Graduate Customer Service Advisor – Trainee Position - Clitheroe

Firs t step into an insurance career with full training and long term progression and development opportunities

Salary £ 18-23,000 depending on experience

Monday-Friday 9am-5pm- no weekends ! Based in our Clitheroe Branch BB7 2AA

As a Customer Service & Sales Advisor you’ll be the backbone of the team in our Clitheroe branch, delivering the best possible customer service to new and existing customers. This is a truly varied role where you’ll have the opportunity to focus on your own continuous improvement and get involved in renewals, correspondence and even marketing.

We’re a team that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do. It’s what we’ve built our reputation on. As Customer Service Advisor you’ll focus on bringing your personality to the role and establishing long term, effective relationships with new and existing customers. We’re all about warm personalities, quality conversations and a customer-first attitude, so you’ll be trained to evaluate customer’s financial information before recommending products and services that meet their needs.

As part of our thriving and vibrant team your day to day tasks will be to review and amend policies, manage correspondence, process renewals and build long-lasting customer relationships.

You’ll also have plenty of opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills to ensure you sell professionally and compliantly. Always delivering a consistently good experience to customers, you’ll meet the requirements and standards of NFUM, the T&C scheme and our regulators.

Ideally a recent graduate or school/college leaver, you’ll be Patient and reassuring, you always go at the customers’ pace, making them feel comfortable whether you’re discussing a policy renewal, answering general queries, or looking at new insurance opportunities. Enthusiastic, willing to learn and open to new ideas you bring an approachable style to building relationships with customers and colleagues alike. It is also essential that you have the following:

An interest in insurance (or farming as lots of our customers are farmers)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Good customer services skills via phone, email and face to face

On your application form please include why you’re applying for this role and why you believe we should consider you for the role . This role falls under the Insurance Distribution Directive. This means there is a requirement for Continuous Professional Development in role, in addition to ongoing screening checks once in post.

We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do.