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Summary

As a part of the CSD team, you will be working with the team processing incoming sales orders from emails and calls. You will also be dealing with a wide variety of enquiries from our customers relating to sales & service issues.

Annual wage

£15,000 a year
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Salary will be discussed further at Interview


Training course

Customer service practitioner (level 2)


Hours

Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm, with a 1 hour lunch break.
37 hours a week


Possible start date

Saturday 23 November


Duration

1 Year 3 Months


Positions available

1


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

We have a great opportunity for an Apprentice Customer Service Advisor to join our small friendly team in our new purpose built premises at Haresfield, near Stonehouse. In doing so you will be supported to achieve an NVQ level 2 as part of your role, and you'll be able to kick start your career earning a salary while gaining your qualification. This is a chance to develop new skills without being in full time education, receiving paid holidays and other staff benefits.

Duties will include:

  • As a part of the CSD team, you will be working with the team processing incoming sales orders from emails and calls
  • You will also be dealing with a wide variety of enquiries from our customers relating to sales & service issues.
  • Your training will focus on developing new skills to perform all aspects of your role to the best of your ability
  • You need to bring your energy, enthusiasm and willingness to learn, ability to take feedback and a pro-active attitude to getting the task completed to a high standard

You will need to be computer literate with some experience of using Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel, some Database experience would also be preferable and a good eye for detail.

You must possess a clear, confident and friendly communication style for use over the telephone with the ability to take detailed messages for other colleagues, therefore, fluent English written and spoken is essential. Some Customer Service experience would be useful.

You must be educated to GCSE level with English and Maths passes. We're in the office every day, so you will need to be able to get to us at this postcode GL10 3EZ.

Where you’ll work

3 St Modwen Park
Haresfield
GL10 3EZ


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

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College

Your training course

Customer service practitioner (level 2)
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Your training plan
  • You will complete the Customer Service Practitioner
    Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard and your learning provider will be SGS College
  • SGS has elected to deliver the on-programme learning using the Level 2 Diploma for Customer Service Practitioners

The six mandatory units making up this qualification are listed below. You will also be required to select one relevant optional unit for the list below:

  • Working in a sales environment
  • Working in an administrative environment
  • Working in a contact centre environment
  • Customer service principles
  • Working in a retail environment
  • Social media in a work environment
  • Fundamentals of marketing

This qualification is delivered on a one-to-one basis in the workplace and there is no requirement to attend college unless English and maths is required.

SGS will work closely with employers to plan and deliver support and training appropriately. This will add value to the employer as it centres on real work competencies demonstrated in a real work experience. 


Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • maths & English (grade A-C 4-9)
Skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Patience
Other requirements

We are in a remote location, please check you can get to us for 8.30am


About this company

The Great British Card Company designs, produces and ships greeting cards to national supermarkets and independent stores.


After this apprenticeship

  • Potential full time employment

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