Job Description
Customer Service Advisor
Hours: 35 Hours per week. Monday – Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm
Location: SportPark, Loughborough, LE11 3QF
12 month fixed term contract
Swim England is the national governing body for swimming in England.
We help people learn how to swim, enjoy the water, and compete in our sports of swimming, diving, water polo and synchronised swimming.
We are seeking a Customer Service Advisor to join our team on a 12 month fixed term basis.
This is an exciting opportunity working within the Institute of Swimming as part of a busy team, you will be responsible for delivering excellent customer service ensuring accurate and timely information and support to learners and tutors, ensuring that their customer experience meets the IoS standards.
Reporting to the Customer Service and Administration Leader, you will be responsible for responding to customer enquiries in a timely, courteous and accurate manner that exceeds their expectations whilst also ensuring that the IoS online booking system is up to date and accurate at all times.
The successful candidate must have:
• Excellent customer service skills when dealing with internal and external customers in person, by phone and by email
• Extensive keyboard skills including using Excel and Outlook
• The ability to manage a varied administrative work program and meet tight deadlines
• Proven experience in administration
So if you feel you have the suitable skills and attributes for this position then we would like to hear from you.
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Please be advised that we cannot offer visa sponsorship and that you must have right to work status to apply or be considered for this role. If you are a non UK/EU National, you must have an appropriate working Visa to undertake employment.
Closing date: midnight on 1 November 2017
Interviews Friday 10 November 2017
Applications after this time will not be considered for shortlisting.
How to apply
To apply for this role please:
• Click here (https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6S6Y8YG) to complete our suitability statement.
• Send your CV and cover letter outlining the skills and experience you can bring to this role referring to the advert, person specification and job description to careers@swimming.org
This should include any personal interests and unpaid activities. Include as much detail as possible to support your application, we receive hundreds of applications so make yours stand out! (We would recommend at least 300 words.)