquiries so some details about us are: South Western Railway operates around 1,600 trains a day on a network encompassing routes through Hampshire, Surrey, Dorset, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Devon, Somerset, and Greater London.

Over 4,500 employees help our customers make over half-a-million journeys every day to more than 200 stations on our network.

A modern railway requires a modern approach, and we are constantly looking for the brightest talent to help make the difference to our customers.

As a minimum, you will need to have:

Strong customer service skills
Proven experience in a call centre / contact centre environment
Excellent verbal communication skills
A willingness to learn new technologies
Able to work within a team of likeminded people on a 24 hour 7 days per week roster

About the location:

The location for our Video Contact Centre is a modern and impressive office in Basingstoke Campus, a large and innovative training facility shared with Network Rail.

Working Pattern:

An
average of 37 hours per week, across varied shifts.

Monday to Saturday covering absence/annual leave, shifts can include:

Please note flexibility is key and due to the nature of this general purpose relief role you will need to be able to cover a variety of shifts at short notice.

The Reward:

£20,971 per annum plus £451 regional allowance per annum

Rising to:
£23,475 per annum plus £451 regional allowance per annum (after 6 months, provided you have passed probation and a competency assessment)

We also offer many other great benefits:

Excellent pension scheme
Free rail travel
Free onsite parking
First class training and development, that will inspire you to achieve
Unique career opportunities
Onsite gym
Onsite canteen

Applicants requiring a visa must have at least 6 months remaining at the time of appointment
We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA+, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We maintain a zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.

We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.

We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.