Customer Service Assistant - Nights

Customer Service Assistant (Nights) – Edinburgh

Hourly Rate
: £13.45

Contract
:
Permanent, 18 hours per week

Working Hours
:
Saturday & Sunday nights between 9pm – 6am, overtime available

Vita Student's next‑level apartment design offers a variety of studios to suit our students lives with the privacy of living alone or the laughter of living together. We offer style, luxury & comfort to our residents, surrounded by premium amenities and a vibrant city life. We’re looking for our next Night‑time Customer Service Assistant to deliver a luxury, home‑from‑home experience for our residents whilst ensuring the upkeep of our premium site & facilities are maintained at the highest standards.

• Front of House / Reception; greet and welcome students and guests with a warm, friendly and vibrant attitude.
• Be on hand for questions which may arise.
• Maintain the upkeep of our premium site & facilities; communal areas must be cleaned and maintained to a high standard throughout the night‑time shift during periods when students & guests are in the shared spaces and during the quieter night hours.
• Ensure our facilities are being looked after respectfully by students & guests.
• Be on hand, delivering solutions to issues or challenges that may arise.
• Conduct block walks every 4‑6 hours surveying and reporting every area of the building.
• Replenish refreshment stock, such as coffee beans, tea bags, milk and vending machine food products.
• Manage & store parcels correctly to allow students to easily access their deliveries as required.
• Be the primary point of contact for any potential incident or emergency that may occur onsite.
• Maintain waste management areas adhering to health & safety regulations, ensuring potential hazards are addressed, cleaned, tidied, reorganised as required.

• An experienced customer service professional, well‑versed in delivering premium experiences to customers.
• Cleaning will amount to a significant part of this position. While we’re not looking for professional cleaners, we need people who can demonstrate a hands‑on, proactive approach to maintaining the cleanliness and safety of communal areas.
• Our operations run seamlessly with the support of a variety of technology systems and software; our Customer Service Assistants must be technologically astute.

• Vita Student operates a multi‑cultural environment, welcoming colleagues and residents from all over the world with a variety of cultural backgrounds and religious beliefs. All Vita colleagues must deliver a diverse and equal approach to colleagues and residents alike.
• Excellent communication skills. English will be the primary spoken language; however multi‑lingual skills would be warmly welcomed.
• Strong organisational and leadership qualities with an ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Adaptability, creativity & positivity.
• Resilience, with an ability to effectively navigate unexpected situations.
• Able to carry out tasks that may involve extended periods of standing and repetitive movements, with reasonable adjustments considered where required.
• Flexibility:
  Our facilities are open to residents 24 hours a day, 356 days a year including all bank holidays, festive & religious breaks. Where festive and religious celebrations require time off, we will always try to accommodate, however flexibility from our Customer Service Assistants is imperative to be available as required to ensure continuous service to residents.

• Holidays – Paid on a pro‑rate basis reflective of hours worked. Employees receive 28 days paid holiday including England & Wales Bank Holidays, pro‑rate.
• Your Birthday – Employees may take their birthday off work to celebrate their special occasion.
• Perkbox – Access to a Perkbox account to choose lifestyle perks such as cinema tickets, supermarket savings, discounted days out, a daily coffee or a summer holiday.
• Royal London Pension – Vita Group contributes a financial value of 3% of salary to your pension pot in addition to a 5% employee contribution.
• Parties & Events – Celebrate success with annual parties and events.
• Recognition Programmes – Employee of the Month vouchers, community champion, experience awards, golden buzzer awards, work anniversaries.
• Career Development – Induction and learning & development programme with Bronze, Silver, Gold & Platinum training & recognition schemes.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance – Confidential service offering support and guidance for personal or work‑related issues.

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre‑employment checks which will include a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. We are unable to offer Right to Work Sponsorship; therefore if you require a company to sponsor your Right to Work in the UK, we will not be able to progress your application further.