Customer Service Apprentice

BSH HOME APPLIANCES LIMITED

Corby, NN18 8ET

Closes in 21 days (Saturday 17 August at 11:59pm)

Posted on 11 April 2024

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Summary

A fantastic opportunity to work for a prestigious company utilising your Customer service skills, as part of your role you will be, handling customer enquiries via incoming and outgoing telephone calls and booking service visits, selling of repair plans, extended warranties and accessories where appropriate, an exciting and varied role.

Annual wage
£15,000 a year

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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course
Customer service practitioner (level 2)
Hours
9.00am – 5.00pm ( 30 minutes for lunch and x2 10 minutes Breaks )

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Saturday 31 August

Duration

1 Year 3 Months

Positions available

4

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Customer service level 2
  • Onefile
  • VLE
  • 4 hours of dedicated training time every week

Where you’ll work

Geddington Road

Corby

NN18 8ET

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

STARTING OFF LIMITED

Your training course

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Use a range of questioning skills, including listening and responding in a way that builds rapport, determines customer needs and expectations and achieves positive engagement and delivery.
  • Depending on your job role and work environment: Use appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication skills, along with summarising language during face-to-face communications; and/or
  • Depending on your job role and work environment: Use appropriate communication skills, along with reinforcement techniques (to confirm understanding) during non-facing customer interactions.
  • Depending on your job role and work environment: Use an appropriate ‘tone of voice’ in all communications, including written and digital, that reflect the organisation’s brand.
  • Provide clear explanations and offer options in order to help customers make choices that are mutually beneficial to both the customer and your organisation.
  • Be able to organise yourself, prioritise your own workload/activity and work to meet deadlines.
  • Demonstrate patience and calmness.
  • Show you understand the customer’s point of view.
  • Use appropriate sign-posting or resolution to meet your customers needs and manage expectations.
  • Maintain informative communication during service recovery.

    • Your training plan

    This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade 4/C)
    • Maths (grade 4/C)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Presentation skills
    • Administrative skills
    • Number skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative

    About this company

    A Company that strives to improve your quality of life at home through their exceptional brands, high-class products, and exceptional solutions. They are home to both globally established Appliance Brands* , such as Bosch, Siemens, Gaggenau and Neff,, they offer consumers digital services and sustainable solutions to improve their daily lives. They are now looking for an apprentice to join their friendly team in Corby, Northants.

    After this apprenticeship

    Possible full time permanent position upon completion of the apprenticeship.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    STARTING OFF LIMITED

    charlotte Berridge

    charlotte.berridge@startingoff.co.uk

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000243295.

    Apply now

    Closes in 21 days (Saturday 17 August at 11:59pm)

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