Guidance Support Co-Ordinator
Employer: Money and Pensions Service
Location: This role offers 100% remote working so you can be based anywhere in the UK.
Working hours: Full Time (35 hours)
Salary: c.£26,000 per annum
Closing date: 01st July
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Join a busy team of highly experienced experts, you will work with us to help people make the
most of their money and pensions, by providing high quality interactions and support that truly has
the potential to positively change lives.
As a Guidance Support Co-Ordinator, you will be responsible:
Triage incoming calls and other contact types from customers, using fact-finding skills to assess their needs leading to the provision of straight-forward guidance, signposting them to the most appropriate service ensuring they get the right guidance at the right time, or booking the appropriate appointment based on their needs.
Interact with our customers assisting with appointment booking enquiries, modifications, and
cancellations.Respond proactively to customer demand, working to agreed service delivery standards.
Provide timely and accurate follow-up information when required, that adds value to
the services provided and is clear and easy to understand.Contribute to the continuous improvement of our service through ad hoc project work 6. Attend meetings and workshops etc., within the scope of the role.
You would be joining our home-based team of specialists providing the above services to the public between the times of 8.00am to 8.00pm Monday to Friday and 9.00 am to 1.00 pm Saturday. Our telephone lines are open 8.00pm to 8.00pm and shifts for this role will be set within this time. As a flexible employer we are open to discuss what work patterns are mutually beneficial to meet the needs of our business.
You will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience.
An awareness of financial planning principles, including different types of pensions and the main state benefit systems, to support customers with general money guidance.
An awareness of financial scams and their implications on financial planning
A commitment to on-going personal and professional development; we may require you to undertake training within the scope of the role
Excellent spoken communication skills and ability to translate complex ideas and topics into plain language
Experience of dealing with members of the public
At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people in and around Bedford to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves to our values: -
Caring
We care about our colleagues and people whose lives we are here to transform.Connecting
We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.Transforming
We are committed to transforming lives and make a positive societal impact.
About MaPS
At MaPS, we help people – particularly those most in need – to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. Working collaboratively across the UK, we make sure customers can access high-quality money and pensions guidance and debt advice throughout their lives, however and whenever they need it.
Our inclusive working environment
By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds.
We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”
By way of brief example, we have an enviable ethnic diversity mix, equal gender balance with a zero mean gender pay gap and thriving colleague and ally networks, including LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men's health, ethnicity, and diversity.
What Money and Pensions Service can offer you?
Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
Interest-free loan to help you buy season tickets for buses and trains.
Cycle to work Scheme.
Subsidised eye test & flu jabs
Life assurance scheme
Give as you earn scheme.
Employee assistance programme (EAP)
PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
Enhanced family and sick pay
Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
Recognition Scheme
Discounts portal to numerous retailers
Career Development
In MaPS, we take career development seriously. We actively encourage and support applications from our existing MaPS colleagues. However, we do follow the Civil Service Commissioner recruitment principles, which means that you will be required to participate in a full, open, and fair process.Reserve List
If you are successful at interview, we operate a reserve list where your details will be held for up to 6 months. Should a vacancy come available in that time with the same essential criteria, reserve list candidates will be offered that position with no further assessment required.
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