Customer Experience Officer; Reception

Role Information

• Customer Experience Officer (Reception)
• Reference: REQ
  001461
• Location:
  
  Filton Campus
• FTE Salary: £25,287.00
• Actual Salary: £13,668.64
• Contract Type:
  Part Time, Permanent
• Working Hours:
  
  20 hours per week – Mon & Thurs: 2.30 – 6pm, Tues & Weds: 3.30 – 7pm, Fri: 12- 6pm

At SGS, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and communities, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

• Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners’ lives
• Competitive Pension Scheme
  - Corporate and support roles have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a flexible and pension accessible from the age of 55, with generous employer contributions of 16%.
• Generous Annual leave entitlement plus the 8 bank holidays- 25 days corporate and support functions, increasing to 30 days after 5 academic years’ service (Full-Time Equivalent).
• Two weeks leave during the Christmas closedown period largely supported by the discretionary closure days provided by the College.
• Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees.
• Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices
• Access to ‘My Lifestyle’ discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free Annual Eye test
• All staff members can buy a TOTUM card (formerly known as NUS Extra cards), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union
• Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities
• Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School)
• Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources
• Subsidised onsite catering services including Costa Coffee

• First point of contact to all visitors into the college, managing the signing in process to ensure GDPR compliance and ensuring they have registered their vehicle(s) on arrival.
• Management of the switchboard service in order to provide an efficient and informative service to callers, directing queries to the relevant areas of the college via telephone, email or Microsoft TEAMS.
• Support the safeguarding of all College stakeholders, undertaking regular s of SGS learners. This involves printing and producing replacement  & lanyards when required.
• Maintain a broad knowledge of the College and the courses available to learners, responding appropriately to any requests, messages and enquiries within 48 hours.

• Experience or equivalent of working in a busy customer focused organisation or environment.
• IT Literate (Especially in the use of Microsoft programmes that are used in the college Teams, Office, Word and Excel).
• To be qualified at GCSE Level or equivalent in a relevant subject area.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• To be resilient and to have experience in working with young people in the past would help in this role.

Please apply online by: 21st June 2026

Expected Interview Date: 30th June (to be confirmed)

If you have any queries please contact

SGS College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All employment offers are contingent upon satisfactory references, an Enhanced DBS check, and additional checks and online searches in accordance with KCSIE guidance.