Home Group

Customer Service Centre Advisor

Home Group  •  £26k/yr  •  Newcastle upon Tyne, GB (Hybrid)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

Customer Service Centre Advisor26677

Newcastle upon Tyne City Centre (enjoy the best view of St James’ Park!)

Permanent, full time (37.5 hours per week), Monday to Friday shifts between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm.

Hybrid Working 2 days in the office, the rest from home (your first four weeks will be office-based, Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00).

Salary £26,300 per annum pro rata, plus fantastic benefits including the Health Cash Plan.

We can’t offer a CoS for this role.

Home, a place where you belong

If you’re searching for a role where you can genuinely make a difference and feel valued every day, you’re in the right place. Home Group is a social enterprise supporting vulnerable individuals, including people with mental and physical health needs. We believe in creating a positive impact, and we’re looking for committed individuals who thrive on helping others.

What you’ll do

·Act as the first point of contact for customers via phone, live chat, and email

·Provide warm, professional, and tailored support, answering queries and resolving issues

·Offer expert housing advice and promote self‑service options where appropriate

·Handle feedback and complaints with empathy, ownership, and professionalism

·Use modern IT systems to efficiently manage queries, appointments, and repairs

Why join us

Join a team that cares about you as much as the customers we support. From flexible working to brilliant wellbeing support, you’re free to bring your best self to work and grow in a way that suits you. Be part of one of the UK’s top Great Places to Work!

You have

·Experience in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment

·Sound judgement and practical problem-solving skills.

·Ability to handle challenging calls and complaints calmly, deescalating challenging situations.

·Confidence with technology—laptops, smartphone apps, and systems.

·Excellent written and verbal communication tailoring your style to the needs of our diverse customers.

·Strong attention to detail, even under pressure.

Stronger together

We do our best work when we’re ourselves. That’s why inclusion, wellbeing, and our diversity networks help make Home Group a great place to work!

What’s in it for you?

  • 34 days leave, rising to 39 (this includes bank holidays and a “me day”).
  • 2 paid volunteering days each year
  • Health cash plan saving you (and your children) £1140+ each year covering dental, opticians, prescriptions and more
  • Matching pension contribution (up to 7% and life insurance of 3x basic salary)
  • Instant pay access with Stream

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Customer Service Centre Advisor Job Description, find out about us, for help to apply and for all our benefits Roles can close early, so don’t wait. For reasonable adjustments email recruitment@homegroup.org.uk.

Primary Location

Tyne and Wear-Newcastle upon Tyne

Work Locations

Newcastle upon Tyne (Strawberry Lane)One Strawberry LaneNewcastle upon TyneNE1 4BX

Job Posting

01.Apr.26, 1:31:59 PM

Closing Date

21.Apr.26, 10:59:00 PM

Home Group

About Home Group

We're Home Group, a housing association, social enterprise and charity with a turnover of £505m and one of the UK's largest providers of high quality housing and integrated housing, health and social care.

We're proud of the difference that we have made over the last 90+ years and we continue to work hard to support over 125,000 customers who live in more than 57,000 homes across England and Scotland.

Our aim is to build homes, independence and aspirations and according to our trophy cabinet we’re pretty good at it! We're the 9th best place to work in the UK, the 4th best in the North East and the 8th best for women. Our apprenticeship programme is award winning; in 2019 we were named large employer of the year and large north east employer of the year in 2020.

If you want to find out more about us, visit our website below.

Industry
Nonprofit & NGOs
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Newcastle Upon Type, GB
Year Founded
1935
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