Contact Centre Advisor in Newcastle upon Tyne

Location: Newcastle - MUST BE BASED WITHIN 40 MILES

If you have good communication skills and enjoy talking to people, we have the opportunity for you! We are looking for advisors to work at our award-winning Customer Contact Centre. This role is the perfect stepping-stone into a rewarding career where you can make a difference to the lives of NHS employees, patients, and the public.

What do we offer?

• Hybrid working - once your initial training is complete, you can work predominantly from home with the opportunity to be office based should you prefer, or if business need requires it. If you choose to work from home, you are expected to attend the office for meetings, team events, development sessions and 1 to 1 meetings where it is deemed necessary.
• 37.5 hour working weeks, in shifts across our 8am-6pm opening hours Mon-Fri, and 1 in 5 Saturdays on average 9am-3pm
• No outbound calls, and our advisors are empowered to solve customer queries using our bank of support resources and constant connection to a team leader if advice is required
• Supportive learning programme provided for all new starters

Main duties of the job

• Answer customer enquiries using a variety of media methods promptly within performance agreements
• Contribute to building team spirit and aiding others to succeed
• Provide help and guidance to customers, tailoring conversations to their needs ensuring they are at the heart of everything you do.
• Take an active part in coaching sessions and meetings with managers and your team, working collaboratively to identify improvements
• Working on computer systems, accurately inputting, updating and amending information
• Over time we would be looking for you to manage a diverse portfolio of workstreams.

You may have experience in customer service already or maybe a confident communicator, who is looking to start a new career. We would love you to apply if:

• You would be confident in taking customer telephone calls
• You have a natural talent for negotiation
• You can show empathy when dealing with some potentially challenging conversations
• You have a high attention to detail

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in.

We are committed to engaging with you.