Customer Service Administrator

Location: Bishopgate House, Darlington, DL1 5QE

Rate of Pay: £15.09ph, Weekly Pay

Working Hours: 37 hours per week - Monday to Thursday: 8:30am - 4:30pm - Friday: 8:30am - 4:00pm

Working Arrangements: Hybrid - 3 days per week in the Darlington office, 2 days per week working from home

Contract Duration: 3 months, with a possibility for extension

About the Role

The Department for Education is seeking Customer Service Administrators to join the team at Bishopgate House in Darlington. These temporary roles support essential operations by providing high-quality administrative and customer service assistance to both internal and external stakeholders, including local authorities and schools.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for external customers (e.g. local authorities and schools), handling incoming and outgoing telephone calls.

Manage high volumes of telephone communication, particularly during peak periods.

• Process Service Request Forms (SR Forms) submitted by external stakeholders, resolving queries or escalating them when necessary.
• Deliver an efficient, customer-focused Service Desk support service in line with departmental and Data Operations standards and procedures.
• Ensure all service delivery meets performance indicators, service level agreements, security requirements, and complies with the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR.
• Collect and process complex survey returns, analyse the source of data errors, and contact relevant data providers to obtain accurate information.
• Ensure data handling meets quality standards and timescales set by internal customers.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Comfortable and confident handling high volumes of telephone calls.
• Strong administrative skills with a keen eye for detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and work collaboratively.
• Able to take ownership of tasks and follow through on commitments.
• Problem-solving mindset with resilience under pressure.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to produce high-quality work and support colleagues in achieving shared goals.

Home Working Requirements

Applicants must have the facilities to work from home for part of the week. This includes:

• Secure and reliable internet access
• A private and comfortable working environment suitable for handling sensitive information (e.g. not a shared space)

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.