Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.
Salary: You’ll start on a salary between £, to £,, this will increase to £, in April 6.
Working hours: Full time, hours per week
Office attendance: You will be office-based during your probation period. Following this, you will follow our hybrid working model, attending the office 2 days per week.
A career that works for you We’re looking for a Customer Service Representative to our Account Opening team at Tesco Bank, part of Barclays Bank UK Plc. You’ll be trained in Credit Underwriting, giving you the skills to assess customers’ creditworthiness.You will be reviewing customer loan and credit card applications, using a variety of tools and making judgmental lending decisions, whilst adhering to our credit risk guidance and thresholds.
We pride ourselves on maintaining an energetic and collaborative environment, fostering professional growth and development. Your ability to adapt quickly and efficiently to the demands of a busy operation, while ensuring exceptional customer service, will be key to your success.
What you’ll be doing
1. Effectively managing your case load whilst delivering a consistently positive customer experience
2. Using a wide range of resources and tools to reach a risk-based decision
3. Communicating with Tesco Bank customers across several platforms, including inbound and outbound calls, emails, and letters
4. Using your excellent listening and relationship-building skills to provide an outstanding customer service
5. Applying your own judgement to resolve customer queries appropriately
We need you to have
6. Customer service experience, ideally within a call centre, but we also value transferable skills from retail, hospitality, or other customer-facing environments
7. Strong communication and active listening skills with the ability to demonstrate empathy, remain resilient, and handle complex customer interactions effectively
8. Confidence using technology including Microsoft Office and multiple systems simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
9. An understanding of the importance of living our values every day—where no one tries harder for customers, we treat people how they want to be treated, and we believe every little help can make a big difference. These values shape our culture, and all colleagues are measured on their commitment to them
And if you have any of these, even better
10. A genuine passion for delivering outstanding customer experiences and finding the best outcome for every customer
11. Experience wording in financial services or a regulated environment
12. The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, target-driven environment
We don’t expect you to tick every box, and if you feel you hit most of the brief, it’s worth exploring to further develop your career here with us.
Where you will be working
You’ll begin with on-site training, moving into our graduate bay before transitioning to your team as an office-based colleague. Once you reach full competency, you can apply for remote working under our ‘Moments that Matter’ model, allowing you to work from home while attending key office events, such as team meetings and development sessions.
What’s in it for you
13. Prepare for your retirement with our colleague pension scheme.
14. Private Medical Insurance (WL2+) and virtual GP Service days a year.
15. Performance related annual bonus.
16. Indulge in a generous holiday allowance with a minimum of weeks, with the opportunity to buy more.
17. Embrace the benefits of our Colleague Clubcard (until March 6). Enjoy a % discount that increase to % every payday. As an added perk, we’ll give you a second card to share with someone else.
18. Benefit from our family-oriented initiatives, encompassing enhanced maternity leave pay, a shared parental leave policy, and a generous paid paternity leave.
19. A place to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
Everyone’s welcome
We want all our colleagues to always feel welcome and be themselves at Tesco Bank, part of Barclays Bank UK Plc.We’re committed to building a more inclusive workplace and celebrating everything that makes colleagues unique, and value the richness and diversity this brings to our business. A more diverse business helps us deliver on our purpose to serve our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.