Job Introduction
Looking for a career that can take you places?
We are seeking a part-time Platform colleague to join our Southeastern station team based at Waterloo East Station.
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Role Responsibility
What you’ll do
Help make every journey through our station an enjoyable one. This means providing top-notch customer service, always following safety protocols, and making our stations clean, welcoming spaces to be in.
We are seeking proactive people who express enthusiasm in improving our passengers’ experience. Your day to day duties may include dispatching trains, protecting company revenue through checking tickets, operating the automatic gates, helping passengers including those who may require extra assistance and ensuring the platforms and station are a clean and safe environment whilst maintaining a visible presence.
This customer facing role involves all aspects of customer service, providing real time information, dealing with difficult conversations and complaints, pro-actively assisting passengers and ensuring all cleaning duties are completed in a thorough manner.
Depending on your role, you may spend your time:
1. making sure trains are dispatched safely and on time from our platforms
2. inspecting tickets and helping passengers get through our gatelines
3. cleaning and tidying our stations
4. answering passenger questions and helping them get where they need to be
5. dealing with lost property
6. conducting regular safety and security checks.
Your shifts
7. You will work a varied shift pattern, which includes weekends and bank holidays.
8. Shifts may start as early as 7am and some will finish at 9pm.
The Ideal Candidate
The experience you’ll need
To be considered you will need to demonstrate:
9. a passion for making every passenger journey the best it can be
10. excellent people and communication skills
11. some customer service experience
12. a proactive and positive attitude
13. the ability to work well in a team
14. the ability to handle challenging situations well.
Given the start and end times of shifts, it’s also best to have your own transport to get to and from your place of work.
As proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Scheme, we will offer you an interview if you apply under these schemes and meet the minimum criteria for the role. Find out more here.
Other things to know
15. This vacancy may close early if we receive a large number of applications. So, make sure you get yours in early.
16. If you applied but weren’t successful in getting a similar role at Southeastern, please wait six months before applying again.
Find out more about our recruitment process and get tips to help you apply.
What you’ll get in return
Along with your salary, the rewards you’ll get include:
17. a final salary pension
18. up to 32 days annual leave entitlement (which includes bank holidays)
19. free rail travel across our networks.
Meaning you can feel secure in your career as well as fulfilled by your work. Click here to see our full range of amazing benefits.