Customer Service Advisor

Location Skelmersdale
Discipline: Retail Banking
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Charlotte Housley

Contact email: careers@co-operativebank.co.uk
Job ref: 028522
Published: 13 days ago

Customer Service Advisors – Call Centre
Location: Skelmersdale
Start salary: £22,250 + enhancements & benefits
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

Shift patterns are set on a 4 week rota, given in advance. Shift patterns are between Monday-Friday 8am-7pm and Saturday & Sunday 9am-5pm. Sample shift patterns are available upon request.

Want to change the world? A career that makes a difference

We’re not a bank that follows the crowd. Instead, we like to stand out for all the right reasons. Our bank is built on co-operative values that stand strong today. We don’t just help people with their money, but help people fight for justice and the causes they care about. Our unique customer-led Ethical Policy, has made us a natural leader in environmental and social issues today, and we’re market leaders in ESG as rated by leading ESG ratings agency Sustainalytics*. 
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What you’ll be working on:**

*       You will be taking high volumes of inbound calls and identifying customers’ banking needs, whilst guaranteeing the right outcome for our customers and the bank.

*       As you progress you will learn more skills that will develop your knowledge and capabilities, including identifying, preventing and stopping financial crime.

*       As the first point of contact for our customers, you’ll be multi-tasking across different systems whilst providing high quality service.

*       You’ll be problem solving and bringing a unique perspective to challenge and help shape our customer journey.

*       By educating customers on safer ways of banking, you’ll be providing protection from scam and fraud attacks, helping keep their money safe.

We’re looking for colleagues who have

*       Strong experience in a customer facing role, including telephony, retail or hospitality

*       Evidence of IT skills and a demonstrable ability to learn and use new systems

*       Ability to follow and understand regulatory policies and processes

*       Experience in dealing with challenging or vulnerable customers

*       A background of working in a fast paced environment and achieving targets or deadlines

*       High attention to detail

*       Robust listening and problem solving skills

*       Clear and concise two way communication skills – both written and verbal

*       A passion to deliver an exceptional customer centric approach

Benefits

*       27 days holiday rising to 30 with service, plus opportunity to buy 5 extra days

*       Upskill opportunities with associated pay increases

*       2 paid volunteering days per year

*       Performance based annual bonus scheme

*       Free Onsite parking

*       For our full list of benefits please visit our careers page
Working Hours: Shi

 

Our recruitment process

*       Initial call with recruiter

*       HireVue video assessment

*       Final stage competency based interview

 

We can only consider candidates with the right to work in the UK at this time.

 

If you require more information or this document in a different format, please contact careers@co-operativebank.co.uk

 

As a reputable employer regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, all offers of employment for this role are subject to a series of background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks.

 

*Rated by Morningstar Sustainalytics in the Regional Banks sub-industry with a score of 8.5 as of 9 October 2023.