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Posted 4 days ago
Customer Service Expert
Teleperformance
📍 Airdrie
Client OperationsRemotePart-timeFull-timeContract
Job description
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><img src="https://teleperformance.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=4712580&hashed=-552666295" alt="UK job adverts Image" /></p><p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm; margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8.0pt 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Are you looking for a rewarding career? Do you have a talent for building relationships with people? If so, you’ve found the right place. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">There’s a reason that Teleperformance is recognised again and again by industry analysts and experts alike. We are driven by a passion to accomplish the amazing, and a deep desire to deliver real results for our clients as well as being certified as one of the top 36 best workplaces in the UK.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">We are looking for a team of Customer Service Specialists to join our Student Loans campaign where you will be receiving inbound calls to support students make a loan application for university. You will be supporting with students, family members about payments, eligibility, funding and anything else associated with their loan application. Most importantly you will be making a difference in supporting a student’s academic future with their finances!</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span style="color: teal;">Want to know more, here are the details: </span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span style="color: teal;"> <img src="https://teleperformance.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=5546695&hashed=-1117086398" alt="UK SLC Logo" /></span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span style="color: teal;">- Job Overview –</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Role:</strong> Customer Service Specialist </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Site:</strong> Cuprum Building, Argyle Street, Glasgow. <strong>PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN ONSITE ROLE AND NOT WORK FROM HOME</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Start Date: Monday 22nd June 2026 onsite in Cuprum Building, Argyle Street, Glasgow</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Contract: </strong>Permanent</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Hours</strong>: 40 hours per week.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Your shifts would be scheduled around business requirements and you will be working shifts set by the company in between the hours <strong>of 8am and 7pm Monday to Friday and no weekend work</strong>.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This role is full time and we <strong>are unable to accommodate part time hours</strong> or people who are not fully flexible in between the hours required. </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Salary: </strong> £12.71 per hour</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Training: </strong>11 days training 9am-6pm. Nesting 10 days. Full attendance is required and there is no flexibility within the first 4 weeks. No holidays will be approved within the first 4 weeks – appointments need to be confirmed with recruitment prior to any start date being agreed.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>ID: </strong>Passport or Birth Cert, National Insurance Number and Address Proof is required (dated in the last 3 month).</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>A list of acceptable documents by address location can be found by accessing the links below:</strong></span></p><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/basic-check-guidance-and-policies/basic-check-identity-guidance-from-3-september-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><span style="color: windowtext;">Disclosure barring Service</span></strong></a><strong> - England</strong></span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><a href="https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/providing-proof-your-identity-basic-check" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><span style="color: windowtext;">Access NI Acceptable Documents</span></strong></a><strong> - Northern Ireland</strong></span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><a href="https://www.mygov.scot/basic-disclosure/after-you-apply/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong><span style="color: windowtext;">Disclosure Scotland Acceptable Documents</span></strong></a><strong> - Scotland</strong></span></li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Probity</strong>: DBS and Credit Check (We are only looking at outstanding CCJs and Bankruptcy, however we are able to work with applicants who are currently on a re payment plan, and making regular payments.) Cost covered by employer.<strong> </strong></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Your employment is dependent on you successfully passing these checks and having the right to work within the UK.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span style="color: teal;">What does an average day look like?</span></strong><span style="color: teal;"> Now there’s a question!</span></span></p><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">A typical day will see you working up to 9 hours per day (including unpaid - 1 hour break and lunch) in a lively & vibrant contact centre environment.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">You will start your day signing into your systems to make sure you are ready to take your first call of the day.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">You will talk to a variety of customers with different needs. Some may want a quick update or to provide further information, others may be demanding or frustrated and may want to challenge the process.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">You will be working in a fast-paced, busy Contact Centre environment where you will be speaking with multiple Customers every day due to the high volume of calls we receive.</span></li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span style="color: teal;">What do we need from you? </span></strong><span style="color: teal;">People skills and confidence in your PC skills!</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Minimum Skills </span></span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• Process Excellence</span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• Collaboration </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• Communication </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• Emotional Intelligence </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• Open-Mindedness </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• Critical Thinking </span><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">• Solution Orientation Entrepreneurship</span></p><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">A good attitude and the ability to interact with lots of different people.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">The ability to learn in a virtual training environment which requires focus and engagement from you with your Trainer and peers.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">The ability to handle challenging calls with resilience and determination. Along with achieving Quality and Average handling time targets.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">The ability to actively listen to a Customer’s query, search for the relevant information via our Knowledgebase system and be able to relay this correctly to the Customer whilst ensuring their full understanding</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">The ability to multitask and navigate between multiple complex systems with speed and accuracy during your interactions with customers.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Flexibility, great attendance and good time keeping to make sure you are available for our customers throughout your scheduled shift</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Secure safe internet connection with a private working area solely for your use free from any distractions, you need to have a stable internet connect which is connected direct to the router via ethernet cable.</span></li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span style="color: teal;">What will we give you?</span></strong><span style="color: teal;"> Well there’s plenty, where do we start?</span></span></p><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Paid classroom-based training and a further 2 weeks in a dedicated virtual space that we call “Nesting”.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Nesting is where the action happens, and where you take your first live calls. This is also where the nerves kick in, and mistakes may happen, but don’t worry, we expect that. We make it our responsibility to look after you with full support from experienced members of the team on hand to help.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">The chance to showcase your skills and fast track your career through our internal progression path.</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Winter and summer parties, usually held in fabulous venues. Free food & drinks! Dependant on location</span></li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span style="color: teal;">Anything else that we have to offer? </span></strong><span style="color: teal;">Always, and just to name a few........</span> </span></p><ul><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Employee Assistance Programme and Help at hand</span><ul><li style="margin-left: 72.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black;">24/7 access to a confidential counselling and information line, 365 days per year via the Help@Hand app</span></li><li style="margin-left: 72.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black;">Access to remote GP’s with an unlimited number of video consultations, each up to 20-minute sessions</span></li><li style="margin-left: 72.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black;">Access to online mental health support with registered therapists (subject to referral via the telephone helpline)</span></li><li style="margin-left: 72.0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva; color: black;">Online web portal, with self-help guides, webinars and lots of useful tools and advice on topics such as life, family, financial and legal concerns. </span></li></ul></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Eye Care Vouchers</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Target driven incentives and Prizes</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Employee Engagement activities</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Perks at work WOW points including but not limited to:</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Supermarket vouchers up to 5% off – including Tesco, M&S, Asda, Morrisons, Sainsburys</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Hello Fresh – 65% off</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Cinema Perks – up to 44% off</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Samsung – 20% off</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">HP – up to 40% off</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Virgin Media discounts available</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">EE discounts available</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Look Fantastic – 22% off</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Fitbit – up to 20%</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Garmin – up to 40 %</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Expedia – up to 30%</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Booking.com – up to 60%</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">TUI discounts available</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Fragrance Shop – 16% off</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Free Online Fitness Classes on Thursdays</span></li></ul></ul><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong><span style="color: teal;">Sound like you? Apply TODAY and a member of our friendly recruitment team will be in touch with you within 48 hours!</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Disclaimer </span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Please be vigilant against job scams. Teleperformance will <strong>never</strong> contact you about anything other than your application through our official channels - UK phone number, text or teleperformance.co.uk email address. If you receive any suspicious communications claiming to be from Teleperformance, please disregard them and report the incident to our team. Your security is our priority.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><br /><br />
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