Passenger Services Coordinator
Job Introduction
Are you looking for a career where you can make a real difference in people’s days?
We are seeking a Passenger Services Co-Ordinator to join the Train Services Team based at the Kent Integrated Control Centre in Puddle Dock, London.
Can you move people? Apply today!
What you’ll do
The main purpose of the Passenger Services Coordinator is to act as the central co-ordination function for Passenger Services in respect of responding to service disruption, on call mobilisation, chain of care, assisted travel plans, fault reporting, station sickness and passenger focused input to KICC logs.
You will liaise with Passenger Services Managers and Supervisors in real time to facilitate the most appropriate response to differing situations and to produce a dedicated Passenger Services daily log.
Your duties will include, but not be limited to:
- Providing immediate chain of care responses for front line colleagues.
- Co-ordinating the on call response to incidents and acting as the call out mechanism for 1st line on call managers within PS.
- Tracking station infrastructure / customer-impacting failures and keeping front line colleagues informed of progress relating to resolutions.
- Acting as the central point for out of hours station sickness calls and updating SharePoint, rosters and local managers accordingly.
- Undertaking the following activities in support of Southeasterns’ obligations in the Assisted Travel Process:
- Acting as a dedicated telephone number for accessibility
- Managing the pre-booking of luggage assistance
- Co-ordinating assistance during delays and disruption
- Updating train facilities statuses
- Organising accessible transport during disruption (i.e. accessible taxi’s etc)
- Working with the KICC, Depot Managers and on board colleagues to co-ordinate and agree declassification of first class.
- Undertake other duties as directed or required.
Please note, this role is a fully office-based position that involves 24/7 shift work with 12-hour shifts. This includes weekends.
This means candidates need to be able to live within a reasonable commute to the Office in Puddle Dock to be able to attend these shifts.
The experience you’ll need
To be successful, your application needs to demonstrate the below:
Essential Skills
- A strong command of the English language with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively.
- You are confident in generating ideas and influencing stakeholders at multiple levels within KICC.
- You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- You are proactive in identifying opportunities to enhance performance and add value to the business.
- You are resilient, maintaining composure under pressure and responding positively to change and challenges.
- You have excellent levels of empathy to be able to understand customer needs and put yourself in their shoes at help points.
- You have exceptionally high levels of professionalism through respectful, collaborative, and effective working relationships.
Desirable Skills, Experience and Qualifications
- You have good knowledge of the relevant geographic area, including station locations, track layouts, and services operated by Southeastern.
- You have good understanding of both standard and bespoke IT systems used within the organisation.
- You have sound knowledge of operational procedures, including rolling stock, engineering, train crew, and station operations.
As proud members of the Armed Forces Covenant and Disability Confident Scheme, we will offer you an interview if you apply under these schemes and meet the minimum criteria for the role. Find out more here.
Other things to know
- This vacancy may close early if we receive a large number of applications. So, make sure you get yours in early.
- All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references, a right to work verification, a basic criminal record check, and a pre-employment medical assessment. Work visa sponsorship isn’t available for this role.
- If you applied but weren’t successful in getting a similar role at Southeastern, please wait six months before applying again.
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What you’ll get in return
Along with your salary, the rewards you’ll get include:
- a final salary pension
- 25 days annual leave allowance (plus bank holidays)
- free rail travel across our networks.
Meaning you can feel secure in your career as well as fulfilled by your work. Click here to see our full range of amazing benefits.
A bit about Southeastern
We’re one of Britain's busiest train operators, serving London, Kent and parts of East Sussex. We run over 1,700 trains a day, carrying more than 500,000 passengers and serving 180 stations.
However, working on our railway is more than getting passengers from A to B. It’s about all the little moments that make a difference to their journey.
It’s also about making our railway a great place to work and building a team that represents the communities we serve. We’re committed to creating an inclusive, supportive environment, and we’re proud that this continues to be recognised through employer accreditations and our ongoing endorsement as a WORK180 Employer for Women.
Our ways of working are what we expect of everyone at Southeastern. They are powerful. Tiny moments, every day, from every one of us, add up to massive, positive change. Improving how it feels to work here and how it feels to travel with us.
At the heart of everything we do, our Safeguarding Team works to keep our customers, colleagues, and the public safe by improving safeguarding measures and knowledge making sure everyone gets home safe, every day.
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