Customer Service Assistant

Posted 13 April 2026
Salary 17.22
LocationWisbech PE13 United Kingdom
Job type Contract
Sector Administration / Clerical
ReferenceRQ1714287

Job description

6 months contract with a local authority

Job Purpose

  • The Customer Services Assistant is responsible for delivering a professional, welcoming, and effective frontline service to members of the public, visitors, and internal stakeholders. The postholder provides multichannel customer support, resolves enquiries at the first point of contact, and supports the wider Customer Services team with administrative duties. The role ensures that all interactions are customerfocused, accurate, and delivered in line with established service standards and policies.

Key Duties/Accountabilities

  • Deliver efficient multichannel customer services (facetoface, telephone, online) and ensure compliance with service-level performance standards.
  • Identify specialist enquiries, escalating and redirecting as required while ensuring positive outcomes, including for vulnerable customers.
  • Support strong working relationships with internal teams, building users, facilities management, and partner agencies.
  • Maintain responsibility for agreed administrative tasks to support endtoend service delivery.

Essential Experience Required

  • Experience delivering customer service across facetoface, telephone, and online channels.

Essential Qualifications Required

  • GCSE English (Grade C or above) or proven equivalent literacy skills.

Additional information to note

  • Working hours: 37 hours per week
  • DBS check required.
  • The hours are Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 5pm and Friday 8.45am - 4.30pm.
  • Awdry House, Ramnoth Road, Wisbech - office based only, no hybrid opportunities.
  • Shortlisted CV will be invited to an assessment (writing) and if successful face to face interview.

The role closes soon, apply ASAP.