Customer Service Apprentice Barnsley College The Fleets

Barnsley College

Apprenticeship Level 2
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About the Role

This role invloves helping Foundation Learning students on the reception desk and interacting with parents, students, and external visitors. It’s a lively, busy, and sometimes challenging environment.

 

  • Develop an understanding of the business, its ‘brand promise', values and service culture and uphold this through the services provided
  • Understand and follow internal policies and procedures, including any complaints processes and digital media policies
  • Understand the needs and expectations of the business’s customers and strive to meet these through excellent customer service delivery
  • Understand and uphold appropriate legislation and regulatory requirements
  • Use systems, equipment and technology to meet the needs of the customers
  • Monitor customer service levels
  • Establish facts that enable the creation of a customer-focused experience and appropriate response
  • Build trust with a customer
  • Understand the products or services that are available from the organisation and keep up to date 
  • Use appropriate communication methods, depending on the task and environment
  • Use appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication skills, along with summarising language during face-to-face communications
  • Use appropriate communication skills, along with reinforcement techniques (to confirm understanding) during non-facing customer interactions
  • Use an appropriate ‘tone of voice’ in all communications, including written and digital, that reflect the business’s brand
  • Provide clear explanations and offer options in order to help customers make choices that are mutually beneficial to both the customer and the business
  • Demonstrate patience and calmness
  • Understand the customer’s point of view
  • Use appropriate signposting or resolution to meet customer needs and manage expectations
  • Maintain informative communication during service recovery
  • Take ownership of keeping service knowledge and skills up to date 
  • Consider personal goals and propose development opportunities
  • Act on and seek feedback to develop or maintain personal service skills and knowledge
  • Frequently and consistently communicate and work with colleagues in the interest of helping customers efficiently
  • Treat customers as individuals to provide a personalised customer service experience
  • Demonstrate personal pride in the job through appropriate dress and positive and confident language
  • Take ownership from the first contact and then take responsibility for fulfilling the promise to the customer
  • Possible progression opportunities

About the Training

  • Delivery to be completed on-site and 6 hours per week off the job training either at Barnsley College or your place of work
  • Student to complete a a Customer Service Practitioner Level 2 Apprenticeship
  • Functional skills if required

About the Employer

Barnsley College offers a broad range of study options designed to support learners at every stage of their journey, including vocational programmes, A Levels, T Levels, apprenticeships, adult courses, and university-level qualifications. With subjects spanning areas such as business, healthcare, digital technologies, construction, art, sport, and many more, students can choose from a diverse selection of pathways to suit their interests and career goals.

Skills Required

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Training Provider

BARNSLEY COLLEGE

Course/Training

Customer service practitioner (level 2)

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