Annual salary: up to £30,927.51 Customer Liaison Officer Location: Coatbridge Contract: Permanent / Full Time / 40 hours per week Monday – Friday 8.00-16.30 Salary: £30,927.51per annum, plus, company van & fuel card. Mears have continued investment in the North Lanarkshire community for the long-term. We have a commitment to deliver excellent services to residents, whilst bringing community and training benefits to the North Lanarkshire community in a sustainable way. Our ambition is to be recognised as the most trusted, large private provider, working with the public sector by 2025. Our approach prioritises where we can have the greatest impact and supports a culture that fully integrates sustainability and purpose beyond profit. This is underlined by our strategy, which through robust, ethical and transparent practices is built upon. About the Role: As a Customer Liaison Officer, you will be working on our responsive repair and planned works contracts within the social housing sector, delivering excellent service and support with our local teams, who understand the importance of working together for the local community. Providing front facing support and advice daily and delivering proactive communication throughout the works life cycle. Putting the customer at the heart of everything we do; ensuring we meet the needs of the business, our clients, and our customers. An office and site based role with daily interaction with residents and clients, providing updates and reporting on access, complaints, resolution and compliments. The successful Customer Liaison Officer will need to be strong minded, compassionate, resilient and forward thinking. You will need to be able to enter a property and access your environment within the first 30 seconds. Provide a front-line professional service to all customers - pro-actively deliver a positive experience Coordinate and deliver all customer operational related tasks and communication materials as appropriate Ensure customer appointments are attended on time and to standard Encourage positive relationships between Mears and the customer, ensuring all actions are followed up and communicated effectively Support customer engagement activities across all channels Manage resolution of front-line complaints and queries Act as a champion for social value, red thread and internal communications Engage customers in a positive way, involve them in the overall delivery process, keeping them informed of progress on works and manage expectations Convey accurate and timely information to customers and operational team, in clear simple terms Ensure customers opinions are acknowledged and feedback into operational teams – champion customer insight solution Support delivery of customer training to operational teams Act as a Mears brand ambassador Ensure all related policy, process and procedures are fully adhered to Key Criteria: Experience of working within Customer Service is essential Experience in compliant handling Strong I.T skills particularly in Microsoft Word and Excel. Excellent communication skills both written and verbal It would be advantageous for this role to have Social Housing experience, but this is NOT essential, we are looking for the right attitude of the successful applicant! Benefits we can offer you 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work! Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment. Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more Family friendly policies Company Van, Fuel Card and Uniform All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship. To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points. Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment. Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact: Vickie Rudge (Vickie.Rudge@mearsgroup.co.uk) If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way. At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all. We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers. In our continued effort to promote social mobility, we invite applicants to voluntarily share their background information during the application stages to help us better understand the diverse experiences of our candidates. This is to ensure we are committed to improving social mobility. We use the Social Mobility Index to assess and enhance opportunities for individuals from diverse backgrounds. These questions are optional and will not impact your ability to apply. We are the people behind the smile! At Mears we look for people who share our vision and values - to make a positive difference to the communities we serve. We do this by improving homes, improving communities and improving lives. We are proud of our business and the opportunities we provide to colleagues working across the UK. Our Values - Customers / Innovation / Teamwork / Responsibility