Customer Support Representative in Kingston upon Thames

Kick Start Your Customer Service Career with Aviva. Starting salary between £25,400 – £28,500 (depending on hours, location, skills and experience). Our standard full-time contracts are for 35 hours per week (with options for part time working). However, we want you to have the flexibility to increase your working hours if it suits you, so we also offer the option for an enhanced 40 hour contract which has an enhanced salary of up to £32,571. Allocated shift pattern between 08:00 – 18:00 Monday – Friday.

Do you want a customer service career with a difference? We provide the very best care for our customers through the quality of our personalised service. We are interested in your commitment to delivering great results and while there is a lot to learn about our products through great training and coaching, you’ll be well prepared to support the needs of our customers.

A bit about the job:

• You will be communicating with a wide range of customers, coaching them on how to use our online platform and really supporting them in becoming more engaged in their pension.
• You will really love making a difference in customers' lives and support them in whatever means they contact us by secure messaging, telephone or LiveChat.
• We need people that will challenge the status quo and help us shape the future.
• Our products can be really technical - there is a lot to learn but don’t worry, you’ll receive plenty of training and support to help our customers.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• A great phone manner with the ability to build rapport and show empathy with strong listening and questioning skills.
• Talented problem solvers who think outside the box and challenge the status quo to help shape our Contact Centres of the future.
• Someone who enjoys working and learning with others around them to deliver fantastic customer service.
• The ability to understand and coach customers on our digital platforms and how they can make things simple and quick for our customers.
• A positive, can-do attitude with the ability to have difficult conversations and overcome objections.

Please note this job role is not sponsorable under the Home Office points based system.

What you’ll get for this role:

• Starting salary between £24,200 and £27,300 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications).
• Bonus opportunity - 6% of annual salary. Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days.
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts.
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme.
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave.
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work.
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others.
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools.

Aviva is for everyone: We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working – spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here. We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, or if you have any queries in relation to the vacancy, please email Gyula Martinak (gyula.martinak@aviva.com).