Customer Service Assistant - Join a great place to work!
Company based in Birmingham -
Flexible working - 2 days in the office and 3 days from home
Job Description
£25,000 a year. Clear goals and regular pay reviews.
ABOUT US
We are proud to be a Certified™ Great Place To Work® for 2023 and 2024. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience.
Founded in 2007 we’ve provided more than 22,000 entrepreneurs and leaders all over the UK and USA with online freelance executive assistants that they can hire by the hour. Time etc makes it easier than ever for entrepreneurs to get things done and it provides meaningful work to hundreds of people.
We have a fantastic team of 50 passionate, hard-working, and engaged people in the West Midlands who work flexibly, combining time spent together in the office with plenty of home-working.
We’re proud to have one of the highest employee engagement scores possible (as tested by Gallup) and a Glassdoor score of 4.7. Find out more about us on
Want to see why people love working at Time etc? Check out our careers page here: https://www.timeetc.com/careers/ for more reasons to join us — and you can apply directly through the site too!
PLEASE NOTE A COVER LETTER IS ESSENTIAL, SO YOUR APPLICATION CAN BE CONSIDERED.
YOUR ROLE
Working within our Client Happiness team, you will play a vital role in helping to ensure that our clients receive prompt and helpful replies to their help requests. You'll be using a combination of email and phone to assist clients - and you'll love this role if you get a kick out of helping people. Because our clients are so wonderfully diverse, this is a variety-packed role.
As a Customer Service Assistant you’ll be responsible for:
- Matching our ambitious clients to our talented assistants
- Solving problems and answering queries via email and over the phone
- Making sure our clients are happy and are getting the most from the service
DO YOU MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS?
If some or all of these apply to you, this role is a perfect match:
- You're motivated by delivering great customer service
- You love helping people and solving problems
- You feel rewarded when the customer walks away happy
- You're a troubleshooter who loves investigating and fixing problems
- You’d like two days never to be the same
- You enjoy working towards goals/KPIs and deadline
- You get a kick out ticking stuff off your to-do list!
- You love prioritising tasks and working within a busy team
- You're dependable and take ownership over everything you do
- You have a desire to learn and improve
- You like to go home every day feeling like you’ve actually achieved something
OUR VALUES
- We Go Further: We don’t do ‘good enough'. We do the very best for our clients and each other.
- We're Smart: We use technology to work smarter, not harder. We don’t ignore problems, we solve them.
- We’re Entrepreneurial: We think on our feet. We own what we do. We move quickly and fearlessly try new things.
- We Do The Right Thing: No one walks away unhappy. We put problems right, regardless of cost.
- We’re In It Together: It’s a team effort. We’re stronger together. We grow together.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:
- Starting salary £25,000 + Benefits!
- Annual pay reviews
- Flexible working including work from home, office or both
- Performance coaching to help you be the best
- Fantastic progression and learning opportunities
- Your Birthday off, plus a gift
- Holiday allowance that automatically increases over time
- Westfield Health & Rewards Membership offers comprehensive benefits, including:
- Family Coverage – Protection for your children at no extra cost
- Health & Wellness Reimbursements – Get money back on dental, optical, and health consultations
- 24/7 Doctor Access – Speak to a GP anytime, anywhere
- Prescription Savings – Claim cashback on medication costs
- Exclusive Discounts – Unlock special offers from hundreds of top retailers and gyms.
- Employee assistance programme including:
- Counselling sessions
- 24/7 access to a counsellor
- Free telephone legal and financial advice
- Regular expert workshops and unlimited online courses
- Free Gym
- VIP Airport Lounge Access
- Entertainment Allowance
- Your own Executive Assistant
- Annual Personal Volunteering Day
- Pension Contributions
- Home-working package including desk, chair, and monitor
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £25,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Free flu jabs
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Paid volunteer time
- Work from home
Application question(s):
- Please tell us why you're interested in applying and something funny or interesting about yourself in order to be considered
- Are you able to work from home 3 days a week and in our Birmingham office 2 days a week?
Experience:
- customer service: 1 year (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Birmingham B16 8PE
