HMRC Hiring Real People Persons

Whilst candidates need to be "real people persons" they don't need any formal qualifications.

Here is a summary, full details can be found here:

Location

Preston, North West

About the job

Job description

Are you a friendly and enthusiastic person? Do you have brilliant communication skills? Do you have a passion for excellent customer service?

As a Customer Services Consultant at HMRC, you’ll need to be a real people person. Our consultants are the voice of HMRC, helping customers get their taxes right, on the phone, via letters or emails and webchats.

No previous experience is needed. You bring your great communication skills and commitment to our customers, we’ll provide you with all the training you need.

This is important work. We collect the money that pays for the UK’s public services like schools and hospitals and help families and individuals with targeted financial support such as tax credits. We help the honest majority to get their tax right and make it hard for the dishonest minority to cheat the system.

We are looking for dynamic individuals who can handle enjoyable and difficult conversations in equal measure. Everyone can bring something different to HMRC and we pride ourselves on being a fully inclusive employer. To be successful in this role you will have good communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as basic numerical skills. You will have the ability to provide accurate information to customers quickly and clearly and take calls from all sectors of our community which can be challenging at times.

Our customer services centres are open 7 days a week 8am to 10pm – your working patterns will fall within these times. You will need to be flexible with your working pattern should you be successful in your application. You’ll be employed on a 5 out of 7 contract, and be expected to work five days out of seven days covering various working patterns between 8am and 10pm, usually 37 hours per week. Part-time and job sharing working opportunities (minimum 24 hours per week covering various patterns) can be considered but business need will dictate whether your request can be accepted. Please only continue with your application if you are able to commit to this work pattern.

We offer competitive pay, good benefits and career opportunities. So, if you’re a good communicator and are friendly, enthusiastic and flexible, you’ve just found your perfect role.

These roles are coupled with the fantastic opportunity of being an apprentice! HMRC are investing in its people and as an apprentice within HMRC, you’ll have a first-rate opportunity of working in an energetic and transformative organisation – one of the world’s leading tax authorities - while gaining an industry recognised qualification to help you forge your future career

HMRC is a modern and diverse workplace, committed to promoting and ensuring equality and valuing diversity. We will not unlawfully discriminate in any aspect of employment.

We want HMRC to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. HMRC is at its best when it reflects the diversity of the country as a whole and is able to understand what the public needs.

If you have a disability and require help and support with any part of the recruitment process, please refer to the Customer Service Consultant Candidate Pack for information.

Competencies

We'll assess you against these competencies during the selection process:

• Delivering at pace
• Managing a quality service
• Leading and communicating

Civil Service Competency Framework

Benefits

Pensions

Civil Service pension schemes may be available for successful candidates.

Things you need to know

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must pass basic security checks.

Nationality statement

Candidates will be subject to UK immigration requirements as well as Civil Service nationality rules.

If you're applying for a role requiring security clearance please be aware that foreign or dual nationality is not an automatic bar. However certain posts may have restrictions which could affect those who do not have sole British nationality or who have personal connections with certain countries outside the UK.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using the Civil Service Competency Framework. Guidance on writing competency examples is available: A brief guide to competencies

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a personal statement.

Your personal statement should be between 300 and 500 words and aligned to the Civil Service Competency Framework which you will find attached to this advert. We will score the statement against the Managing a Quality Service Competency - Level 1. (This can be found at section 9, page 40 of the Competency Framework).

Personal Statement Question:

1. Can you describe a time when you have delivered great customer service? What did you do and what was the outcome?

Further details are included on the application.

Tests

We do not require candidates have any formal qualifications for this role, however you will be required to demonstrate a satisfactory level of numerical and verbal ability. Therefore, once you have completed and submitted your application, you will be invited to complete the Numerical and Verbal online tests.

You may wish to have paper, pens and a calculator ready for completing these tests. You will receive instructions on how to complete the tests when you are invited. You must be successful at each stage to progress through to the next test.

Please complete the online tests as soon as possible (we recommend you complete these within 24-48 hours of submitting your application).

There will be scheduled maintenance on the Verbal and/or Numerical Reasoning Test(s) on the following date(s):

21/09/2018 - 22:00 - 06:00

If you attempt to access the test(s) during this time it/ they will be unavailable.

You will need to ensure that you have fully completed all the required tests by Midnight on the 3rd October 2018, failure to complete all online tests before their deadline will result in your application being withdrawn.

Do not leave completing the tests until the last minute in case you experience any access or technical issues. There may not be technical support available after business hours and after 3pm on closing date of 3rd October 2018.

While the tests should work on most operating systems and modern browsers with a good internet connection, we cannot guarantee that every combination will work. At the beginning, the test will check which browser you are using, and alert you if it is likely to be incompatible.

It is highly recommended that you complete the online tests on a desktop computer, not a mobile phone or tablet.

Should you be successful on all tests you will be placed on a merit list in score order and may be invited to an interview dependent on your score and position on the merit list. Candidates who pass the tests but not invited to interview will be placed in a candidate pool and may be called for interview at a later date.

HMRC reserve the right to increase or decrease the pass mark in order manage successful applicant volumes.

Please be aware that HMRC take very seriously any incidences of cheating. This includes plagiarism of someone else's work. Any instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating will be investigated and if proven the relevant applications will be withdrawn from the process.

Your personal statement will be used as a tie-breaker to calculate merit list order should there be tied scores after interview.

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