Customer Service Advisor

Full time

Job ID: 10111877

Sheffield

Permanent

Hybrid

Posted on
23 June 2025
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Salary: £24,043 per annum

Location: You will initially be based in our Sheffield office for the first 11 weeks, after which you will move to hybrid working.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-Time – 37.5 hours per week

Shift pattern: working shifts between the hours of 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday

Start date: Monday 4th August 2025

As a Customer Service Advisor at Capita, you'll be part of our dynamic Water Plus client team, handling a variety of customer enquiries, from billing questions to moving house and water supply issues.

We are committed to delivering a personalised, premium service that continually enhances our customers' experience. With advanced technical support tools, our platinum service ensures our experts – that's you – can assist customers whenever and wherever they need it.

Bring your “can-do” attitude and passion for customer service, and we'll provide you with the tools and training to excel in your role. Join us and be part of a team that values excellence and customer satisfaction.

Job Description

What you’ll be doing:

  • Supporting with inbound calls
  • Taking ownership of each call you will be delivering a service which makes Water Plus customers feel valued and supported
  • Dealing with a wide range of queries including enquiries around customers bills, water supply and moving home. You will also be setting up accounts and making amendments to existing accounts.
  • Creating a positive experience for both customer and client

Who are we looking for:

  • Confidence and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively
  • An ability to learn new skills quickly, including adopting new processes and technology
  • An ability to think on your feet and adapt to different situations
  • A good listener, who can be empathetic, show patience and adapt their behaviours to suit different callers
  • Ideally, experience working within a customer service environment.
  • A quiet space to work at home with a strong WIFI connection


What’s in it for you? 

  • A competitive salary  of £24,043 per annum
  • 22 days’ holiday
  • The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice  
  • Company matched pension, life assurance, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks… and plenty more 
  • Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle—from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel, and technology  
  • Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

What will happen next:

  • Choose ‘apply’ to submit a short application ensuring you add your contact number and email address so we can reach you easily.
  • The team will then reach out to discuss the role in more detail.

Equal Opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email reasonableadjustments@capita.com and we’ll get back to you. 

Access to Work can help candidates with a physical or mental health condition or disability to get support in the hiring process, including communication support at interviews such as a British Sign Language interpreter. If you require this support you can apply for this support at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-communication-support-at-a-job-interview-if-you-have-a-disability-or-health-condition-access-to-work .

For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.

About us

Capita is a consulting, transformation and digital services business. We deliver innovative solutions and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We're driven by our purpose: to create better outcomes – for our employees, clients and customers, suppliers and partners, investors, and society. We're committed to being a responsible business – in how we operate, serve society, respect our people and the environment, and deliver attractive returns to our investors.

Every day we help millions of people, by delivering innovative solutions to transform and simplify the connections between businesses and customers, governments and citizens. We partner with clients and provide them with the insight and cutting-edge technologies that give time back, allowing them to focus on what they do best and making people’s lives easier and simpler. We operate in the UK, Europe, India and South Africa and currently have 55,000 talented people working in our three divisions: Capita Experience, Capita Public Service and Capita Portfolio.

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