Roles

Love helping others? Got people skills coming out of your ears? At your best in a busy, buzzing environment? You might fancy working at first direct. Here’s why. 

Firstly, you’ll be joining an award-winning bunch of “people people,” dedicated to giving customers the best possible banking experience. If you’re a customer service expert, perfect. If not, no worries, if you can demonstrate the skills and passion for customer service, you’re dedicated to learning and thrive on a challenge then our Gold-standard training programme and support will get you where you need to be. 

Secondly, our starting salary is £24,000. On top comes a generous helping of perks – such as 33 days holiday per year (including national bank holidays), free parking and EV charging, a fully-fitted gym (complete with personal trainers), an onsite Starbucks and free BUPA healthcare.

Sound good? Keep scrolling.

In a nutshell, you’ll be helping our customers with whatever they need – giving them the confident, friendly, human support first direct is so well known for. 

You’ll need to be able to really listen to the customer’s requirements with empathy, understand their needs and provide them with the best support by clearly communicating the right information and solutions to help them, ensuring they leave the call knowing they have received a top-notch service. You’ll also be comfortable following set processes and confident working with technology.

Full time roles are 35 hours per week, and because we’re here for our customers 24/7, working patterns can vary. You might be working over 4 or 5 days, with some evening and/or weekend hours, but you’ll always get at least 2 days off together for some down time.  

Your progression’s as important to us as we hope it is to you. You’ll meet other new starters and be fully equipped to join your team through a six week fully onsite training programme and, it doesn’t stop there, we have multiple support functions to help you continue to grow in your career.

• Stay fit as a fiddle with regular health and wellbeing events, annual checkups and fast-track GP appointments for you and your family
• Shop, snack or grab a cuppa at our onsite traders and markets
• Give back with up to 2 paid community days every year
• Move on up with development programmes and career progression opportunities
• Bring your child to work by taking advantage of our subsidised onsite nursery

Applications are open to UK Residents over the age of 18 currently with a valid right to work in the UK, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. This is a full-time position that requires you to work 35 hours per week. Please note if you are on a student visa that does not allow you to work 35 hours per week, unfortunately, we will not be able to progress your application. 

We operate a hybrid working environment, which means you will work at one of our offices 3 days per week and then remotely from home. To be able to work from home, you will need to ensure you have a suitable office set up which includes a desk and a chair in a location which is free from the interruptions of day-to-day life. We will provide you with the technology required to do your role, but you’ll need to have a home Fibre Broadband connection with a minimum speed of 10MPS.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At first direct, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at first direct are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.