Contact Centre Agent for Saga Insurance

Job Introduction

*This is work from home position with occasional travel to our Kent offices*

With market-leading, innovative insurance, and financial products the transformation of our business makes the Saga Group an extremely exciting place to be as we move toward the Saga 70th anniversary in 2021. 

You may not have considered a career with Saga before. But, with new improved salaries, a brilliant pay progression scheme and some excellent benefits on offer, now’s a wonderful time to join us. 

Not only will we welcome you with open arms, but we’ll also support and encourage you and fuel your career development opportunities through our comprehensive training programme which will show you “How to be” by developing your customer understanding, “What to do” by building your knowledge of our processes and products, and will ensure you are “Ready to go!” with individual feedback at every step of the way. 

Dealing effectively with incoming calls about a range of insurance products and transactions is what this job is about. A real chance to make the most of your excellent customer service skills in a truly customer focused role, you will spend each day finding and fulfilling a variety of needs, including bringing onboard new customers, keeping existing ones, dealing with insurance claims, and cross-selling at every opportunity. In short, you will deliver a high-quality service and prove that nothing is too much trouble for our loyal customers by displaying professionalism and ownership of each call. 

A natural people-person with excellent positive-language and problem-solving skills, you are comfortable working individually and within a team. Someone who can deal with all manner of enquiries empathetically, efficiently, accurately, and promptly, you have a flexible approach and lots of initiative too. What is more, you pride yourself on your high degree of accuracy, even when under pressure. Oh, and you are keen to be part of our mission to inspire and enable new possibilities for our customers. 

We have roles within our Insurance team starting at £19,031 per annum which have structured pay progression programmes in place to reward high performance. All our roles have a focus on the customer and all of them require a flexible approach to shift patterns. 

If you can be the person that is target driven, committed to professionalism, and committed to creating value in the customer’s world then we would like to hear from you. 

Scroll down and you will find further information about the recruitment process and the steps you will need to take to be successful. 

Role Responsibility

• To provide our customers with exemplary service by dealing with all calls efficiently, accurately, and promptly 

• To contribute proportionately to the Team’s achievements of all KPIs, as set by the Team Manager 

• To meet and exceed the quality standards set by Saga in handling calls and ensure that all promises to our customers are fulfilled 

• To give flexibility in working arrangements to ensure customer demands are satisfied 

• To use questioning and listening skills to fulfil customer requirements and needs 

• To develop and keep a thorough understanding of all products and processes 

•  To be able to deal with demanding situations in an empathetic and professional manner 

• To keep client confidentiality always 

• To be able to investigate and resolve any customer complaints delivering first-class customer service 

Our contact centre opening hours are 8 am-8 pm Monday to Friday and 8:30 am-5 pm Saturday and Sunday, and successful candidates would be expected to work on a rotational shift pattern spread across these hours. Please bear this in mind before making your application. 

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for candidates that can show competency in the following areas: 

• Customer Focus - with desirable experience of working in a customer focusing environment 

• Dependability - with the ability to be flexible, to accommodate business needs and requirements 

• Drive for Result - highly motivated and ability to work under own initiative to achieve results 

• Technical Capability - with well-developed keyboard and PC skills and a GCSE grade C (4) or above in English & Maths or equivilent. 

• Resilience - and the ability to work to a high degree of accuracy whilst under pressure  

Before you make the decision to apply please take the time to read the following 10 steps. It will help you with your application. 

1. Read the advert in its entirety and look at www.saga.co.uk/careers to learn more about us before applying. 

2. Click on the 'Apply' button to make your application. You will need to create a profile with your email address and a copy of your CV. If you have been referred for the role then be sure to follow the link in the email you would have received. If not, then continue as normal. 

3. When you give your CV please make sure you have supplied a quality document that highlights everything that is great about you. 

4. You will be asked some basic questions with your application and you will need to process through to the 'Submit Your Application' button for your application to be registered. 

5. To work for Saga you will need to have proof of right to work in the UK, this could be a Passport or a Full Birth Certificate. You will also need a proof of address such as a Driving Licence or a recent Bank or Building Society Statement. We recommend getting this information together early to avoid any delays at a later stage. Without these documents, we will not be able to offer you a role. 

6. If your application has made it through the screening process, we will invite you to a one-way video interview. We are looking for great communicators with confidence in their digital skills, so this really is your time to shine! 

7. If you are successful, we will invite you to an interview via MS Teams with our Operations Managers. We will send you all the information you need to get up and running with MS Teams without any problems. During your interview, we will ask you about your motivation to work for Saga and we will learn more about your customer focus, dependability, drive for results, technical capability, and resilience so please make sure you have some good examples to share. You will also have time to ask our Operations Managers any questions you have about the role. They are the experts so use the time to learn as much as you can about the role to make sure it is the right job for you. 

8. If you are successful at this stage, we will let you know quickly and then begin the vetting process. We need to carry out checks for any criminal or financial irregularities before you can join us, and you will need to complete some online forms. Do not worry though, we will talk you through this in detail and offer any advice and help along the way. 

9. You will also be invited on to our Onboarding platform where you will be able to view our policy documents and provide us with your personal information such as bank details.  

10. We will stay connected with you to get your IT equipment for homeworking built and ready for your first day.  

That all sounds like a lot but it does not take too long, and we know that you would not want to work for a company that does not recruit the best people. 

If you do need any support at any stage the Recruitment Team are on hand to offer help and advice so, please reach out to them on saga.careers@saga.co.uk 

Package Description

The standard benefits when you join Saga include: 

• The choice to buy a further 5 days annual leave per year 

• Free private medical insurance after 1 years' service 

• Workplace Pension 

• AXA Be Supported 

• Apples Nursery (Folkestone only and on a waiting list basis) 

• Give as you earn 

• Free eye tests 

• Honeymoon benefit 

• Share buy 

• Salary finance 

• Discounts on Saga holidays and insurance products 

• A range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies 

• Long service awards 

About the Company

We want all our candidates to have the best possible chance of doing well during our recruitment process so we have created some videos which will help with your CV: 

And some helpful tips should you be invited to interview: 

When you join Saga you will see that we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. 

We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better. Creating a culture in which everyone feels welcome and offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement is incredibly important to us. Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities. 

We are an official Disability Confident Committed employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required.

We are a member of the 30% Club and partner with Women Ahead which offers us a fantastic opportunity to take part in a leading, global, cross-company, leadership mentoring scheme to champion female talent.

We are a signatory of the Armed Services Covenant and have received a Silver Award from the Employer Recognition Scheme. 

Learn more about the Saga business by watching our Saga plc 2019 AGM film below:

To all recruitment agencies: Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the HR Recruitment Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Saga is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs.

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