Gateline Assistant

Salary - £12.98 p/h

Who are we?

GWR is the proud custodian of Brunel's railway - one of the most prestigious networks in the world. We have some of the newest trains in the country and exciting plans to extend our services. With more than one hundred million passenger journeys each year, we carry people to over 275 stations in the South West, from Cornwall and South Wales to London, passing through beautiful country and some of the UK's top tourist destinations.

We are transforming the way people think about train travel, empowering our team of over 6,000 people from all different backgrounds to make it a great experience for our customers. Together, we will revalue rail as a very special way to travel – relaxing, fast, efficient, friendly and fun.

About the team?

As a Gateline Assistant working on the Ticket Barrier at the station, you will work within a small team whilst on shift. Our Gateline Assistants are the first person and the last that our customers meet in what can be a very busy environment. This role is also responsible for collecting revenue from customers travelling without tickets. The work is sometimes challenging, but it can be a very rewarding job.

About the job?

As a Gateline Assistant working on the Ticket Barrier at the station, you are the first person and the last that our customers meet in what can be a very busy environment. You will work within a small team to provide excellent customer service, to assist in collecting revenue from customers travelling without tickets and to help ensure our customers move safely through the station. The work is sometimes challenging, but it can be a very rewarding job

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Delivering a high level of service to customers
• Assisting in the day-to-day operation of the automatic ticket barriers
• Ensuring customer security and responding to customer enquiries
• Addressing customer needs in times of service disruption
• Ensuring the professional appearance of the gate line area by clearing rubbish and making sure customer walkways are unobstructed.

You'll need to be:

• Able to deliver exceptional front-line customer service.
• A Self-starter with a can do attitude
• Confident when decision making
• Able to remain calm yet directive in a crisis
• Able to work to strict procedures

As a minimum you will need to have:

• The ability to work as part of a team or independently
• Evidence of numerical ability
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Working pattern?

These roles involve shift work including weekends and bank holidays.

Additional information?

These vacancies may be permanent or temporary. Temporary opportunities are for a 12 months fixed term contract. Applicants successfully short listed will be invited to an interview. The successful candidate will be required to meet the medical standards for this role, including a drugs and alcohol screen. A Basic DBS is also required. Full training will be provided.

The Reward?

As well as a great team environment and comprehensive training, all GWR colleagues enjoy a range of benefits including on-going development, defined benefit pension scheme, free rail travel across the GWR network for you and your family, company-sponsored health care plan, discounted shopping and gym membership and an employee assistance programme.

We all belong at GWR. This is our vision for providing an inclusive environment for all our colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.

We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA, ethnicity, religion and disability. We maintain zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.

We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.

We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.

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