Customer Support Specialist - Virtual Company
Lynn, MA 01901
About the Job
Location: Lynn, MA- Training is full time on-site (6 months)
Title: Customer Support Specialist
Pay: $21.00/hour
- Great personal skills
- Call Center or customer service experience
- High attention to detail
Responsibilities:
Serves as first line of response for a high volume of inbound calls with varying degree of complexity. This role includes the following:
- Must maintain a detailed knowledge of basic products, services, policies, procedures, maintenance and regulatory requirements.
- Is able to handle a diverse array of complex customer situations with minimal supervisory assistance by making sound decisions that minimize risk to client and customer.
- Actively listens to determine full extent of customer’s needs while appropriately applying different approaches to affect desired outcome.
- Ensures effective customer communication by utilizing superior verbal and written skills.
- Must be able to handle basic customer complaints and problems with minimal assistance.
- Is able to recognize personal limitations in an acceptable time frame and initiate requests for assistance to appropriate personnel as needed.
- Responsible for achieving entry level sales and service standards as set forth by senior management.
Requirements:
Education and Experience:
- Associate’s Degree or related knowledge/skills base gained through experience preferred.
- Customer Service background preferred.
- Call Center experience preferred
- Service and sales background a plus
- PC and data entry skills required
- Proven previous job stability a must
Skills/Knowledge:
- Excellent written communication skills
- Excellent verbal and listening skills including good grammar, tone of voice and diction
- Ability to work effectively with others in a diverse population
- Punctuality and consistent work attendance is required
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
Privacy Notice
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries (“we,” “our,” or “Vaco”) respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Vaco’s HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
- Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
- Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
- Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
- Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here.
Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
