Customer Service Assistant - Platform (TBD)

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Customer Service Assistant - Platform (TBD) (3502)

• Salary:

£25,300 rising to £28,200 + Regional Allowance + Sundays

• Location:

Three Bridges

• Contract Type:

Permanent

• Closing Date:

13 August 2026

• Training Salary:

£25,300 + Regional Allowance

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Key Info

Role: Platform Assistant

Location: Three Bridges

Contract: Full Time, averaging 35 hours per week + rostered Sundays

Roster: Earlies, Lates & Nights - 24 hour coverage

Are you passionate about delivering outstanding customer service?

Do you enjoy helping people?

This is your opportunity, as you will often be the first and last person our customers will meet on their journey and it is therefore a vital role for making our customers' day!

Key to your role, at all times, is being visible and anticipating the needs of the customer to meet their expectations.

As a Platform Assistant you can do just that. You are responsible for:

• Providing the highest possible standard of advice, information and service to our customers
• Delivering a safe, attractive retail station environment
• Participating in the safe running of trains and a safe station environment by complying with procedures
• Promoting all relevant marketing literature and useful information

These roles cover 24 hour operation, so due to the shift times you must live in the local area and have available transport to ensure that you arrive at the station for the first shift and work your last shift as required as there may not always be a train service available.

All roles may involve standing for long periods of time, working weekends and bank holidays.

Platform based roles are safety critical due to the direct involvement with the operational railway.

Experience / Skills

• A proactive customer approach coupled with passion and ability to support the team.
• Exceptional levels of customer service, each and every time - you will be a role model for others to follow.
• Demonstrable experience of managing customers effectively in difficult environments.
• An effective communicator and must be able to demonstrate this both through your application and or assessments.
• Live in the local area to be able to get to and work and home.
• Able to make decisions in a customer focused manner and carry out instructions effectively.

In return, you'll be rewarded with an interesting and varied work schedule, in an environment where learning and progression is actively encouraged. Living locally, you'll have a short commute.You'll enjoy great company and industry benefits, as well as the support of a passionate team. Along with comprehensive and ongoing training, your benefits will include free travel on our network, privilege rate oyster card, up to 75% off travel on other TOCs (train operating companies), final salary pension and much more.

We reserve the right to remove this posting earlier than advertised should suitable candidates be appointed. #LI-AP

Documents

• SNGX Platform Assistant.pdf (63.58 KB)

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Benefits

Pension

Staff Travel

Childcare Vouchers

Extra Holidays

Discount Scheme

Long Service Awards

Employee Assistance Programme

The Transport Benevolent Fund

In-House Occupational Health Department

Cycle to Work Scheme

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Hannah Richards

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"I started in a small ticket office back in 1996 and have continued to work my way up ever since. A previous manager told me about a job he'd seen advertised for a trainer. 'd never considered a job in HR or mentoring before then, but he said I'd be perfect for it and I haven't looked back since!"

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Jack Gow

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Ashley John

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"I'm a Thameslink passenger host and team leader based at Luton station and I'm currently doing a Level 3 Supervisor apprenticeship so that I can improve my skills even further. I was hesitant to do the apprenticeship at first because of my age - I left school over 60 years ago without any qualifications! It's been hard to get back into the routine of learning again."

Bob Bryce

Passenger Host Team Leader

"It was my brother's suggestion to join the railway. He was already working in the industry and knew I had some university bills to pay off so told me to give it a go, get out of debt and see what I wanted to do next. After a while, it just felt like actually - this is exactly where I'm meant to be. I'm part of a great team and the on-board department as a whole are brilliant to work with. I feel at home here."

Tonderai Matizha-Johnson

Area Operations Manager

"When I saw that GTR was advertising places for its apprenticeship scheme I looked into it straight away because I thought it was a great opportunity to learn whilst getting real life experience in a 9-5 job. I applied for a level three business administration apprenticeship and was thrilled to find out I had a place on the course! I was so excited that I didn't even mind it was based 250 miles away from where I lived."

Harriet Dee

Team Administrator

"Working for GTR is very rewarding and fulfilling. You really feel like you're making a difference to customers, no matter what role you're in as at the end of the day they're the heart of our business. I've had lots of opportunities to explore other aspects of the business including supporting our station staff and gaining my Train Dispatch Licence which has been enriching for my experience here."

Maggie Luckhurst

Platform / Train Dispatch

"If you've always had an interest in rail, or maybe you're just curious to find out what working in the railway might look like, GTR is the operator to go for. Not many companies do an official work experience program and this unique opportunity will give you a good grounding with varied activities to help you find the best place in the railway for you. It certainly did it for me."

Nathaniel Owen

Station Manager

"I work as part of the Fleet Infrastructure team, which means ensuring our 18 Engineering locations operate safely and efficiently. We oversee all building and track maintenance works as well as various minor and major projects across the network."

Hannah Richards

Fleet Infrastructure Administrator

"I started in a small ticket office back in 1996 and have continued to work my way up ever since. A previous manager told me about a job he'd seen advertised for a trainer. 'd never considered a job in HR or mentoring before then, but he said I'd be perfect for it and I haven't looked back since!"

Zoey Hudson

Head of Talent, Diversity and Inclusion

"Since April, I've helped to support our Kickstart Scheme. It's been a really rewarding process to be part of because I know first-hand how tough it can be to find work once you're out of it."

Jack Gow

Mobile Station Manager

"I love the freedom that comes with being a train driver. Obviously, there are rules and regulations to follow as well as duties and commitments to carry out, but in a way, you're sort of your own boss, which is nice."

Ashley John

Train Driver

"I'm a Thameslink passenger host and team leader based at Luton station and I'm currently doing a Level 3 Supervisor apprenticeship so that I can improve my skills even further. I was hesitant to do the apprenticeship at first because of my age - I left school over 60 years ago without any qualifications! It's been hard to get back into the routine of learning again."

Bob Bryce

Passenger Host Team Leader

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