Customer Services Officer in Birmingham

Location: Birmingham
Salary: Hidden
Recruiter: Midland Heart
Job Hours: Full-time

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The Role

Are you passionate about delivering  brilliant customer service?

Do you enjoy working in a  fast-paced environment  where you can resolve new and  exciting challenges  each day?

If yes, we want to hear from you!

We’re hiring Customer Services Officers to join our Customer Contact Centre in Birmingham City Centre – we’re right by The Cube and approx.

15 minutes from New Street, Moor Street and Snowhill stations.

In this role you’ll provide a first line response service, including inbound calls, emails and contact via Social Media, to our 70,000 strong tenants across the Midlands.

From Repairs to Housing and Tenancy queries, you’ll take ownership of resolving issues and ultimately make a real positive difference to tenants in need of our support! 

At times, the nature of the contact from our tenants will be emotive and challenging, so we’re looking for individuals who are resilient and able to bounce back.

This role would suit someone who’s passionate about helping others and thrives on problem-solving.

You’ll get to know our tenants and really help those in need of somewhere safe to live.

We’ll help you to develop and refine a range of transferable skills, and support on-going learning with regular training and development opportunities.

This role is office-based, working 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday, between the hours of 8am and Our Contact Centre operates three shifts, and so we're looking for candidates who can work flexibly.

Start date – January 2024.

Our Ideal Candidate:

  • You'll have previous experience of delivering a first-class customer service, taking ownership of resolving customer queries and responding appropriately to their feedback
  • You’ll also have the ability to handle a high volume of customer calls in a calm, confident and efficient manner at all times
  • Strong IT and active listening skills are a must, as is the ability to juggle these to ensure that you’re gathering and recording all relevant information from our customers, to ensure a right first-time resolution to their query.
  • What’s on offer:

  • A highly competitive salary
  • Monday to Friday shift pattern – days only, no evenings, nights or weekends!
  • Annual leave starting at 25 days (plus Bank Holidays), increasing to 30 days on service
  • Matched contributions Pension Scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Access to our Rewards portal where you’ll have access to a range of exclusive offers and discounts
  • Access to
  • Excellent training and development opportunities, from training courses to job shadowing and professional qualifications!
  • Who are Midland Heart?  

    We’re a large and ambitious housing organisation providing more people an affordable place to call home. 

    As one of the top 50 large companies to work for in the UK, we welcome people from every walk of life, at every stage of their career.

    We expect a lot from our people but in return you can be assured of a great place to work, where you will be well rewarded and where great people are able to succeed. 


    About Midland Heart


    Founded in 1925, people have always been at the heart of everything we do. As a trusted not for profit organisation, we’re committed to building homes and delivering services, that enable people to live happy, comfortable and independent lives.

    We provide 34,000 quality affordable homes for over 70,000 customers to rent or buy, alongside accommodation based services for retirement and supported living. Find out more at www.midlandheart.org.uk or @midlandheart

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