Customer Service Consultant - Altrincham - *CHINESE SPEAKING ROLE*
What you'll do
*(This role is suitable only for those who are fluent in Mandarin / Cantonese) *
The role of a Customer Service Consultant is to provide an outstanding service we can all be proud of, educating our customers to enable them to use our digital platforms, giving them a choice of how they wish to bank with us. Our Customer Service Consultants actively raise fraud awareness protecting our customers and will identify and support those who are in potentially vulnerable situations or have more complex needs ensuring financial inclusion for all.
We are looking for people who are passionate about delivering an outstanding customer experience, people who are ambitious and have a helpful personality. Previous Customer Service experience is helpful but is not essential. what we are really interested in is someone who can hold a conversation and who has a genuine passion for going above and beyond for customers – everything else we can teach you!
At HSBC we are passionate about coaching and developing our people, you will have access to our learning platform and will have the opportunity to develop yourself and your career further.
Within this role you will;
- Play a pivotal role within our Branch Customer Service Team by being the first point of contact for our customers, take ownership of their individual needs and deliver an exceptional customer experience
- Play an integral part in customer education around HSBC digital services and fraud awareness
- Identify customers who are in vulnerable situations and determine the best way we can support them
- Help our customers with more complex banking needs to ensure they feel supported in their choices
What do I need to be successful?
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills enabling you to engage in effective conversations, build strong connections and show empathy to our customers
- The ability to take ownership of customer enquiries through to resolution, you will pride yourself on delivering a customer experience that exceeds expectations, delivering a personalised, friendly & efficient service
- Be resilient to a continuous changing environment
When & Where you'll work
Our Full-Time roles are 35 hours per week between the hours of Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00 and Saturday 09:00-13:30. (Not all our branches are open on a Saturday)
There may be times when we may ask you to support other local branches within a reasonable distance to you with any additional costs reimbursed in line with HSBC Expenses Policy.
Your Training
You’ll receive full training in branch to get you up to speed with the specifics of your job role, the systems you will use, as well as the products and services that HSBC offer. Our Customer Service Consultant training course is 9 days in total split over 3 weeks. As our training is important, we require you to attend the whole course therefore you will be unable to take holidays during your training period.
What You’ll Get!
- We offer an attractive starting salary of £24,570 based on 35 hours per week, plus an annual discretionary performance bonus.
- You will also receive:
- Over six weeks’ holiday. This includes bank and public holidays with the option to buy more
- Perks at Work Benefit where you will be able to access to 30,000+ national & local employee discounts.
- A market-leading employer Pension contribution
- BUPA Healthcare
- Life Assurance, equivalent to four times your annual salary
- Access to a flexible benefits platform offering upgrades to Health Club Memberships, Retail Voucher Cards, Car Breakdown Cover and more
- Sharesave schemes – a monthly savings plan linked to an option to buy shares in HSBC at a discounted rate
You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.
HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment.
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HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme, and will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk:
Email: hsbc.recruitment@hsbc.com
Telephone: +44 2078328500.
Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions. HSBC has processes in place to avoid nepotism. This means we will avoid circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.