Customer Service Administrator
Location: Cirencester, GL7 6JS
Salary: £22,680 - £25,742 per annum / £12.46 - £14.14 per hour
Hours: Full-time, average 35 hours per week on a rota, including evenings, weekends, and Bank Holidays
Are you a people person with a passion for providing excellent customer service?
Do you thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment?
The Royal Agricultural University is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic Customer Service Administrator to join our team and be the welcoming face of our University and conference receptions.
Key Responsibilities:
- First Point of Contact: Greet visitors and callers warmly, ensuring they feel welcomed and directed appropriately.
- Reception Duties: Handle general reception tasks, manage the reception email account, and assist with queries from staff, students, customers, and contractors.
- Security Monitoring: Manage security systems, including CCTV, burglar alarms, and fire alarms, and coordinate emergency procedures.
- Health & Safety: Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation, monitor first aid supplies, and report incidents.
- Facilities Management: Work with the Estates & Facilities team to manage car parking and access control.
- Mail Handling: Sort and distribute incoming mail, and prepare outgoing mail and courier services.
- Event Support: Assist with Bed & Breakfast and conference reservations, and act as the point of contact for internet instructions and charges.
- Administrative Tasks: Process maintenance requests, arrange transport, manage lost property, and conduct site tours.
- Team Collaboration: Work flexibly to cover team absences and support the Customer Services Team Leader as needed.
Skills and Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have:
- A good standard of general education to GCSE level (including numeracy and literacy)
- Excellent telephone manner and communication skills at all levels
- A strong customer service orientation with demonstrable skills
- Computer literacy particularly with MS packages
- The ability to work independently and solve problems resourcefully
- A willingness to obtain a Shot Gun licence for handling and storing student guns (with training and application support provided by the University).
Benefits
We offer a supportive and collaborative work environment and are committed to providing opportunities for professional development and growth, ensuring that our employees have access to continuous learning and advancement.
Additionally, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package, recognising and rewarding the hard work and dedication of our team members.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Royal Agricultural University, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
The Royal Agricultural University is an equal opportunities employer RAU and we welcome applications from candidates of all ethnic backgrounds.
Closing date: 14 July 2024
Interview date: 24 July 2024