What is a Customer Service Advisor at SNG?
Our Customer Service Advisors are at the centre of what we do. The team is the first point of contact for our 140,000 customers. They rely on us to be there when they need support, and you will be owning and resolving their queries.
This role is in our alarm response centre operating a blue light service for our customers 24/7. As our Out of Hours Customer Service Advisor, you'll answer all inbound customer queries, and where required make outbound contacts with customers.
You'll offer support to queries in Housing, Repairs, Complaints, and all other business service areas as required, adhering to Call Quality guidelines and resolution. Due to the shift times and transport links to Greenham a full UK driver's license and your own transport is essential.
After training, there may be times when a lone night shift is required, and this could be to cover annual leave or staff absence; escalation support is available 24/7.
Shifts: Full Time - 37 hours per week. Friday 10:30am-11pm, Saturday 9:30am-11pm, Sunday 10:30am-11pm
Please note: This role will be based on-site at our Greenham office, this role is not a hybrid role.
What we look for
We are looking for people with great customer service skills who have the ability to actively listen.
Our calls can be complex and difficult so you will need to be resilient.
We need you to have good computer literacy. We use multiple systems which you will be using while talking to our customers.
The ability to turn a problem into a solution.
Empathy and a passion for helping people.
The ability to connect and communicate with colleagues across the business.
Many of our customers call about repairs, so an understanding of what can happen in a home is an advantage.
We operate an alarm response centre so we're looking for individuals with a calm and confident approach when supporting customer emergency responses.
What we offer you
As a member of the Customer Services Team you will be part of an engaging, friendly and supportive working environment. Your Team Manager will be focussed on bringing out the best in you, giving back what you put in.
We invest in our people, and you will be able to develop your skills and be part of something that makes a real difference to people's lives. This role can give you the opportunity for a career within a successful and diverse organisation.
Some of our benefits include:
Night shift advisors claim a daily standby allowance rate of £10 per shift.
£450 yearly flexible benefit pot to use against benefits of your choice
Flexible working
25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
A chance to buy or sell holiday as part of our flexible benefits package
A generous pension scheme matching up to 12%
Life cover as soon as you join us
You will be a part of our Recognition scheme where you can be gifted retail vouchers
A range of wellbeing discounts including Gym Memberships
A wide selection of other benefits available
About us
We are now the 6th largest housing association by size - with almost 3000 colleagues, over 84,000 homes and over 210,000 customers across London and the South.
We do makes a real difference to people's lives and by joining us you can share the satisfaction of doing something that really matters.
We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Have a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.
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