Library services Work, Jobs in Canterbury (with Salaries)

Customer Service Assistant
University of Kent —Canterbury
- £23,061 - £24,215 a year
- Full-time
- Customer service
- University
- Front desk
Lunch Cover Nursery Practitioner
The Old Station Nursery —Whitstable
- £12.21 - £13.24 an hour
- Part-time
- Free parking
- Employee discount
1d
Digital Marketing and Communications Assistant
Sutton Valence Senior School —Maidstone
- From £27,000 a year
- Full-time
- Marketing
- Social media management
- IT
- Free parking
- Employee discount
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Project Support Officer - KMCR
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust —Smeeth
- £32,073 - £39,043 a year
- Full-time
- Negotiation
3d
Proposals Administrator
Morris and Spottiswood —Canterbury
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Office
Quick apply
Senior Associate EME Technician
2gether support solutions —Margate
- £29,000 - £31,236 a year
- Weekend availability
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
10d
Level 2/3 Nursery Practitioner
The Old Station Nursery —Canterbury
- £27,164 - £27,539 a year
- Full-time
- Free parking
- Employee discount
Conversational English Volunteer
Canterbury City Council —Canterbury
- English
Apprentice Sports Officer
Medway Council —Gillingham
- £296 a week
- Call to connect
- Data entry
- IT
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
2d
Housing Strategy and Customer Relations Apprentice
Medway Council —Gillingham
- £296 a week
- Call to connect
- Data entry
- Organisational skills
- IT
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
9d
Starbucks Shift Supervisor
EG Group —Faversham
- £13.55 an hour
- Supervising experience
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Support Worker Part Time
Elysium Healthcare —Staplehurst
- £14,316.12 a year
- Part-time
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Quick apply
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AI Solutions Architect
PHINIA —Gillingham
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- System design
Revit Technician
Quinnross Ltd —Sittingbourne
- From £30,000 a year
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- Schematics
- In-person
- Free parking
Quick apply
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Bid & Framework Coordinator
Primech Building Services —Gillingham
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- CRM software
- Annual leave
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Lunch Cover Nursery Practitioner
The Old Station Nursery —Whitstable
Build meaningful relationships with children, families, and colleagues. Monitor and celebrate children’s development milestones, keeping records to share with…
£12.21 - £13.24 an hour
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Nursery Lunch Cover
Pennies at Mark Cross —Crowborough
The successful candidate would be working within all the age ranges to help feed, care, change nappies, supervising and interacting with children's play,…
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Customer Service Assistant

University of Kent -
Canterbury

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
£23,061 - £24,215 a year

Benefits

Company pension

Qualifications

Customer service
GCSE
Front desk
IT

Full job description

On the 1 August 2026, The University of Greenwich and the University of Kent will form a pioneering new multi-university group called London and South- East (LASE) University Group. Should you join us, you will be employed by LASE but will work as part of the University of Kent academic division, contributing to its distinct strengths, community and identity while also being part of a wider group that brings together the scale, resilience and shared ambition of both universities. Through LASE we aim to deliver outstanding education, impactful research, and meaningful regional and global impact.

If you have experience of providing excellent reception services, good IT skills and the ability to actively listen to customers and deal with unexpected situations with courtesy, diplomacy and patience this role could be ideal for you. Join our team, providing a friendly, helpful and informative reception service to students, staff and external visitors.

For much of your shift you will be the sole Customer Services Assistant and therefore it is essential that in addition to having excellent customer service skills, you are able to deal calmly and confidently with all queries and bookings. The roles are situated across campus in accommodation areas, academic buildings, central service buildings and in campus service buildings and role holders can expect to work in a variety of settings depending on demand.

Typical shifts patterns are between 07:00 and 23:00 on a rota basis, Monday to Sunday, 5/7 days.

As Customer Services Assistant you can expect to be involved in:

Receiving all initial enquiries from students, staff and visitors to reception areas, resolving them or referring correctly to other staff or university departments as appropriate. Assisting the wider campus services and university teams by signposting customers to the range of services on offer and how to access them.
Maintaining the tidiness and security of the reception area and its facilities ensuring stock levels of office equipment, stationery and consumables are maintained.
Using of a range of university systems (e.g. accommodation systems, access control systems, switchboard, library systems, payment systems etc.) to aid in the resolution of queries and enquiries.
Coordinating the issue of card/key access, where necessary, resolving or escalating any issues that arise as appropriate.

What will you bring to the role?

GCSE grade 4/C or above in English and Maths or equivalent
Experience of working in a busy and demanding front facing customer service environment providing excellent customer care
The ability to demonstrate experience handling difficult and unexpected situations
A high level of IT skill and familiarity.

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact [email protected] quoting reference number CS-392-26-R2.

Previous applicants need not apply, thank you.

Occasionally we may need to close a vacancy before the published deadline due to a high number of applications being received, therefore we strongly advise you to submit your application as soon as possible. (All vacancies will be open for at least one week.)

PLEASE NOTE: We prioritise applications from current University of Kent redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward.

We know applicants may use AI tools to help prepare job applications. For guidance on how to use AI responsibly and effectively, see: Using AI in your job application

Applications must be made via the University’s online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.

The University of Kent values diversity and equality at all levels.

Section

Customer Services

Location

Canterbury

Salary

£23,061 to £24,215 per annum

Grade

Grade 3

Post Type

Full Time

Contract Type

Permanent

Release Date

Friday 03 July 2026

Closing Date

23.59 hours BST on Sunday 19 July 2026 (unless otherwise stated*)

Reference

CS-392-26-R2

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