At Leek Building Society, we pride ourselves on being more than just a place to work. We care about our members, our local communities, and our colleagues. We have a wide range of benefits, and a culture of supporting wellbeing and empowerment.
We believe that everyone’s differences should be celebrated, so we are serious about supporting and encouraging diversity. By bringing your whole self to work, we know you’ll thrive, and so will the Society.
We’re the 8th most Inspiring Workplace in the UK, and a Top 100 globally Inspiring Workplace, with a commitment to maintaining our award winning proposition for our colleagues.
Take a look at our current vacancies and see how you can grow your career with us.
Employment type: Full-time, permanent
Job Purpose & Scope
As a key member of the Mortgage Underwriting Team, the role is responsible for assessing and processing new mortgage and additional borrowing applications through to offer stage. This must be done in full compliance with the Society’s policies, procedures, and service level agreements, ensuring sound lending decisions that protect the Society’s interests.
The role demands a commitment to delivering exceptional customer service while maintaining operational integrity and regulatory compliance. The job holder will also proactively identify and challenge existing processes to enhance customer experience and drive business efficiency.
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Job Description – Mortgage Underwriter
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Employment type: Full-time, permanent
Job Purpose & Scope
We're looking for an enthusiastic and driven Customer Assistant to join our team at our Macclesfield branch.
As a Customer Assistant, you’ll be key to the following:
If you're passionate about providing exceptional customer service and are ready to help make a difference in our members' financial journeys, we’d love to hear from you.
For further details on this role and how to apply, please click on the ‘Find out more’ link below:
Job Description – Customer Assistant
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Employment type: Part-time, permanent position.
Job Purpose & Scope
Our Branch Customer Assistants are an essential part of the Society, relied upon to help new and existing members make the most of their savings, buy their dream home and protect what’s important to them.
If you love to talk to people and have a passion to deliver an exceptional customer experience, then you’ll have the opportunity to engage with our members in the branch. From assisting customers with their savings accounts to helping them get on to the property ladder, you’ll help and support them at every step of their journey.
As part of the branch team, our Customer Assistants work together to get to know our members so that we can ensure they have the products and services they want and need. Talking to our members won’t just be through face-to-face and telephone conversations, you’ll have the opportunity to show off your tech skills by conducting video meetings too.
If all this sounds like something you’d thrive at, this could be just the opportunity for you!
For further details on this role and how to apply, please click on the ‘Find out more’ link below:
Job Description – Customer Assistant
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Are you ready to make a real difference in the community?
Our Charitable Foundation is seeking a dedicated external trustee to join our Board. This is a vital voluntary role that requires active participation to shape the Foundation's direction and ensure its continued success in supporting charities and groups.
We’re looking for someone with the skills and passion to contribute beyond our quarterly meetings and help us maximise our community impact.
If this sounds like something you’re interested in, please send a short paragraph to info@charitablefoundation.leekbs.co.uk explaining your interest and what you would bring to the role.
Learn more about our Charitable Foundation.
Application deadline: 10 November.
If you’re interested in a career with Leek Building Society and we don’t have any vacancies available, still get in touch. You can email or post your CV with a covering letter and register your interest.
We look forward to hearing from you.
As a fair, responsible and inclusive employer, we're committed to being a force for good for our colleagues. Take a look at some of the benefits of working at Leek Building Society.
Learn about our benefitsWe’re proud to be a business that has a strong history developing our people. Whatever your role, your personal development plan will support you to progress in your career with Leek Building Society.
Training and DevelopmentWe love great feedback from our staff. Click here to read what they have to say about working at Leek Building Society.
See what our staff thinkWe're committed to maintaining a presence on our local high streets through our branch network. With a network across Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire, you’re sure to find the perfect role near you.
There are many career opportunities throughout our Branch Network including:
♦ Branch Managers
♦ Mortgage Advisers
♦ Customer Assistants
Our Head Office is home to over half of the Society’s employees and is based in the heart of the beautiful market town of Leek in the Staffordshire Moorlands. Being home to various departments, presents a host of career opportunities.
Departments at our HO include:
♦ Mortgages
♦ Savings
♦ Marketing
♦ Products
♦ Human Resources
♦ Finance
♦ Administration Support
♦ Facilities
♦ Information Technology
♦ Risk and Compliance
♦ Change Management
The Society believes that a clear and succinct statement of beliefs and values is a vital part of defining the corporate culture of our organisation. This cultural message is seen as the foundation upon which policy, staff attitude, management approach and most importantly good customer outcomes rest.
Our values define the way in which we behave, both as an organisation and individually, as well as defining the experience of anyone who comes into contact with Leek Building Society.
We are a mutual organisation that puts our members and local communities at the heart of everything we do. We're committed to being an equal opportunity employer, and promoting a culture for everyone to be treated as individuals and in a fair and consistent way.
As an important step towards meeting our gender diversity aspirations, we are proud to have signed HM Treasury's Women in Finance Charter.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy highlights the Society's positive approach in recognising that everyone is different. Whether you are a member or an employee, the Society embraces equality, diversity and inclusion to create better outcomes for all.
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As part of the Government's Disability Confident scheme, we strive to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to our workplace.
By paying our employees a real Living Wage, we are making a stand to ensure our staff can earn a wage which is enough to live on.
We’ve been accredited by the Good Business Charter for being a responsible and ethical employer for how we support our staff in ways such as pay and health and wellbeing.
We've been independently accredited as a Menopause Friendly Employer, demonstrating our strong commitment to improving awareness about the impact of the Menopause, and providing clear and impactful support to our employees.
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