Customer Service Advisor
Salary Banding: £21,840
Base: Itec House, Cardiff
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Hours of work: Monday to Friday 9:00am to 4:30pm
This role is subject to a DBS check. The cost of the DBS check will be met by the company.
Itec operates as an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome all applications regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, political opinions, or trade union membership.
Itec reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
What are the core responsibilities of this role?
- Obtaining relevant customer information through appropriate communication channels. Using appropriate techniques to fully understand the customer’s wants and needs and to verify understanding with the customer. Being the first point of contact to customers on the provision referrals
- Responsible for using in-depth knowledge of Itec products, services, processes, and systems.
- Working in partnership daily with internal and external teams to discuss individual customers wishing to join the provision.
- Coordination of all the eligibility documentation, registration, certification, and compliance for all customers.
- To be the main point of contact for the customer through the welcome process and before they start officially on any provision.
- Managing the in-work support process, tracking process and mentoring calls for each participant. Support teams regarding customer who fail to attend.
- Meeting Key Performance Indicators in relation to your role
- Updating information digitally in a timely manner.
- Responsible for dealing with complaints and queries in a timely, professional, and effective manner.
- To support with audit preparation on a regular basis
What skills and experience are we looking for in potential applicants?
Essential
- Administrative experience
- Previous experience of working in a target driven environment.
- Attention to detail
- Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills
- Good Organisational skills
- IT literate
Desirable
- Customer Service Experience
- Experience within the training industry
- Qualified or with the potential and willingness to work towards, NVQ Customer Service or Business Administration L2 or equivalent.
- Information Advice Guidance IAG Qualification
- Ability to speak Welsh.
- Experience of work-based learning.
Why Work with us
Itec is an Employee-Owned organisation. Our unique status allows our employees to have greater engagement and ownership in the future growth and success of Itec. At Itec we are passionate about our people and collaborative in the way we work. We are: –
- Leading provider of work-based learning programmes for 40 years.
- Employee-Owned organisation.
- Investors in People Gold.
- Disability Confident Leader.
- Living Wage Employer.
As an Employee-Owned business, our people are our main asset, and everyone has a say in the direction that the business is heading. As a valued employee owner, you will be entitled to receive the below corporate benefits:
- Contributory Pension Scheme.
- Being an employee owner as part of the EOT.
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas shutdown.
- Annual bonus (subject to qualifying criteria).
- Life Assurance.
- Personal development and career opportunities.
- Employee Mental Health first aiders.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Medicash – Healthcare scheme.
- Length of Service Payment Scheme.
- Employee of Month Awards.
- Discounts on Gym Membership and fitness products discounts.
- Travel expenses and business mileage.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Social & Charity Events.
- Refer a Friend Payment Scheme.
- NUS/Totum discount card.
The most tangible advantage of being an Employee Ownership Trust is our annual bonus; this percentage is determined by the overall performance of the organisation and subject to qualifying criteria.