Customer Service Advisor
- Employer
- Kent Training and Apprenticeships
- Location
- Maidstone, Kent
- Salary
- £142 per week
- Closing date
- 30 Jun 2019
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- Specialism
- Sales / Customer Service
- Sector
- Unspecified
- Role Type
- Apprenticeship, Intermediate
- Start Date
- Immediate
- Duration
- Undisclosed
Job Details
Employer Description
Are you looking for a career in Customer Service and would like to be paid whilst you obtain a qualification?
Then this is a fantastic opportunity to join our Contact Centre in Maidstone. We have a number of Customer Service Apprentice positions which will provide you with great training and experience in this exciting sector.
Agilisys is a leading specialist provider of outsourced customer care services for the UK’s public and private sectors, with over 800 employees based in state-of-the-art contact centres across the UK.
Responsibilities
To provide a professional, efficient and streamlined telephony service to customers of Kent County Council, for specified services within the Authority’s operations.
Wage
£142 per week to start rising to £163 per week based on performance.
Hours
Monday to Friday
9am to 5pm
Skills Required
Personal self-confidence to provide a customer focused front-line enquiry service via the telephone.
Ability to handle a wide range of enquiries in a contact centre environment.
Computer literate and ability to operate telephone equipment effectively.
Effective communication skills, both written and verbal with a polite, efficient and courteous manner. Able to deal sympathetically with distressed, agitated, confused, irate customers or those with special needs.
Some knowledge of how local authorities or other large organisations operate.
Personal Qualities
Able to remain calm under pressure
Ability to learn and deliver new services
Possess a friendly and helpful disposition
Training Provided
On the job training with the employer whilst working towards the Apprenticeship Standard – consisting of the Intermediate NVQ Level, Technical Certificate and Functional Skills if appropriate.
Regular work based assessments/observations carried out by Kent Training & Apprenticeships Tutor Assessor, to determine competency and meet with Awarding Body standards.
Important Information
The employer has asked that you do not contact them direct. Doing so could jeopardise your application. You will be responsible for your travel expenses to and from your place of work. Therefore, you must have the means to get to your place of work on a daily basis whilst waiting for your first wages to be paid.
KT&A: Kent Training & Apprenticeships are part of Kent County Council and are a leading training organisation with nearly 30 years successful experience. KT&A specialise in high quality work-based training, delivered by qualified staff with personal experience of working in the skill area they teach.
Company
Kent Training & Apprenticeships has been established for 30 years and over this time has become the leading work based training provider in Kent, providing training solutions to both companies and individuals across the county. We are a countywide organisation and have 5 dedicated KT&A centres across Kent. All of our centres can be contacted by calling us on FREEPHONE 0800 731 4297 KT&A works with over 300 employers throughout Kent, delivering Apprenticeships and National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and has helped over 25,000 people to realise their career ambitions.
- Website
- http://www.kenttrainingandapprenticeships.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 03000422916
- Location
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Unit A-B London Road Trading Estate
London Road
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 1SX
GB
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