Who are we?
GWR is the proud custodian of Brunel's railway - one of the most prestigious networks in the world. We have some of the newest trains in the country and exciting plans to extend our services. With more than one hundred million passenger journeys each year, we carry people to over 275 stations in the South West, from Cornwall and South Wales to London, passing through beautiful country and some of the UK's top tourist destinations.
We are transforming the way people think about train travel, empowering our team of over 6,000 people from all different backgrounds to make it a great experience for our customers. Together, we will revalue rail as a very special way to travel – relaxing, fast, efficient, friendly and fun.
About the team
The role is Gateline Assistant where you are the first person and the last that our customers meet and can be a very busy environment. The Gateline also collects revenue from customers without tickets. The work is sometimes challenging but it can be a very rewarding job.
About the job
The purpose of the job is to be the face of Great Western Trains and to give our customers a positive impression of the company and to exceed their expectations of customer service.
Your main responsibilities will be:
- Delivering a high level of service to customers
- Assisting in the day to day operation of the automatic ticket barriers
- Ensuring customer security and responding to customer enquiries
- Inspecting and issuing tickets
- Addressing customer needs in times of service disruption
- Ensuring the professional appearance of the gateline area by clearing rubbish and making sure customer walkways are unobstructed.
You'll need to be:
- Able to deliver exceptional customer service
- A Self-starter with a can do attitude
- Confident when decision making
- Able to remain calm yet directive under pressure.
- Able to work to strict procedures
As a minimum you will need to have:
- The ability to work as part of a team or independently
- Evidence of numerical ability
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Experience of working in an environment where safety is paramount
About the location
Slough is a busy mainline commuter station with regular services into both London Paddington & Reading. Slough is also popular with tourists travelling on our branch line service to Windsor & Eton Central.
Working pattern
This role will require you to work a variety of shifts which will include early starts and late finishes as well as weekends and bank holiday working. Your starting and finishing times may be at times when public transport is not available, so you must be able to get to and from the station without relying on this.
Additional information
This role is temporary for 12 months.
This role requires shift working including weekends and bank holidays.
Applicants successfully short-listed will be invited to a competency based interview. The successful candidate will be required to pass a pre-employment medical, including a drugs and alcohol screen. A Basic DBS is also required.
The Reward:
As well as a great team environment and comprehensive training, all GWR colleagues enjoy a range of benefits including on-going development, defined benefit pension scheme, free rail travel across the GWR network for you and your family, company-sponsored health care plan, discounted shopping and gym membership and an employee assistance programme.
We all belong at GWR. This is our vision for providing an inclusive environment for all our colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.
We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA, ethnicity, religion and disability. We maintain zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.
We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.
We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.
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