Customer Service Advisor (Repairs)

At Wandle we pride ourselves in delivering safe and affordable homes along with low cost, dependable, localised services to our customers. Working as part of our customer service team you will have the opportunity to provide a high quality, efficient and effective service to our customers across a range of contact channels. Our customer service advisers handle a full range of enquiries from tenancy management to repairs and maintenance concerns and aim to resolve these at first point of contact whenever possible.

We are currently looking for people with extensive experience in repairs, to join our team on permanent basis.

A day in the life:

You will:

Be in a position to make a real difference to the service we offer our customers. The customer service team has the most contact with our customers and no day is ever the same. You will handle a range of enquiries including:

• Diagnosing and requesting repairs
• Record customer complaints and, whenever possible, resolving them at first point of contact
• Taking payments and providing advice and information about customer accounts
• Advising customers about their housing options
• Providing information and advice about customer tenancy concerns

We are looking for someone who is resilient, capable and resolution focused. Someone who mixes empathy with efficiency, to find good outcomes for our customers.

Our customer services team are expected to be great listeners and problem solvers, record accurate notes, follow our policies and processes and use our IT systems proficiently. Don’t worry, we can give you training on how we do things, what we need you to bring is a can-do, positive attitude, empathy and a desire to work hard and champion the customer at Wandle.

What you will need to have:

• Experience with assisting customers with Repairs, Income, Tenancy, ASB, Domestic abuse, Estate and Leasehold enquiries
• Experience in diagnosing, prioritising and booking housing repairs is essential
• Experience of working in an inbound housing contact centre environment
• Experience of working in an environment where team working is fundamental to success
• Great communication and customer service skills
• Strong numeracy, literacy and IT skills
• Able to mix empathy with efficiency, to find good outcomes for our customers
• Good attention to detail
• Excellent listening skills
• Commitment to Wandle values

What next?

If you want to be at the heart of Wandle’s transformation and believe you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role we would love to hear from you.

Please apply with your CV and supporting statement ensuring you address the role requirements set out in this document by Thursday 30 January 2025.

Please also note that ahead of the final stage interviews you will be asked to undertake online tests/scenario-based assessments as part of the selection process. We will be doing interviews on an ongoing basis for this role.

Please note, Wandle is not able to support any visa sponsorship requests. You need to have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

For more information on our Corporate Strategy click here Corporate-Strategy-2022-25.pdf (wandle.com).