Business Unit: Direct Mortgages
Salary range: £23,500 - £32,400 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits
Location: Hybrid with occasional travel to hub
Contract: Perm full time

Here in Virgin Money Direct Mortgages Contact Centre, we’re passionate about delivering brilliant experiences to our customers – the kind that make them love us even more. Every day were working hard to be the best at what we do, and that hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed. Our Mortgage team has picked up awards from Moneyfacts, Your Mortgage, and Your Money Direct…just to name a few. We’re now looking for Mortgage Assistants to join our telephony team, and this is where you come in.

This is a fully telephony-based role. You’ll be handling inbound calls from customers who are looking to discuss their mortgage needs. Your role will be to provide detailed policy and process information to answer customers enquiries.

You’ll be the first point of contact, so you’ll need to bring warmth, empathy and confidence to every call. If you’re someone who thrives on talking to people, solving problems and making a difference over the phone, this could be the perfect fit for you.

What you’ll be doing:

• Speaking with customers over the phone to support them with one of life’s biggest financial commitments – their mortgage.
• Understanding their needs and checking eligibility, before booking appointments with our expert mortgage advisers.
• Creating brilliant experiences through every phone call, so our customers feel heard, valued and supported.
•  Listening carefully, asking the right questions, and finding the right outcomes for every individual.
• Working closely with your team, sharing knowledge, ideas and supporting each other to deliver consistently great results.

We need you to have:

• Excellent communication and listening skills with the ability to empathise and deliver a customer first service.
• Telephony experience with the ability to effectively assist customer in a remote capacity
• Experience of following detailed policy and process guides while supporting customers.
• A curious mindset. You’re not afraid to ask questions to get to the heart of what the customer needs.
• Brilliant communication skills, you’re a natural on the phone, with a positive tone
• and ability to build rapport quickly.
• A flexible, can-do attitude with the ability to adapt to different customer needs.

It’s a bonus if you have but not essential

• Some financial services experience.
• Knowledge or experience of mortgages.
• Experience of working to targets to support in commercial delivery.
• Knowledge of banking products.
• Experience of working to targets.

Red Hot Rewards  

• Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time)​ plus the option to buy more. 
• Up to five extra paid well-being days per year​.  
• 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt.  
• Market-leading pension.  
• Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.  
• Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness.  

 And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one. 

 If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early. Please ensure to submit your applications as soon as possible.  

Say hello to Virgin Money 

Virgin Money is so much more than just a bank. As part of the Nationwide group, together we're the UK's first full-service mutual bank serving millions of retail and business customers and all driven by our purpose; Banking but fairer, more rewarding and for the good of society. With us, you’ll be part of an organisation uniquely positioned to make a difference to the lives of customers, communities and broader society and embark on a collaborative, customer obsessed, and fun-filled career journey. Embrace the weekdays, enjoy fantastic perks, and make a meaningful positive difference. Time to discover what it means to be part of the first mutual full-service banking provider.  

 Be yourself at Virgin Money 

At Virgin Money, we celebrate everyone. We have fun, think big, and relentlessly include each other, all in pursuit of our purpose: Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society.  We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.    

As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion.  If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team careers@virginmoney.com

Please note: If we receive a high volume of eligible applications, we may need to prioritise candidates whose skills and experience most closely align with the role, while still ensuring fair and equitable consideration for all applicants.

Now the legal bit 
Although some of our roles allow you to be based anywhere in the UK, we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. 

 If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks – we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks.