Student Finance Officer low salary??

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www.totaljobs.com/job/student/student-loans-co-ltd-job99775325

The job description sounded great, was about to send it to a friend until I clocked the salary.

Is it low YANBU
It's a good salary for the level of responsibility YABU

It is a low salary but it’s pretty much entry level, no?

Looks ok for an entry level admin role outside major cities

It’s an entry level admin / customer service position. The salary isn’t great, but it isn’t unusual for the sort of candidate they’re looking for and the experience they’ll likely have.

YABU. I don't think it's that bad, the benefits are better than lots of other jobs.

I was mature student, no way would I deal with students and their issues about student finance for 20k.😂
That pension though! Wowza

Seems an ok salary to me, not looking for graduates or anything are they? It’s not great but not piss poor. Pension is amazing!

It's an entry level call centre job.

26.6% pension! Gotta consider overall compensation.

Looks like a contact centre agent role with some back office / offline work. Wage + pension is probably quite reasonable.

Needs 2 gcse's and a good customer service record - it's an entry levels phone job - bet you can progress given time

Looks like a basic admin job to me. Probably about right, maybe a bit on the low side.

The public sector just try to big themselves up by calling themselves "officers". No one buys it.

26.6% pension is big.

28 days is good for entry level. I'd be wanting to know what the split of employee and employer contribution is on that 26.6% pension though.

I think the main thing about it is that it’s probably not a job many people stay in for more than a year to a couple of years at most. It would suit somebody young with little or no work experience or somebody returning after a career break who just needs a first base for their CV and a way to brush up their IT and CS skills so they can progress. It’s a “the only way is up” type role.

I work for SLC and its a fab place. Lots of great promotional opprtunities for good workers and the civil service pension is amazing.

I live nearby. I’d say it’s better pay than you’d expect for someone with no qualifications beyond gcse around here.

Entry level and in Wales? 20k seems fair

It's basically a call centre job.

Think they have inflated the job title rather than the salary. Would be a decent role to get on your CV when young.

I think that's fine for the role.

its low, but you can buy a 2 bed flat in Llandudno for 100-120k so COL maybe less? Idk

It's bloody depressing that they're being paid the same as me, and my job is much more difficult than that. I deal with student finance people often and the majority of the basic level people are just following a script and have no major responsibility, and get to work their scheduled hours and then leave. I had no idea what they were paid, and assumed it was low because they seem to have very little training or specific skills, and the turnover is really high.

Seems fair to me, basically a second job for someone with no degree so perhaps someone 20ish. All they ask for is some call centre experience. And the pension is incredible.

26.6% from the employer and 4.6% from the employee - standard civil service.

Serving themselves. Very nicely.