Customer Service Advisor

2 weeks ago


Brighton, United Kingdom Kaplan International Full time

Kaplan Living is a leading provider of Purpose Built Student Accommodation in the UK. We provide accommodation primarily for Kaplan International Pathways Colleges and Kaplan International English Schools, along with a small provision for University and Direct Let accommodation during the summer.

Kaplan Living is a leading provider of Purpose Built Student Accommodation in the UK. We provide accommodation primarily for Kaplan International Pathways Colleges and Kaplan International English Schools along with a provision for University and Direct Let accommodation.

**Main responsibilities and functions**
- To assist in ensuring the property is managed and operated in line with agreed operating principles to support the achievement of our company goal to be industry leading in service levels to students, parents and stakeholders
- Embrace the ‘more than just a room’ philosophy of Kaplan Living’ student welfare and support services.
- ** Duties required**

**Building management**
- Provide front of house reception duties including, but not limited to, answering telephone queries, dealing with student/general queries, mail handling.
- Facilitating approved access for visitors and contractors, and general completion of health safety administration (Contractor work permits, site safety rules etc)
- Logging of maintenance requests
- Assisting with the completion of tenancy agreements
- Inputting of student data into the relevant systems
- Help to enhance the student experience within the social communal areas
- Assist with arrival and departure procedures ensuring efficiencies and room management procedures are adhered to

**Financial**
- Assist in the Management of payment, debt management and invoicing.
- Work with internal and external partners to improve services, value for money and profitability.

**Marketing promotion**
- Assist the Management team to ensure that all information provided to customers on the residence, including social and academic support services is both accurate and updated regularly - to include printed collateral, web-based information and social networking sites.
- Assist in marketing of the property to direct let customers where required
- Assist in marketing to existing customers to maximise returner students
- Assist in marketing and management of lettings including short-term contracts and summer lets
- Contribute to, when necessary inward visits from agents/ partners/ parents as appropriate
- To assist with open days
- Conduct sales viewings to perspective students
- Assist in preparing and managing the student social programme.

**Service provision**
- To ensure that a service level agreement with Kaplan International Colleges are met and that any shortfalls are documented and reported to the Management team.

**Compliance**
- Assist to develop and maintain policies and procedures in accordance with legislation and ANUK Accreditation Scheme along external/internal audits.
- To support colleagues at both Kaplan International College and KIC HQ with regards to requirements under immigration legislation
- Ensure the safety and welfare of all students and the Safeguarding of U18s accommodated in Kaplan Living. All members of the Kaplan Living team are responsible for all aspects of our students safeguarding and welfare in conjunction with the wider residence, college and company management teams.
- Actively seek to safeguard and promote the welfare of U18s and refer any U18 safeguarding, welfare or support issues immediately to the National Residences Manager or U18 Well Being Coordinator. If the situation is applicable follow the red and yellow alert process and in the event of becoming aware of a major incident follow the red/yellow alert process and alert the KI Living Management.

**General**

Any other duties as required by the Management team

The successful applicant will:

- Provide cheerful reception service to all students and visitors
- Possess excellent oral and written communication skills including the proven ability to engage with customers and colleagues alike
- Embrace the ‘more than just a room’ philosophy of Kaplan Living
- Have a passion for customer care and a sensitivity to students needs
- Have experience in a customer facing environment
- Have experience of working in an effective Health Safety culture in line with legislation
- Have good IT skills (MS Word, Excel, etc.) and be adaptable to foster new skills to operate Kaplan’s internal management systems
- Ability to offer flexibility in working hours
- Maintain confidentiality of anything discussed, overheard or dealt with whilst carrying out the role

**Essential skills/ experience**
- Have experience in customer service, hospitality or student service provision, ideally accommodation
- Be able to engage in team work
- To be able to work on own initiative
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines

**Benefits**
- 28 days annual leave*
- Big discounts on Kaplan courses for you and your



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