Customer Service Officer (6-month fixed term contract)
Posted on Jul 22, 2026 by CV-Library
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Customer Service
Immediate Start
£30.4k - £30.4k Annual
Contract/Project
- Remote
Customer Service Officer (6-month fixed term contract)
Watford (Office Based)
37 hours per week
The Vacancy
Introduction to the role
We work with our customers and communities to change lives, and we’re looking for a highly motivated Customer Service Officer to join our Customer Service Team and help us deliver an exceptional experience to our customers.
As a Customer Services Officer, you will act as the “voice and face” of Chime Housing and be instrumental in enhancing the customer experience by exceeding customer needs whilst supporting the team to achieve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) within a call centre.
Role purpose
We put the customer at the heart of everything that we do and take a proactive approach for each customer contact through multi-channel communication. As part of our Customer Service team, you will use your communication skills to help us deliver high-quality customer services.
The right candidate will be highly customer-focused and committed to delivering quality services to our residents and work effectively and proactively with colleagues to give our customers an exceptional customer experience.
What’s the role?
Key Accountabilities:
* Be the first point of contact for the organisation’s customers, assisting with a range of enquiries and liaising with other staff members as required.
* Assess and resolve enquiries, requests and complaints by telephone, email, online or face to face as reasonably possible.
* Effective administration of the repairs process to include call handling, email responses, diagnosing faults, raising jobs, allocating and issuing jobs, managing work in progress, updating, and completing works on the system in a timely and effective manner.
* Focus on creating a first-time resolution for the customer ensuring queries are dealt with where possible at first point of contact, taking ownership to resolve queries effectively.
* Apply sound judgement to resolve customer queries in relation to repairs and maintenance. Doing so in a timely manner as well as managing such queries sensitively and effectively through satisfactory resolution.
* Provide accurate repairs advice to customers.
* Demonstrating empathy, professionalism and the ability to manage conflict, achieving a balance between requirements of customers and internal stakeholders.
* Acting as a key point of contact for customer enquiries and signposting customer queries appropriately.
* Ensuring that all customer enquiries and requests are dealt with in a prompt, courteous manner that demonstrates excellent customer service in all communications with customers.
* Provide a comprehensive information service to all customers, advising on services, policies, procedures of the organisation to either inform or resolve the needs of the customer.
* To use sound judgement and take decisions within the established procedures/policies for each service request including logging, processing and progress chasing enquiries or repairs requests whilst adhering to the procedures, policies, service standards and key performance targets to maximise customer satisfaction
What are we looking for?
Essential:
* Experience in Customer Service / Reception
* Qualifications in Customer Service / Customer Care
* You will need to maintain a satisfactory basic level DBS check
What can we offer you?
* 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata)
* Employer pension contribution of up to 11%
* Development opportunities
* Comprehensive employee rewards scheme
How we work
We embrace agile working — blending time in our communities, shared spaces, and remote working. With digital technology at the heart of our approach, we empower teams and individuals to work flexibly.
How to apply
If this sounds like your next role, click ‘apply now’, tell us why you’ve got what it takes, and attach a copy of your current CV.
Closing date: 5 August 2026
Interviews: To be confirmed
(Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a large response.)
Watford (Office Based)
37 hours per week
The Vacancy
Introduction to the role
We work with our customers and communities to change lives, and we’re looking for a highly motivated Customer Service Officer to join our Customer Service Team and help us deliver an exceptional experience to our customers.
As a Customer Services Officer, you will act as the “voice and face” of Chime Housing and be instrumental in enhancing the customer experience by exceeding customer needs whilst supporting the team to achieve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) within a call centre.
Role purpose
We put the customer at the heart of everything that we do and take a proactive approach for each customer contact through multi-channel communication. As part of our Customer Service team, you will use your communication skills to help us deliver high-quality customer services.
The right candidate will be highly customer-focused and committed to delivering quality services to our residents and work effectively and proactively with colleagues to give our customers an exceptional customer experience.
What’s the role?
Key Accountabilities:
* Be the first point of contact for the organisation’s customers, assisting with a range of enquiries and liaising with other staff members as required.
* Assess and resolve enquiries, requests and complaints by telephone, email, online or face to face as reasonably possible.
* Effective administration of the repairs process to include call handling, email responses, diagnosing faults, raising jobs, allocating and issuing jobs, managing work in progress, updating, and completing works on the system in a timely and effective manner.
* Focus on creating a first-time resolution for the customer ensuring queries are dealt with where possible at first point of contact, taking ownership to resolve queries effectively.
* Apply sound judgement to resolve customer queries in relation to repairs and maintenance. Doing so in a timely manner as well as managing such queries sensitively and effectively through satisfactory resolution.
* Provide accurate repairs advice to customers.
* Demonstrating empathy, professionalism and the ability to manage conflict, achieving a balance between requirements of customers and internal stakeholders.
* Acting as a key point of contact for customer enquiries and signposting customer queries appropriately.
* Ensuring that all customer enquiries and requests are dealt with in a prompt, courteous manner that demonstrates excellent customer service in all communications with customers.
* Provide a comprehensive information service to all customers, advising on services, policies, procedures of the organisation to either inform or resolve the needs of the customer.
* To use sound judgement and take decisions within the established procedures/policies for each service request including logging, processing and progress chasing enquiries or repairs requests whilst adhering to the procedures, policies, service standards and key performance targets to maximise customer satisfaction
What are we looking for?
Essential:
* Experience in Customer Service / Reception
* Qualifications in Customer Service / Customer Care
* You will need to maintain a satisfactory basic level DBS check
What can we offer you?
* 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata)
* Employer pension contribution of up to 11%
* Development opportunities
* Comprehensive employee rewards scheme
How we work
We embrace agile working — blending time in our communities, shared spaces, and remote working. With digital technology at the heart of our approach, we empower teams and individuals to work flexibly.
How to apply
If this sounds like your next role, click ‘apply now’, tell us why you’ve got what it takes, and attach a copy of your current CV.
Closing date: 5 August 2026
Interviews: To be confirmed
(Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a large response.)
Reference: 225403358
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Customer Service Officer (6-month fixed term contract)
Posted on Jul 22, 2026 by CV-Library
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Customer Service
Immediate Start
£30.4k - £30.4k Annual
Contract/Project
- Remote
Customer Service Officer (6-month fixed term contract)
Watford (Office Based)
37 hours per week
The Vacancy
Introduction to the role
We work with our customers and communities to change lives, and we’re looking for a highly motivated Customer Service Officer to join our Customer Service Team and help us deliver an exceptional experience to our customers.
As a Customer Services Officer, you will act as the “voice and face” of Chime Housing and be instrumental in enhancing the customer experience by exceeding customer needs whilst supporting the team to achieve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) within a call centre.
Role purpose
We put the customer at the heart of everything that we do and take a proactive approach for each customer contact through multi-channel communication. As part of our Customer Service team, you will use your communication skills to help us deliver high-quality customer services.
The right candidate will be highly customer-focused and committed to delivering quality services to our residents and work effectively and proactively with colleagues to give our customers an exceptional customer experience.
What’s the role?
Key Accountabilities:
* Be the first point of contact for the organisation’s customers, assisting with a range of enquiries and liaising with other staff members as required.
* Assess and resolve enquiries, requests and complaints by telephone, email, online or face to face as reasonably possible.
* Effective administration of the repairs process to include call handling, email responses, diagnosing faults, raising jobs, allocating and issuing jobs, managing work in progress, updating, and completing works on the system in a timely and effective manner.
* Focus on creating a first-time resolution for the customer ensuring queries are dealt with where possible at first point of contact, taking ownership to resolve queries effectively.
* Apply sound judgement to resolve customer queries in relation to repairs and maintenance. Doing so in a timely manner as well as managing such queries sensitively and effectively through satisfactory resolution.
* Provide accurate repairs advice to customers.
* Demonstrating empathy, professionalism and the ability to manage conflict, achieving a balance between requirements of customers and internal stakeholders.
* Acting as a key point of contact for customer enquiries and signposting customer queries appropriately.
* Ensuring that all customer enquiries and requests are dealt with in a prompt, courteous manner that demonstrates excellent customer service in all communications with customers.
* Provide a comprehensive information service to all customers, advising on services, policies, procedures of the organisation to either inform or resolve the needs of the customer.
* To use sound judgement and take decisions within the established procedures/policies for each service request including logging, processing and progress chasing enquiries or repairs requests whilst adhering to the procedures, policies, service standards and key performance targets to maximise customer satisfaction
What are we looking for?
Essential:
* Experience in Customer Service / Reception
* Qualifications in Customer Service / Customer Care
* You will need to maintain a satisfactory basic level DBS check
What can we offer you?
* 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata)
* Employer pension contribution of up to 11%
* Development opportunities
* Comprehensive employee rewards scheme
How we work
We embrace agile working — blending time in our communities, shared spaces, and remote working. With digital technology at the heart of our approach, we empower teams and individuals to work flexibly.
How to apply
If this sounds like your next role, click ‘apply now’, tell us why you’ve got what it takes, and attach a copy of your current CV.
Closing date: 5 August 2026
Interviews: To be confirmed
(Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a large response.)
Watford (Office Based)
37 hours per week
The Vacancy
Introduction to the role
We work with our customers and communities to change lives, and we’re looking for a highly motivated Customer Service Officer to join our Customer Service Team and help us deliver an exceptional experience to our customers.
As a Customer Services Officer, you will act as the “voice and face” of Chime Housing and be instrumental in enhancing the customer experience by exceeding customer needs whilst supporting the team to achieve Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) within a call centre.
Role purpose
We put the customer at the heart of everything that we do and take a proactive approach for each customer contact through multi-channel communication. As part of our Customer Service team, you will use your communication skills to help us deliver high-quality customer services.
The right candidate will be highly customer-focused and committed to delivering quality services to our residents and work effectively and proactively with colleagues to give our customers an exceptional customer experience.
What’s the role?
Key Accountabilities:
* Be the first point of contact for the organisation’s customers, assisting with a range of enquiries and liaising with other staff members as required.
* Assess and resolve enquiries, requests and complaints by telephone, email, online or face to face as reasonably possible.
* Effective administration of the repairs process to include call handling, email responses, diagnosing faults, raising jobs, allocating and issuing jobs, managing work in progress, updating, and completing works on the system in a timely and effective manner.
* Focus on creating a first-time resolution for the customer ensuring queries are dealt with where possible at first point of contact, taking ownership to resolve queries effectively.
* Apply sound judgement to resolve customer queries in relation to repairs and maintenance. Doing so in a timely manner as well as managing such queries sensitively and effectively through satisfactory resolution.
* Provide accurate repairs advice to customers.
* Demonstrating empathy, professionalism and the ability to manage conflict, achieving a balance between requirements of customers and internal stakeholders.
* Acting as a key point of contact for customer enquiries and signposting customer queries appropriately.
* Ensuring that all customer enquiries and requests are dealt with in a prompt, courteous manner that demonstrates excellent customer service in all communications with customers.
* Provide a comprehensive information service to all customers, advising on services, policies, procedures of the organisation to either inform or resolve the needs of the customer.
* To use sound judgement and take decisions within the established procedures/policies for each service request including logging, processing and progress chasing enquiries or repairs requests whilst adhering to the procedures, policies, service standards and key performance targets to maximise customer satisfaction
What are we looking for?
Essential:
* Experience in Customer Service / Reception
* Qualifications in Customer Service / Customer Care
* You will need to maintain a satisfactory basic level DBS check
What can we offer you?
* 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata)
* Employer pension contribution of up to 11%
* Development opportunities
* Comprehensive employee rewards scheme
How we work
We embrace agile working — blending time in our communities, shared spaces, and remote working. With digital technology at the heart of our approach, we empower teams and individuals to work flexibly.
How to apply
If this sounds like your next role, click ‘apply now’, tell us why you’ve got what it takes, and attach a copy of your current CV.
Closing date: 5 August 2026
Interviews: To be confirmed
(Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a large response.)
Reference: 225403358
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