Customer Advisor

4 weeks ago

Rushden, United Kingdom North Northamptonshire Council Full time

About the role
Do you want to be part of a team providing excellent customer service to the local community? Do you want a role where no two days are the same, where you can make a real difference to people's lives? Are you a confident communicator with keen listening skills? If so, this might be the role for you.

We have an exciting opportunity to join our LibraryPlus team as a Customer Advisor to deliver a wide range of services and events to the local community. North Northamptonshire Council Libraries are community hubs and our Customer Advisors are at the heart of the frontline assisting customers to develop IT skills, coaching volunteers and dealing with a variety of enquiries. With a wide range of events on offer, our Customer Advisors have the opportunity to plan, organise and deliver events in line with the service plan to a wide audience including adults, families and children.

What will you be doing?
1. Provide a first point of customer service for a diverse range of customers and enquiries. Using enquiry skills, identify customer needs and the appropriate resolution. To understand and deliver the Quality Standards for Presentation and Behaviour which contribute to the customer care ethos. Ensure that volunteers and partner organisations are aware of and adhere to these standards in day-to-day activities.

2. Be familiar with the current offer provided by partner organisations, including the internal partners such as Adult Learning and Registration Services, to support them in delivering their services and to refer and signpost customers effectively.

3. Promote volunteering opportunities. Recruit, coach and mentor volunteers and newer members of the team to ensure the delivery of excellent customer service.

4. To provide and support activities and services for the whole community including those for families with children under 5 (such as Rhymetime)

5. To undertake tasks and activities relating to the day-to-day operation of the library and to be responsible, in the absence of the Library Manager, for making decisions and taking appropriate actions to ensure the health, safety and security of users and the building. To be familiar with and comply with all policies and procedures relating to health and safety within the service.

6. To be knowledgeable and effective in the use of a variety of IT systems to:

- Understand the benefits of social media to develop new audiences and engage with service users
- Support customers to be confident in using online services, to build a digitally confident community
- Support business need including promotion of the service and data monitoring
- Deliver library services to our customers using the Library Management System

7. To be responsible for self-development ensuring an awareness of North Northants Council and LibraryPlus strategies in order to contribute to the continuous improvement, culture, and consistency of service delivery.

8. Be aware of all targets set for the library and be proactive in supporting the generation of income for your library.

About you
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and people focused Customer Advisor to ensure people have a positive experience when visiting Rushden Library. Reporting to the Library Manager you will work as part of the team to deliver on our key priories tailored to the local community. This is a role which will require you to work frontline with customers and also with colleagues, volunteers, partner organisations.
- Experience of customer service delivery
- Excellent communication skills with ability to understand the individual needs of our diverse customer base
- Experience of working with volunteers or an understanding of the volunteer experience
- Experience of IT including M365, social media & online services or a willingness to learn
- Enthusiasm with a flexible, positive attitude

It would also be beneficial for you to have:

- Experience of coaching
- Experience of working in a library environment

Where & where you will be working:
Next steps:
If you wish to apply, please do so via the Recruitment Hub paying particular attention to the Person Specification attached to complete the Supporting Statement to demonstrate how you meet the requirements.

Provisional date for interviews is Tuesday 22nd August.

About us
We are a new unitary council, established in April 2021; we are one of the largest unitary councils in the country. Our vision for North Northants is to be 'A place where everyone has the best opportunities and quality of life'.

Our priorities are:

- helping people live active fulfilled lives
- caring for our young people, providing them with high quality education and opportunities
- enabling a thriving and successful economy
- leading on a green and sustainable environment
- ensuring our communities are connected so they can shape their lives and where they live
- providing modern public services

Our values, as chosen by our staff, are - Customer-focused, Respectful,

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