Directorate: Customer, Place and Services
Job Title: Customer Experience Receptionist/Administrator (Permanent) x 2
Salary: £23,151 (WVLW) per annum pro rata (Plus Casual Car User Allowance)
Hours: 25 Hours per week, Monday to Friday between 9am and 4pm (to be worked flexibly in line with business needs)

Location: Based at Gadbrook Park, Northwich.

Do you want to work for a ‘Best Companies Top 100 company’ ?

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity working as part of a professional, engaged, and friendly organisation?  Our values are Fairness, Openness, Respect, Enthusiasm, Collaboration, Commitment and Customer Focus, we are constantly striving to demonstrate these values in our day to day working environment and culture.

The Opportunity

WVHT has two exciting opportunities for someone who is looking to develop their career with a great company.  We are looking for driven, diligent, and friendly Customer Experience Receptionist/Administrator’s to join our Customer First Hub Team.

What Will You Do?

As Customer Experience Receptionist/Administrator you’ll be an integral part of our first point of contact Customer Hub, working within a multi discipline team delivering excellent levels of customer service. You’ll be responding to all initial customer enquires both face to face and switchboard telephone calls. In addition, you will be responsible for a variety of admin tasks and reception related functions.

Our Customer Hub is a key service for the Trust with the aim of responding to customer queries and resolving issues at first point of contact by:

1. • Ensuring the customer experience is a positive one by being proactive and making sure you make every contact count.
   • Supporting continuous service improvements across the Customer Experience teams.
   • Work in partnership with other service areas and agencies to achieve high levels of customer care.

Minimum Requirements For This Role

1. • Educated to GCSE Grade 4 or above (level A-C) including Maths and English
   • Experience of working in a reception/face to face customer environment
   • Experience of developing strong working relationships with customers and colleagues to ensure an excellent customer experience
   • Confident in Microsoft Office with a high level of accuracy and keen eye for detail

Our Team

In this role you will be working alongside a fantastic team of professional Customer Experience Ambassadors being the first point of contact for the Trust. We need someone who can work within a multi discipline team delivering excellent levels of customer service. You’ll be responsible for handling initial customer switchboard calls and face to face enquiries.  You will be an integral member of the Customer Hub Team supporting the wide range of services and admin duties that we deliver.

For more information contact:

If you have any queries about this or would like to ask any questions to learn more about the role, please contact Juliet Swales at [email protected]

Benefits

1. • Competitive salary
   • Generous annual leave entitlement – 24-29 days (entitlement increases 1 day each year, over the first 5 years) holidays plus UK public/bank holidays (based on level of service) (part time pro rata)*
   • Ability to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave* (pro rata for part-time) each year*
   • 5% employer contribution to our Pension Scheme (minimum 3% employee contribution) with life assurance benefit*.
   • Contribution to the cost of nursery or afterschool care to help with childcare costs*
   • Commitment to support your ongoing learning and development, with the opportunity to develop a range of transferable skills.
   • Day off for your Birthday to be taken during your birth month (based on contractual hours)
   • An annual Health and Wellbeing Allowance or the option to enrol in a Health Cash Plan*
   • ‘Thank you’ gift for your continuous service starting at 5 years’ service, and every 5 years’ thereafter.
   • 24/7, 365 day Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling
   • Compensation for professional memberships which are an expressed requirement
     for the role.
   • Free annual flu vaccines and free Eye Care Vouchers every 2 years*
   • Discounts on a gym membership and phone contract
   • Cycle to work scheme*
   • Free to use car park at our office on Gadbrook Park
   • Involvement in regular health and wellbeing initiatives and charity fundraising activities
   • Opportunities to give feedback and join various colleague forums, to help shape change at the Trust.

* Benefits offered providing you meet the eligibility criteria

HOW TO APPLY:

Closing date for applications:         Tuesday 13th June 2023 (12:00 noon)

(Please be aware that applications received after this time may not be considered)

In person/virtual Interview and assessment date(s):       Thursday 22^nd June & Friday 23^rd June 2023

Please review the job Information pack (on our website: http://www.wvht.co.uk) for further information and submit your CV with a covering letter (max. 2 pages) demonstrating how you meet the minimum criteria in relation to the accountability profile and person specification, please send to: [email protected].

Those applicants that consider themselves to have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview. Please confirm within your application if you consider yourself to have a disability and if so, what reasonable adjustments may be required for you to attend an interview or assessment.

Disclaimer:

1. • We may conduct social media checks from sources such as Google, Facebook and LinkedIn to assist us in our assessment of your suitability for the role.
   • We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.
   • Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
   • The recruiting manager will review your skills and experience to determine if there is a match with the position you have applied for. If there is, we will contact you by phone or email to schedule an interview / assessment. If not, you will not be contacted.
   • Please note due to the high volume of applications we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful applicants. If you haven’t heard from us within 3 weeks of the vacancy closing date, unfortunately we will not be pursuing your application further.
   • Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK evidence of essential qualifications, complete a health questionnaire and undertake a DBS check (if relevant to the role).
   • We reserve the right to refuse applications if they do not have an accompanying cover letter.

We appreciate your interest in Weaver Vale Housing Trust and the time you have invested in applying to us.

The Trust invites applications from all members of the community, irrespective of Gender, Gender reassignment, Sexual orientation, Race, Religion or belief, Disability, Age, Pregnancy and maternity, Marriage and civil partnership.