Sales Station Host

Description

Job Purpose:

Responding to the demands of customer needs and ensuring high standards of cleanliness and presentation on stations. Based primarily within the booking office, but with responsibility for the whole station including the car park.

The promotion and sale of all products and services offered by National Rail including all forms of reservations, National Railways core products and National Railways tickets.

General assistance to customers as required including disabled assistance, information and customer information via the public address.

To ensure that job specific activities do not introduce unacceptable business and safety risks to any aspect of the Company’s operation, and that the appropriate policies and procedures are implemented and adhered to, ensuring that all such activities comply with the relevant sections of the Safety Case and the current Safety Plan.

Key Accountabilities:

* To undertake the sale of all Chiltern Railways and National Rail products and services from all available ticket issuing systems.

* Deliver consistently high standards of proactive and reactive customer care both inside and outside of the booking office and remain highly visible at all times.

* Where applicable, take responsibility for management and operation of ticket gates.

* Supplementing the automated announcing system with live local announcements to ensure customers are kept informed of train running alterations.

* Where applicable, take responsibility for being the point of contact for issues relating to the car park in the absence of an attendant or nominated security.

* Ensure all accounting documentation is completed accurately and following set procedures.

* Read all notices, instructions, and circulars and adhere to all instructions.

* Maintain knowledge and understanding of booking office publications contained within the office computer system.

* Collect change from bank or arrange delivery as appropriate.

* Take responsibility for the overall appearance and cleanliness of the ticket office to ensure that it is maintained to the highest standard.

* Carry out cleaning duties to maintain overall appearance of the station and car park to the highest standards.

Personal Specification:

Essential Criteria

* Previous experienced working with customers.

* Strong Interpersonal Skills

* Basic accounting and cash handling knowledge

* Ability to deal with conflict situations

* Flexible approach to working conditions and working changing working environment.

* Calm under pressure.

* Customer focused with excellent customer service skills.

* GCSE (A – C grades) in English and Maths

Desirable Criteria

* Previous cash handling experience.

* Happy and outgoing personality.

* Ability to multi task

Ad ID: 5417124294