Description
Do you love helping people? If the answer is yes, we'd like to hear from you.
Working in our busy Customer Experience Team is challenging, but for the right person it's a very rewarding environment. We're all about our customers, so naturally you'll be a people person with a willingness to ensure that each and every customer who travels with us has an enjoyable experience.
In this role, you'll mostly be communicating with our customers, largely via email, telephone and live chat. This will involve complaint resolution as well as answering queries from our residents and visitors. Gaining customer feedback and communicating it to other departments to inform business decisions is key.
Blackpool is known for its busy summer and illuminations period, and this is where you can make a real difference, whether it's out in the resort or on the other end of the phone – it's all about getting people where they need to be.
This role is ideal for anyone looking for part-time work, with a consistent schedule of 16 hours per week, on Monday and Tuesday only The full-time equivalent salary for this role is £24,242.40 per year, with the actual pay pro-rated based on your contracted hours.
Key Responsibilities
* Actively listen to and understand our customer needs and respond to all customer contacts in a friendly, helpful and professional manner, over the telephone and using a variety of other communication channels.
* Support customers to use our digital products confidently.
* Manage customer lost property, focusing on reuniting the property with the owner.
* Proactively identify community and stakeholder engagement opportunities, to promote Blackpool Transport.
* Support customers to understand operational procedures in relation to customer queries.
* Communicate news and updates to customers using our digital platforms.
* Identify and report customer trends and communicate these appropriately between BTS departments to ensure two-way communication and fostering positive working relationships.
* Carry out such tasks as may reasonably be required by the department leader or other members of the management team.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
| 1. Education/Qualifications/Knowledge ·
Competent in navigating Microsoft software · E
Customer Service qualification at NVQ2 · D
NVQ Level 2 in literacy and numeracy or equivalent D
| 2. Experience ·
Working in a busy customer focused role · E
Working in a call handling environment · E
Responding to customers via different communication channels · E
Communicating with customers from a diverse range of backgrounds · E
Retail sales experience · D
Cash handling experience D
| 3. Aptitudes and Skills ·
Able to deliver an excellent standard of customer service · E
Excellent verbal and written communication skills · E
Able to learn and operate different IT systems and digital platforms · E
Positive and proactive team member · E
Able to assess priorities and change focus quickly E
| 4. Personal Attributes ·
Customer focused in every aspect of service delivery · E
A proactive and enthusiastic customer champion · E
Friendly and approachable. · E
Helpful and positive attitude. · E
Flexible and adaptable attitude to working practices and demands · E
Proactive approach to continuous personal development · E
Highly professional – Demonstrate role model behaviours to all colleagues, customers and stakeholders E
Benefits
* 28 days' holiday per year rising annually to 33 days after 5 years, inclusive of 8 public holidays. (pro-rata)
* 'Recruit a friend' scheme.
* Free travel on all our bus and tram services (with additional passes available for a few of your nearest and dearest)
* Learning and Development opportunities.
* Career progression opportunities.
* Enrolment into the Blackpool Transport pension scheme and access to pension advice if needed.
* Work/life assistance 24 hours a day through Unum LifeWorks
* An employee care programme for help and advice when you need it.
* Exclusive Discounts
About Blackpool Transport Services
Proudly serving Blackpool, Fleetwood, Thornton Cleveleys, Lytham St Anne's and Poulton-le-Fylde with friendly and reliable transport for over 100 years