Total 113 customer service job vacancies in kingston upon thames kt2 7qb

Your new company
A fantastic opportunity is available working for this retail/manufacturing business specialising in interesting and quirky products is looking for an Operations Specialist for a 6 month contact. This position has arisen due to an increase in demand. This position will be a 6 month contact with the possibility of being extended/made permanent based on business needs and personal performance. This role is based in fashionable central Richmond so candidates must be within a reasonable local to commute this position 3 days per week.
Your new role
Your new role will be to maintain customer records on specifications for allocated customers, monitoring all sales orders received and processed.Tracking stock allocation on inhouse tracker, informing customers of delays and dealing with 3PL distribution centre, you will resolve logistical issues, manage pro-forma invoices and liaise with finance accordingly. You will use Oracle so experience using an ERP system is ideal.
What you'll need to succeed
In order to be successful you must be immediately available to start work, have recent experience with operations, logistics, customer service, sales admin or junior supply chain. You will have experience dealing with order processing and using ERP systems. To be considered you must be based locally to Richmond.
What you'll get in return
In return you will be offered a 6 month contract paying between £26,000 - £28,000 (pro-rata over the 6 months), you will be offered hybrid working with 3 days in the office and 2 from home, standard hours Monday to Thursday and a 1pm finish every Friday!


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Our client is looking for an experienced Service Manager to oversee/manage the service department, plan and implement improvements, manage staff, and handle customer complaints for this independent specialist workshop.

You must have:

Previous service manager experience in franchise dealership is preferred.
Strong Leadership.
Front of house experience.
Great customer service.
Monitoring cost
Be IT literate.
Monitor quality control.
Must be able to train and coach staff.
Assist with workshop job allocation.
An understanding of parts and multi franchised experience is preferred.

If this sounds like you and you are organised, team player, people skill, process orientated, self-motivated, driven, understand company objective, achieve targets and have a full UK driving license, we need to be speaking to you today. Please call 0191 4155010 or click apply now.

Hours: Mon – Fri 8.00 am – 5.30 pm. No Saturdays.

Wages: £40k + DOE

Job Introduction

We are recruiting for a Service Advisor to join our Toyota Dealership in Stratford-upon-Avon. The hours of work are Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 18:00 as well as working Saturdays on a rota basis.

Excellent basic salary with OTE of £33,000 plus benefits.

You will be well versed in delivering high levels of customer satisfaction in a very busy and demanding environment. Working as part of a team, you will be responsible for ensuring the workflow of the department, hitting and exceeding targets and up selling our full range of services.

Role and Responsibilities

• Booking customer vehicles in for maintenance and/or repairs, and liaising with the workshop team to schedule the workload
• Meeting customers on arrival and providing them with a seamless service, from drop off to vehicle handover.
• Updating customers with progress on their vehicle, as well as authorising additional work and making follow-up calls.
• Liaising with the Workshop, Parts and Sales department to ensure customers vehicles are ready on time.

About you

• You will have the passion to deliver an excellent customer service experience and the ability to quickly establish and build rapport with our customers
• A well-presented individual with a desire, attitude and character to succeed
• Previous experience in a customer service role, ideally working to key targets to deliver customer satisfaction and sales objectives
• You will have good organisation and administrative skills, knowledge of dealer management systems would be an advantage but is not essential.
• Motor trade, automotive or car dealership experience is preferred but not essential as full training will be provided.

What we offer

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company Pension
• Wellness Programme
• Sick Pay
• Group life insurance
• Staff discount on car servicing
• Listers Benefits – discounts on retailers, restaurants, cinemas & holidays
• Long service and loyalty incentives
• Staff referral scheme
• In-house, manufacturer & professional qualifications
• Free Parking / On-site Parking
• Company Events

Why Listers?

Founded in 1979, Listers Group stands as one of the largest privately and family-owned motor retailer groups in the UK There’s a reason why this is the case, actually there’s over two and a half thousand reasons, our team. Since the very beginning our success has been a product of the fantastic people that work for us. This is recognised by representing some of the world’s most prestigious car brands across the Midlands, Lincolnshire, Gloucestershire, Norfolk and Yorkshire. We support employees in all areas of the business, whatever your aspirations might be so if you are looking for a career within the motor trade, automotive or car dealership sector then please apply today. If you are looking for similar motor trade jobs you can also join our Talent Bank.

The work of the teams is complex, sensitive and fast-paced and Service Delivery Managers will be responsible for delivering a high-profile, evolving service that continuously adapts to fit our strategic and operational goals. In this role, you are accountable for: 1. Responsible for managing the performance of Team Managers to deliver a variety of Pensions Administration tasks and services. 2. Team Managers OROs, personal development and procedural training. Providing a second level of support through coaching and guidance on management issues whilst also ensuring line managers remain fully empowered in a supportive environment. 3. Create and manage the delivery of operational objectives, through ensuring effective performance management of individuals at all levels. Lead by example showing good practice for people management utilising the available toolkit for all direct reports. Ensuring that Team Managers within the team also follow your lead and that our people are managed in line with the CARE values. 4. Create an environment where all individuals contribute to our results by seeing continuous improvement as part of their role. Seeing through ideas and ensuring that colleagues who suggest changes are given feedback on their suggestions in all circumstances. 5. Day to day responsibility for achievement of all KPIs and statutory targets on a daily/monthly basis, resolving issues to remove delays within our control. 6. Working closely with the Forecasting / Planning and MI team to ensure a good understanding of how to deliver the short and long term plans. Taking responsibility for instigating corrective action to ensure the delivery of customer experience at all times that delivers on KPI through default. 7. Ensure the teams operate fully within the NHS Pensions Quality framework. There should be a continuous cycle of improvements adopted which receives the full commitment of all colleagues. 8. As a senior manager, demonstrate and promote working together and collaborative working. Operate successfully within a matrix management framework by ensuring all team objectives and KPIs are achieved and that accountability to deliver is felt throughout the structure of the team regardless of reporting lines 9. Work with various key stakeholders to effectively manage the expectations for delivery of any change programmes. Ensure there is a clear understanding of the impact, cost and time required to deliver individual projects. 10. Be a catalyst for change and innovation. Acting as one of the lead change agents to ensure transitional change is introduced in a positive and constructive manner. Planning and implementing a successful transition programme using all necessary resources available. 11. Where appropriate: effectively perform key roles or facilitate delegates to inform on projects for client sponsored change. 12. Take an active role in project and programme boards as required, to ensure the achievement of key change project milestones and other targets, risks are mitigated, ensuring that the operational and team perspective is represented in these boards. 13. Contribute to transformational change programmes, improving the customer experience and tax payer value. 14. Take ownership for resolving difficult and contentious issues with customers, clients and other external stakeholders. 15. Demonstrate and promote best practice in terms of public service ethical standards. 16. Support delegated budget management as required. 17. Living the values and behaviours that respect individuals dignity. Treating everyone fairly and valuing and respecting diversity. Demonstrating that such standards are practiced in the interactions with all stakeholders. 18. Participate in wider organisation activities where own recognised strengths may be utilised, ensuring full participation if selected. 19. Be accountable for own personal development plan in order to be fully equipped to meet the current and future management and organisational needs. 20. Deputise as required in the absence of your line manager.

Job Introduction

We are recruiting for a Service Advisor to join our Honda Dealership in Stratford-upon-Avon. The hours of work are Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 18:00 as well as working Saturdays on a rota basis.

Excellent basic salary, with a bonus OTE of £36,000 plus benefits.

You will be well versed in delivering high levels of customer satisfaction in a very busy and demanding environment. Working as part of a team, you will be responsible for ensuring the workflow of the department, hitting and exceeding targets and up selling our full range of services.

Role and Responsibilities

• Booking customer vehicles in for maintenance and/or repairs, and liaising with the workshop team to schedule the workload
• Meeting customers on arrival and providing them with a seamless service, from drop off to vehicle handover.
• Updating customers with progress on their vehicle, as well as authorising additional work and making follow-up calls.
• Liaising with the Workshop, Parts and Sales department to ensure customers vehicles are ready on time.

About you

• You will have the passion to deliver an excellent customer service experience and the ability to quickly establish and build rapport with our customers
• A well-presented individual with a desire, attitude and character to succeed
• Previous experience in a customer service role, ideally working to key targets to deliver customer satisfaction and sales objectives
• You will have good organisation and administrative skills, knowledge of dealer management systems would be an advantage but is not essential.
• Motor trade, automotive or car dealership experience is preferred but not essential as full training will be provided.

What we offer

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company Pension
• Wellness Programme
• Sick Pay
• Group life insurance
• Staff discount on car servicing
• Listers Benefits – discounts on retailers, restaurants, cinemas & holidays
• Long service and loyalty incentives
• Staff referral scheme
• In-house, manufacturer & professional qualifications
• Free Parking / On-site Parking
• Company Events

Why Listers?

Founded in 1979, Listers Group stands as one of the largest privately and family-owned motor retailer groups in the UK There’s a reason why this is the case, actually there’s over two and a half thousand reasons, our team. Since the very beginning our success has been a product of the fantastic people that work for us. This is recognised by representing some of the world’s most prestigious car brands across the Midlands, Lincolnshire, Gloucestershire, Norfolk and Yorkshire. We support employees in all areas of the business, whatever your aspirations might be so if you are looking for a career within the motor trade, automotive or car dealership sector then please apply today. If you are looking for similar motor trade jobs you can also join our Talent Bank.

Customer Service
Monday - Sunday 35 hours
£22,000
6 month contract
November start date
Remote

Do you have outstanding customer service skills? Have experience dealing with vulnerable customers? Want to work from the comfort of your own home?

I am recruiting on behalf of a leading financial services client who are looking to grow their fraud team!

What will you be doing?
* Supporting customers through fraud cases
* Liaising with 3rd parties to gain more information
* Reviewing documentation and updating the case accordingly
* Providing a professional and empathetic approach
* Completing administration on the system

What do you need to apply?
* Proven experience dealing with complex queries
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
* Experience within financial services would be desirable

Must be able to pass a credit and DBS check to apply!

Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age

Join our Customer Service Team!

£11.44 per hour and after 12 weeks hourly rate will rise to £12.30 per hour.

• The role is full-time (37 hour per week).
• This role is office-based role and requires you to be onsite in Wearside House, Riverside Place, Freemans Reach, Durham, DH1 1SL

We are looking for a positive, flexible, and customer-focused individual to join our busy call centre as a Customer Service Advisor.

In this role, you will be responsible for providing excellent customer service to our customers, resolving their queries in a timely and efficient manner. You will also be responsible for working with other team members to ensure that we meet our customer service goals.

The role is full-time (37 hours per week). There are part time shift options available (27.5 hours per week). Shift Pattern to cover the following working hours: 5 days out of 7, between 8am-8pm Monday- Friday and between 8am- 6pm Saturday-Sunday. Weekend working is required, and shift pattern will be discussed during your video interview.

What we offer:

As a valued employee of the Manpower, you'll have access to a range of amazing benefits;

• We offer a pre-12-week arrangement of 25 days annual leave per annum, which will increase to 33 days post 12 week arrangement.
• Staff discounts (range of lifestyle goods and services)
• Pension contribution
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Eye care vouchers
• Referral Schemes
• Save-As-You-Earn-Scheme
• MyPath Development programme (our Global Programme through dedicated Talent coaches that have been accredited to guide employees through a portal of specifically identified online courses through PowerYou training portal)

What we are looking for:

Ideally you will have worked in a customer service role before, but if this is your first role or a career change don't worry as we provide all the training and support, you'll need.

At a minimum you should have:

• A positive attitude and a can-do spirit
• Flexibility and the ability to adapt to new situations
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• A passion for providing excellent customer service

If you love helping people and are looking for a challenging and rewarding career, we would love to hear from you!

Apply now!

Manpower UK is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Customer Service Advisor

One Strawberry Lane (the best view of St James’ park)

Newcastle upon Tyne – Hybrid, two days in our One Strawberry Lane office based and 3 days at home (First four weeks will be full time office-based Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 17:00 pm)

Full Time – 37.5 hours per week Flexible shift rotation. Monday to Friday currently between 8:00 am till 6:00 pm on a shift rotation.

Starting salary: £23,464 pa, with great benefits which include a Health Cash Plan

Start date 25th November 2024

Home, a place where you belong

How about working for one of the top ten Workplace’s in the UK, according to the Great Place to Work 2024 National survey results?

Do you want to work in the most technologically advanced office building in the region? This is a building like no other in Newcastle.

Do you genuinely care, and get a buzz from helping people?

Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better.

Home Group is a social enterprise that supports some of the most vulnerable in society, including people with mental and physical health issues. Are you up for a new challenge in supporting our customers?

If so, we are looking for brilliant new colleagues to join our European award-winning team. (I Know, that’s impressive!!) This isn’t “just” any old customer service role, we’re looking for “customer service heroes” to support our customers.

You bring

• You’re a positive, confident & enthusiastic communicator with the ability to handle objections.
• You’re resilient when faced with a challenge or when things don’t go to plan. Can you remain calm dealing with some distressing calls from customers who are relying on your help?
• You follow process when it’s important but can also think on your feet. We want a win-win for both our customer and the business.
• You care about our customers and give every customer the brilliant experience they deserve.
• You have strong customer service skills and excellent verbal and written language abilities. As well as calls our customers use email, Live chat, and social media to contact us. Have you experience using these tools?
• You’re comfortable leading the conversation and finding the right outcome for our customers.

Job details

• Full Time: Currently Monday to Friday between 8:00 am till 18:00 pm on a shift rotation.
• We staff bank holidays with volunteers, so if you’d like to be off, you probably can. You just need to request it.
• This leaves plenty time to attend our summer and Christmas parties, summer kid’s activities or discounted panto. We’d love you to get involved.

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave (including bank hols and a “me day” to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!
• All the “tech” you need to enable you to work effectively from either home or the office.
• Health Cash Plan saving you up to £1140 pa. We’ll cover your costs (and your kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescription charges, alternative therapies, and lots more.
• Competitive pension scheme with employer contributions
• Excellent career progression, through personal development plans and our “Grow our Own” development programme. Our management team all started their careers as customer service advisers.
• Shopping discounts & access to the Blue Light Card discount scheme
• Technology Purchase Scheme (That new TV or smartphone is a few clicks away!)
• Cycle to work and car scheme (bike storage, drying rooms and showers are available at our office)
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Time off for volunteering
• A wide range of engagement activities in the workplace led by our colleague engagement team.
• Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Customer Service Advisor Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out.

Email our Service Centre management team at sean.armstrong@homegroup.org.uk with any questions you may have and, we will get back to you asap. You can even arrange a time that suits you to pop into our awesome Head Office next to St James Park. Our café is the ideal place for a chat with one of the team and the cappuccinos are amazing!

Start date of 25th November 2024. You must be available for our Office based four-week training programme from that date.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Customer Service Representative

Newcastle - 6+ month's contract

circa £14 - £21/ hour.

Are you passionate about providing exceptional customer service in a fast-paced environment? A Digital Services Provider is currently seeking a Customer Service Representative in Newcastle. In this role, you will utilize your prior experience in customer service and support to assist us in upholding our commitment to delivering excellent service to our clients.

This is a 5-day onsite role in Newcastle.

Working hours are between 8am and 10pm, Monday to Sunday - we usually work a 6-8 week shift rotation so that you can plan around shifts with plenty of notice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engage with customers in a professional and courteous manner to address inquiries, resolve issues, and provide assistance.
• Utilize your prior experience in customer service to handle a variety of customer interactions efficiently and effectively.
• Collaborate with team members and other departments to ensure timely resolution of customer concerns and inquiries.
• Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive customer data with the utmost care and discretion.
• Demonstrate a strong customer focus and dedication to delivering an outstanding customer experience with every interaction.

Requirements:

• Prior experience in customer service or customer support roles.
• Experience in banking, insurance, or financial services customer service is advantageous.
• Ability to work onsite in Newcastle, five days a week.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work well in a team environment.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.

If you're ready to make a positive impact and thrive in a customer-focused environment, apply now!

This is an urgent vacancy shortlisting will take place this week and next so If this is of any interest then please apply directly to the ad, or send your current CV to atoofa.aiman @ randstad.co.uk

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Role:Service Support Officer

Reports to:Registered Manager

About Cera:

Cera's vision is to empower people to live their best lives, in their own home, through the use of technology, professional care and support. Joining Cera, you are contributing to making this vision a reality. The work you do promotes the dignity, respect, independence and choice of our service users, enabling you to make a real difference.
We are changing the way people receive care by empowering our professional carers with insight and improved decision making. Our technology is enabling carers to do what they do best, care.

Purpose of Role

Manage electronic call monitoring and related compliance, supervision, investigations and continuous improvement with staff ensuring a safe service to the highest level of quality is provided.

Responsibilities

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Manage visit punctuality and durations in line with contractual and designated care package obligations.

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Respond to alerts on the system related to non-adherence with scheduled visit start / finish times or planned visit duration.

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Reconcile visit information daily in line with contractual / regulatory requirements

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Investigate visit attendance and duration issues, escalating top offending carers and poor behaviour root causes to the Care Coordinator.

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Triage all inbound alerts, complaints and questions across Cera branch systems, email, phone and walk-ins.

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Review incoming alerts and queries, resolve where possible or escalate to other team members based on company standard operating procedures.

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Ensure carer payroll queries and alerts are reconciled daily.

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Carry out initial investigations relating to the quality and safety of the service where appropriate and use findings to suggest improvements.

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Support Care Quality Lead in logging of incident information in company's internal systems (Jarvis).

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Ensure branch and carer staff operate in accordance to company's standard operating procedures and regulatory requirements.

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Create and lead on improvement plans to ensure high compliance and a culture of learning and improvement is in place.

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Signpost carer and branch staff to standard operating procedures, policies and best practices.

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Work alongside the Registered Manager to achieve outstanding quality ratings during internal and external quality reviews.

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Assist with accurate data capture and branch reporting.

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Maintain full and accurate records and reporting systems in accordance with legal requirements to ensure the effective running of branch.

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Support Registered Manager with daily, weekly and monthly reporting requirements as required

This job description is not intended to provide an exhaustive list of all the associated duties of the role of Service Support Officer and is intended to provide anoverview of the role. We have developed an extensive RASCI - Responsibilities, Accountabilities, Support, Consulted and Informed which gives a lot more detail on the specifics of what you can expect and this will be shared with you by the Registered Manager. Your role is critical to the success of the overall performance of the branch.

Benefits:

- Great Career development opportunities with a fast-growing Company.

- Hardworking team looking to utilise Technology to improve Home Care in the UK.

- Competitive salary.

You'll have access to:

- Training and development for your role and future Career with Cera

- We Carediscount platform and Employee Assistance Programme

- CareFriends referralscheme

What's it like to be part of the Cera Team?

Our team is made up of academics, innovators, start-up accelerators and care experts, all connected by a vision to build a better future for care through the combination of best-in-class carers, empowered by technology.

You have the opportunity to join a purpose-driven company at the tipping point of transformation. You'll play a key part in the evolution of Cera and make a real impact, now and in the future.

We champion diversity, inclusion and well-being to create a workplace where you value yourself and feel proud of who you are. We believe in a world where you have the freedom to explore and express yourself without judgement, no matter who you are or where you're from. Where individuality is a source of confidence, because difference makes the world a better place. People from cultural or gender diverse backgrounds, women and people with disability are encouraged to apply.

Compliance & Procurement Officer
Kingston upon Thames
Homelessness & Mental Health Focussed Homelessness Service
12 Weeks
36 hours
£18.99 LTD / £16.19 PAYE (inc hol)
Looking for a role that makes a difference in your community? Join our Local Authority client as a Compliance & Procurement Officer, supporting property management and rehousing services for rough sleepers in Kingston upon Thames.
THE ROLE
Deliver high-quality service in managing property acquisition, renewals, re-lets, and hand-backs for private sector landlords and rough sleepers, while ensuring compliance and maintaining strong landlord relationships.

• Ensure properties meet safety standards and support rough sleeper rehousing placements.
• Conduct scheduled and responsive property visits, ensuring compliance with Housing Health and Safety Rating System (HHSRS) for properties in and outside the borough.
• Liaise with landlords, housing providers, and contractors to meet Gas Safe and relevant legislative standards.
• Maintain detailed records, update compliance databases, and provide regular feedback on property interactions.
• Identify and report any non-compliance issues, HHSRS hazards, and Safeguarding concerns from stakeholders.
• Oversee property management expenditures and payments related to rough sleeper schemes.
• Prepare quarterly GLA reports and other required statistical data.

THE CANDIDATE
We are seeking a candidate with previous experience in a similar frontline public housing service role, especially in property compliance and procurement.

• Proven experience in marketing and procurement of private sector properties with a track record in lettings.
• Strong knowledge of housing law, security of tenure, and health and safety for temporary accommodations.
• Familiarity with private leasing schemes, including financial and operational considerations.
• Understanding of rough sleepers' needs within temporary accommodations.
• Skilled in partnership working, negotiation, and case management.

THE CONTRACT

• 36 hours, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm
• 12 weeks with potential for extension or a permanent position
• Pay: £18.99 per hour LTD rate; PAYE equivalent is £16.19 per hour, inclusive of holiday.

HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this role, please email a copy of your CV to lee . mcmillan @ servicecare . org. uk or call 01772 208966 01772 208966 to discuss the role in more detail!
If the role is more suited to someone you know, we offer a £25

Company: Service Care Solutions
Trust: Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7

Position: Cook
Specialisation: Catering

Shift Pattern: Early & late shifts across 7 days (Rotational)
Pay Rate: £14.24ph

About Us: Service Care Solutions is a leading healthcare recruitment agency specialising in connecting dedicated healthcare professionals with enriching opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Plan own work on a day-to-day basis.
• Plan, prepare and cook a wide range of dishes with different timings / methods to meet tight deadlines.
• Demonstrate flexibility to work within the diet bay (producing specialised diets) or any other area of the department if needed.
• Provide food that complies with national nutritional policies and food hygiene standards.
• Ensure timely plating and delivery to patient area.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Fully enhanced DBS
• NVQ Level 3 in food preparation & willing to work to Level 4
• Food hygiene qualification

Benefits:

• Weekly pay
• Free training
• Fully enhanced DBS check provided free of charge.
• Competitive pay rates
• Exceptional referral bonuses
• Specialist consultants offering single point of contact.

Rate Breakdown
£14.24ph LTD | £13.08 PAYE Inclusive of holiday pay

We offer a £250 bonus for starting a contract with SCS.

Furthermore, if you know anyone looking for work and you refer them across, we offer a £250 referral bonus per person.

If this role is of interest to you, please respond to this advert with an up-to-date copy of your CV, contacting Chloe on 01772 208963 or chloe.akeroyd@servicecare.org.uk.

Job Title: Youth Justice Practitioner
Location: Kingston and Richmond
Pay Rate: £26.00 per hour (PAYE) / £32.21 per hour (Umbrella)

About the Role:
Service Care Solutions is assisting Achieving for Children (AfC) in recruiting a Youth Justice Practitioner. The successful candidate will work within the Targeted Youth Support Service, focusing on preventing and reducing offending by young people. This role involves managing a caseload, supporting young people and families, and working closely with local partners to ensure effective interventions and support.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a caseload of young people referred by the Police or court orders.
• Conduct holistic assessments to develop intervention plans.
• Support young people and families in addressing needs related to offending behaviors.
• Act as a Court Officer, including covering occasional Saturday court.
• Work restoratively, promoting welfare and desistance for young people in the criminal justice system.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Professional qualification in Children and Youth, Social Care, or Probation (Level 4 or above).
• Experience working with young people involved in offending behavior.
• Strong understanding of Youth Justice National Standards, court processes, and relevant legislation.
• Skills in writing court reports, risk management, and public protection.

Application Contact:
For more information or to apply, please contact Lewis Ashcroft at Service Care Solutions at Lewis.Ashcroft@servicecare.org.uk

Our Client in Newcastle NE7 are looking to add an experienced Plasterer to their team. You will be based in the Newcastle area working as part of our client's property maintenance teams.

The Working Hours will be:
Monday - Friday
08:00-16:00

The Pay Rate will be:
£17 LTD Per Hour

Responsibilities include:

• You will be responsible for general plastering maintenance and improvements to domestic and untenanted properties.
• Working with bathroom, kitchen and other required areas to deliver high quality work exceeding minimum industry standard quality.
• Delivering the highest quality maintenance plastering work.
• Pre inspect and diagnose selected repair requirements.
• Ensure that repairs and maintenance improvement works are undertaken in a considerate manner within agreed timescales, meeting customer satisfaction and needs.

Candidate Requirements:

• Attainment of an NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in Plastering.
• 2 years' Experience
• Full UK Driving License

Service Charge Assistant Accountant

One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle, Hybrid working

Permanent full time (37.5 hpw), Monday to Friday

Salary £26,400 to £29,858 negotiable based on skills and experience, plus brilliant benefits including health cash plan!

Home, a place where you belong

Are you passionate about finance, not fazed by large amounts of data and have a great eye for detail? As a Service Charge Assistant Accountant, you will play a key role in ensuring our service charge accounts are produced on time and accurately to our customers. After all, placing our customers are at the heart of everything we do, is just how we operate.

This is brand new and exciting role within our organisation so a fantastic opportunity to join us at the start of this journey in really making a difference to how we set and manage our service charges for our customers.

Typical day as a Service Charge Assistant Accountant

• Monitoring expenditure, preparing journals, and providing variance analysis.


• Strong working relationships and collaboration with our Leasehold Team to understand how our schemes are set up and the services that we deliver.


• Interpreting and producing financial data into a customer friendly format that means we can demonstrate where our customers money goes.


• Highlighting areas for improvement, where we are under recovering our costs and help us to protect our income.


• Supporting operational colleagues to ensure expenditure is captured and coded correctly.


• Continuously improving processes to enhance our financial services.

Fancy going home each day knowing that you have helped change our customers lives for the better? You’ll do that here, working for one of the top ten Great Place to Work in the UK.

You have

• Solid accounting knowledge, either through experience or qualifications such as AAT.


• Experience of social housing or property management service charges, including a robust knowledge of the legislation for the calculation and implementation of service charges.


• Strong proficiency with integrated financial systems and software like Excel in order to analyse large complex data sets.


• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to write clear, concise reports and deliver information to a range of audiences.


• Excellent organisational and time management skills, and the ability to plan and prioritise your own workload.

Due to limits on our current certificates of sponsorship, we are not able to offer sponsorship to external candidates for this role.  This remains under regular review.

Our team

You’ll be an integral part of both our Financial Reporting team, led by Emily, and our Leasehold team, led by Christine, ensuring brilliant collaboration between the two. We are all super passionate about what we do and there is a great team spirit. We all bring a great eye for detail, creative spark and passion for our roles. We’re keen to ensure we are not just your “typical accountants.”

Job details

• Flexible working hours (or we’re open to agreeing a work pattern with you).


• You’ll manage your own diary, so if you need to work from home to take delivery of your new fridge or take a longer lunch for a haircut, you can use your flexi time to manage that!


• This is a hybrid role, and you’ll spend 2 days in the office, 3 days working at home.


• Able to use technology for producing financial data, completing online learning and collaborating with colleagues.

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

What’s in it for you?

• 34 days leave (including bank hols and a “me day” to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!


• Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.


• Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.


• We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!


• Colleagues really matters to us, that’s why we’re the 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing. Our tools and support help you when you need them.


• Explore our benefits in detail on our website.

Find out more

Click APPLY NOW to see our Service Charge Assistant Accountant Job Description, find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out.  Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process by making reasonable adjustments at recruitment@homegroup.org.uk

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