
Customer Service Advisor
- Wrexham
- Contract
- Full-time
- NEC manage the Discretionary Assistance Fund (DAF) on behalf of our client the Welsh Government.
- The DAF team award clients with cash, grants and white goods to individuals experiencing financial hardship.
- Our core function is to verify and resolve grant applications against set criteria
- We help customers over the phone, online and by email.
- Process emergency payments and individual assistance grant applications.
- Managing and processing data in a fast-paced office environment.
- Accurate data recording.
- Liaise with applicants to process information into the DAF solution.
- Undertake eligibility checks with the applicant, seeking information direct from the applicant, utilising additional sources for confirmation.
- To fully understand the legislation and criteria involved in awarding emergency payments and individual assistance grants and process applications accordingly.
- Comply with Processing Services Customer Charter when dealing with all incoming and outbound calls.
- Work as part of the team in achieving targets set by the Service Manager.
- Deal with incoming and outgoing correspondence relating to Local Welfare Provision either by telephone, email, or letter.
- Deal with and respond to enquiries from clients, citizens, and internal colleagues in a positive and professional manner.
- Act as a key deliverer of the DAF contract.
- Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost)
- 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/sell (FTE)
- 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost)
- A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5%
- A selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs
- All colleagues get free access to LinkedIn Learning. Over 15000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects. Learn about what you like, when you like, how you like.
- Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required.
- All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting, financial probity checks, references and occupational health checks.
- Depending on the nature of the role a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check may also be required.