Do you have fantastic people skills? Can you deliver a great customer experience in our customers time of need? If yes, we have the perfect job for you!We have a unique and exciting opportunity to hire Claims Handlers to join our Hastings Direct Notification Team!Location: Leicester Hybrid and Homeworking availablePrevious claims experience is not required.Working Hours/ Shift Patterns: You will work 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday (NO WEEKENDS!) You will work on a rotational shift pattern between 08:00 - 19:00.Salary: £26,500You’ll be supported with your development along the way by the Notification team. You’ll drive to help the team provide a memorable experience for our customers when they need us the most…when they first notify us of their claimWhat are we looking for?People who have the same passion we do for delivering outstanding customer service.Strong decision making skillsAbility to accurately capture dataOutstanding communicationExperience of holding difficult conversations and managing complaintsThe Role:Be there for our customers when they need us the most- at the point of incidentMake effective commercial decisions through all personal actions and treat every pound as your ownActively listen and be relentless in capturing detailed accounts relating to our customersEstablish liability quickly, ensuring our customers are safe and supported at all timesHelp our customers reach the right outcome first time and every timeDemonstrate care and empathy at all times and ensuring customers feel fully informed about the next steps of their claim Have difficult conversations about liability with our customers and preventing complaints at all timesWhat we offer:Join us and you’ll find a different way of doing things. We call it the 4Cs. So, we focus on getting it right for our colleagues, customers, company and community.As one of our colleagues, you’ll be helping to drive our growth, so in return, we’ll give you all the support, training and development you need. Your initial training will cover our products and systems, as well as handling complaints, and will include taking live calls alongside an experienced colleague. Once you start to take calls on your own, you’ll have regular, on-going assessment and support from your team leader and colleagues. Not to mention plenty of recognition and rewards, and the scope to voice your ideas and put them into practice.Benefits you’ll receive:Up to 5% annual discretionary BonusHybrid working (1 day per week in the office with the option to do more depending on your preference)A fantastic open plan modern officeWe promote a relaxed, friendly & diverse working environment'Harrys’ - a great onsite restaurant, with a wide range of choice at breakfast and lunchtime & an on-site Costa coffee25 days holiday and bank holidays equivalent (plus buy and sell up to 5 days)Pension match up to 10% of your salaryLife insurance (4 x base salary)Discounted Hasting Direct productsDiscounts & cashback with well-known retailersTech scheme, cycle to work, health assessments, and skin check - on completion of probationRefer a friend scheme - earn £500 for every friend you referWe will provide you will all the tech that you need! Including a brand-new Microsoft Surface laptopOur straightforward recruitment process:Click apply now to fill out our short application form, most of which you can auto-fill using your CVYou will then receive a weblink via e-mail to our online assessment (normally received within six minutes) to our online assessment where you'll experience a realistic job preview that will show you exactly what it's like to be a part of #lifeatHD. In addition, through a number of tests, we'll assess to what extent your preferences, personality, and skills are a good fit for our contact centreThe whole application process is smart phone enabled, just make sure you are in a quiet place somewhere you can concentrateIf you believe you require any reasonable adjustments in order to complete the online assessment and/or interview process due to disabilities or health conditions, please do contact the recruitment team at: recruitmentteam@hastingsdirect.com prior to completing your application.Hastings Group is an equal opportunities employer which means we treat people fairly. We welcome applications from all suitably skilled persons regardless of their gender, age, race, disability, ethnic background, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or marital/family status.Please also note that we have a thorough referencing process, which includes credit and criminal record checks.Job posting end date:
