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Centrica • UK - Blaenau Gwent - Ebbw Vale | United Kingdom

Customer Service Agent

Employment type:  Contract
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Job Description

Join us, be part of more.

We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.

About your team:

At British Gas, our mission is to sell it and mend it.

We’ve been powering the UK’s homes and businesses for over 200 years – but supplying energy is just part of what we do. We’re making the UK greener and more energy efficient, getting closer to Net Zero. By using clever tech like thermostats, heat pumps, solar panels and EV chargers, we’re making it cheaper and easier for our customers to reduce their carbon-footprint.

Temporary Assignment - 6 month contract.

You will be contracted and employed through our preferred agency partner.

This is a hybrid role, working from home 4 days per week with 1 day per week in our Ebbw Vale office.

Your shift will fall between 09:00-18:00 Monday to Friday, you’ll be advised of your 37 hours weekly shift during your training period .

Overview:

You’ll be working as a Customer Service Agent within Nest Welsh Government Warm Homes Scheme

This is a customer contact centre role, dealing with vulnerable customer enquiries and complaints taking calls throughout the day. In the future, there could be a requirement for you to flex across contact channels such as emails & messaging services to best suit customer requirements.

You’ll be part of a multiskilled team and have end to end management and accountability for resolving any type of contact you receive in this department, being in control of your own performance.

You’ll be empowered to make decisions that are right for our customers and business leading to reaching suitable outcomes based on each customers individual circumstances; every customer is different.

We’re constantly improving our processes and systems to best support our customers, so you’ll go through upskill training activity regularly to support you through this

We’re committed to embed a culture of Continuous Improvement by identifying and implementing small changes in our day-to-day roles which will improve the customer and colleague experience

Key Skills required:

  • Customer Service Experience - within an office environment
  • Customer Interaction - care and consideration on every call
  • Communication - Clear verbal and written communication with the ability to explain complex information simply
  • Empathy and Patience - Remaining calm under pressure, especially with difficult customers

Why should you apply?

We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you.

https://www.morethanacareer.energy/britishgas

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.


Help us, help you. We would love for you to share any information about yourself throughout our recruitment process so that we can better understand you and help shape your journey.

Company benefits

Adoption leave
Annual pay rises
Buy or sell annual leave
Car allowance – depending on the role
Carer’s leave
Company car
Compassionate leave
Critical Illness Insurance
Cycle to work scheme
Dental coverage
Employee discounts
Employee recognition scheme
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Enhanced pension match/contribution – double match company contribution, up to 10%
Enhanced sick days
Enhanced sick pay
Equity packages
Eye Care Support
Family health insurance
Fertility treatment leave
Financial coaching
Gym membership
Health insurance
Life insurance
Mental health platform access
Open to part-time employees
Optional unpaid leave
Pregnancy loss leave
Share options
Shared parental leave
Travel insurance
Travel loan
Volunteer days – 2 days per year paid
Work from anywhere scheme
Reservist leave – 10 days
Fertility benefits
Referral bonus
Annual bonus
Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
Learning license
In house training
Professional subscriptions
Lunch and learns
Personal development budgets
Open to compressed hours
Fertility benefits

Working at Centrica

Company employees:

20,000

Gender diversity (m:f):

70:30

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