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Customer Service Advisor

Pertemps Scotland
Posted 3 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Forfar, Angus DD8 3BT, Scotland

Salary

£20,000 - £24,000 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • The position is for a Customer Service Advisor based in Forfar, requiring an immediate start on a temporary contract until March 2025.
  • The role involves handling telephone calls, providing information, and assisting customers with services, with a salary of £12.96 per hour.
  • Candidates must possess excellent customer care skills and have experience in a customer-focused environment, as well as strong IT skills.
  • The job is full-time, consisting of 36.25 hours per week from Monday to Friday, and is office-based with no remote work options.
  • Applicants should have relevant experience dealing with the public and be able to work in a high-pressure environment.
Customer Service Advisor (Contact Centre based) - Immediate StartLocation: ForfarTemporary: Until end of March 2025Full-time, 36.25 hours per week, Monday - FridaySalary: £12.96 per hourPertemps are recruiting on behalf of our client, a well-known Public Sector organisation, for Customer Service Advisors to start immediately on a temporary contract. This is an office-based role in Forfar and NO remote work is offered.Key Responsibilities:
  • Receive telephone calls coming in on main council and ACCESS telephone lines
  • Assist callers through the provision of information and advice about services
  • Redirect internal and external calls to appropriate departmental extensions as required
  • Receive, register and record details of enquiries accurately
  • Issue leaflets and application forms on request from callers and help in completion of forms
  • Maintain accurate information including, advisory notes and application forms on services and issue to enquirers
  • Regularly review and update information held to ensure customer enquiries are dealt with accurately and efficiently
  • Carry out daily and weekly programming of the ACCESSLine voicemail system
  • Deal with customer enquiries via web chat
  • Receive and deal with telephone debit/credit card transactions in respect of services provided
To be considered for this role, you must have the following:
  • Excellent customer care skills and experience of working in a customer focused environment
  • Can work in high pressured environment
  • Adaptable to change
  • Can use initiative
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Good keyboard speed
  • Experience of Microsoft packages
  • Experience of dealing with the public
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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.