Customer Service Assistant

3 weeks ago


Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom The Riverside Group Full time

**Job Title: Customer Service Assistant**
**Contract Type: Fixed term contract for 12 months**
**Salary: £23,219.38 pro rata**
**Working Hours: Part Time 15 hours**
**Working Pattern: rolling rota, early and afternoons till 8 pm, weekend 9-5**
**Location: Across 3 extra care sites, Hull (Located)**

**Why Riverside?**

At Riverside, we’re a housing association with a difference - enhancing the everyday for all our customers. For 90 years, we’ve been revitalising neighbourhoods and supporting communities by providing the homes they need to live full, fulfilling and rewarding lives.

We have a portfolio of over 75,000 affordable residential and retirement homes across the UK. Our work ranges from homelessness services to social care, employment support to retirement living, and we need the best people on board to help us.

Working with us, you’ll enjoy:

- Competitive pay & generous pension
- 28 days holidays plus bank holidays pro rata
- Flexible working options available
- Investment in your learning, personal development and technology
- A wide range of benefits

**The difference you will make as a Customer Service Assistant**

To deliver an efficient and customer focused service from the reception location within one of Riverside’s three extra care facilities with responsibility for dealing with all enquiries including face to face contact with all customers and visitors using the reception area situated within the communal parts of the facility.

Delivering a first class service in terms of the customer experience within a modern, vibrant and busy housing service.

**About you**

We are looking for someone with:

- Experience of working within a housing and/or support environment
- Experience of working with vulnerable customers
- Good communication and conflict resolution skills
- Good understanding and experience of I.T systems (Microsoft Office and databases)
- Report writing
- Organisational skills
- Flexible and responsive attitude

**Role Profile**
- Adhere to the performance and availability standards as set out in the PFI contract.
- Provide support to the Contract Manager, Service Manager and Events Coordinator on site, dealing with general admin duties and enquiries, as well as logging all repairs at the time they are reported, collation of contract information and returns.
- Use your interpersonal skills to work as part of a team, liaising with other professionals on site and providing a positive first impression that promotes excellent customer service - a “one stop” approach to customer enquiries will be adopted to ensure quick resolution.
- Provide statistical information in line with the PFI contractual obligations.
- To log all requests for information, repairs, complaints, requests for the Handyperson, ensuring timescales within the PFI contract are adhered to at all times.
- Answer the telephone meeting the relevant performance standards, and in line with the expectations of the Riverside service style
- Work as part of a multi-agency team to deliver a seamless service to the customer.
- Take responsibility for handover of the service to the onsite care team.
- Work alongside colleagues to ensure a visible presence in terms of safety and security within the service
- Take responsibility for emergency calls via the Tunstall technology
- To respond to housing management queries from customers and visitors
- Ensuring appropriate recording and IT systems are in place and in working order.
- Manage the room booking system, and assisting the Wellbeing and Events Coordinator in the organisation of the events programme.
- To cover other sites where directed by manager to cover for absence and cover leave.
- The role of Customer Service Assistant will be on a rolling rota and there will be expectations around working evening and weekends.



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