As a Client Care Advisor at Northampton Vets for Pets Hospital, you will provide exceptional service to clients and care for their pets. This full-time role involves working 38 hours per week, including occasional shifts until 9pm and 1 in 3 weekends, with a salary in line with the National Minimum Wage.
Requirements
Computer literacy is a must for using online booking systems.
Previous veterinary experience is desirable but not essential.
No specific degree or minimum years of experience are required.
Skills & Responsibilities
Customer Service: Deliver exceptional service, greet clients, and handle payments and future bookings.
Computer Literacy: Coordinate day-to-day practice routines using online booking systems.
Relationship Building: Build strong relationships with clients, pets, and the practice team.
Empathy and Communication: Provide support and guidance, comforting clients during difficult times and sharing in joyful visits.
Potential transition routes: People from retail or hospitality roles may bring strong customer service and communication skills, alongside meeting the communication and teamwork requirements.
Job description
If you enjoy providing great customer service, working in a team and care about animals, we have just the opportunity for you at our Northampton Vets for Pets Hospital to start as soon as possible.
What your typical day will look like:
Your focus is to provide an exceptional service to our clients and the best care possible to their pets - providing a link between clients and the clinical team.
Your ability to build strong relationships with our clients, their pets and the practice team will be critical to your success.
Your great client service during a client's visit will make sure that their absolute satisfaction is given, and that the client leaves knowing that they have received exceptional service and look forward to their next visit.
You will greet each client and offer support, guidance, and expertise, managing payments and future bookings confidently.
Coordinating the smooth running of the day-to-day routines of the practice will be done using our online booking system, so computer literacy is a must.
Previous veterinary experience desirable but not essential.
This is a full-time working 38 hours per week which includes occasional shifts until 9pm and 1 in 3 weekends (Saturday & Sunday Shift Patten between 8am - 7pm) - The salary will be in line with the National Minimum Wage
About You:
You are the friendly and welcoming face for the client and their pets when they arrive at the practice.
You can provide guidance by keeping yourself fully up-to-speed with the practice services and any additional services available.
You are calm, attentive, and always focus on the clients’ needs.
You will bring enthusiasm and drive to your role. Your passion for service is matched with your love of pets.
You can deal with everything that is thrown at you, from comforting a client who has had some bad news about their pet or sharing in the joy of a new puppy’s first visit to the vet.
Your personality is infectious and along with your fellow colleagues, you create a welcoming and friendly atmosphere in the practice.
In short, you like to be busy, enjoy helping people and their pets and always endeavour to make a difference.
Benefits:
In return, we offer such benefits as 20% discount at the Vet Group, Pets at Home and the Groom Room, access to discounts and cashbacks, in-house career development opportunities, pension and holiday allowance.
Location: NN5 5JW
We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect, and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, People, and our Planet. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don't perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you!
