Santander
Customer Service Advisor | S1 | Retail & Business Banking | Customer Interactions
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Job Description
- Req#: Req1313338
Acting as the first point of contact for customers over the phone
Assisting with day-to-day transactions, queries, and servicing
Updating customer records
Helping to keep our customers and the bank safe
Building relationships and finding solutions
Developing your knowledge of services and products to help our customers
Identifying new ways to improve the customer experience
Passionate about delivering outstanding customer service either from a face to face or a telephony background, previous financial services background isn’t essential as we’ll provide you training.
The ability to listen and communicate effectively with customers to truly understand their needs
A real desire to go above-and-beyond for customers
Effective team working skills with a flexible, can-do approach to work
Ability to follow process but also think on your feet
Openness to a broad range of activities even if outside of standard expectations
You will require the right to work in the UK (please see details below)
Starting salary of £22,400 plus a £500 annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits
25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 26 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates. Including: Bupa medical insurance, dental insurance, and health assessments
Free access to a range of digital health services, including GP
Free access to wellbeing apps and up to three weekly online classes via our partnership with Gympass
We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer
Protection for you and your family, with company-funded death-in-service benefit and income protection insurance, and the option to take advantage of discounted rates for additional life assurance and critical illness cover
Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships
Share in Santander’s success by saving or investing in our share plans
24/7 access to an online employee discount platform including retailers, entertainment, eating out, travel and more
Customer Service Advisor | S1 | Retail & Business Banking | Customer Interactions Country: United KingdomJoin our community.
We are currently recruiting Customer Service Advisors with a starting package up to £24,468, this is made up of a base salary of £22,400 along with an additional £500 flexible benefit and up to a £1568 discretionary performance related bonus.
For our customers, you’ll be more than just the friendly face and voice of Santander. You’ll be a listener and problem solver. Whether you’re helping someone with a simple cash transaction, aiding them with technology, transacting with them over the phone or protecting your customers against fraud and scams, you’ll never know what the next challenge will be.
We'll help you to develop the skills needed to build strong customer relationships, take ownership, and deliver a great customer experience.
You’ll be flexible in your approach and comfortable in undertaking a broad range of activities. This means not limiting your time and focus on one element of your role. You’ll thrive on the variety this gives you and take satisfaction for operating in a multi-skilled environment. And you’ll be encouraged ‘Think Customer’ and share ideas on improving processes and customer experience. You’re the eyes and ears of our business after all.
The difference you’ll make:
What you’ll bring:
It would also be nice for you to have:
What else you need to know:
We want our people to thrive at work and home, and we recognise that many people benefit from flexible arrangements. To enable us to deliver the best outcomes for our customers and to help each other develop we understand the importance of having the right balance of spending time together in an office while maintaining flexibility.
By working this way, we can continue to create moments that matter for everyone. To support this, we offer site-based contracts with a hybrid working pattern and we’re happy to discuss specific requirements throughout the recruitment process.
This role is based in our Glasgow Contact centre located on St Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5HN, our current expectation is at least 2 days in an office every week.
This role is 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday 12 till 8pm.
Inclusion.
At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.
How we’ll reward you.As well as a salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs.
Learn more about our benefits and family friendly policies
Right to work in the UK.
Every individual must have the right to work in the UK to commence employment with Santander either by way of nationality, visa or work permit. If you do require a working visa / permit this will not influence our decision on whether to progress your application. However, if you do not have a right to work, or an application for a working visa / permit is unsuccessful, Santander will not proceed with your application and will withdraw any conditional offer previously made.
What to do next:
If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.
If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at resourcing@santander.co.uk or call 0870 414 9080.
About the company
Our work touches 140 million lives every day. How? By always innovating, sharing our experiences, questioning how we do things and adapting to new challenges. As we keep reinventing ourselves for the digital age, you’ll find that with us, even your smallest action will have a massive impact. That’s the Santander Effect.