Entry Level Customer Service Representative - Days / Nights / Weekends

Customer Service Representative

Peckham is a nonprofit vocational rehabilitation organization. We specialize in providing vocational rehabilitation and training opportunities for people with significant disabilities, and / or other barriers to employment. Our core values are compassion, diversity, opportunity, excellence, pride, community, and balance. Peckham is an organization that invests in their employees. It is our mission to help you reach your career goals. We believe in providing high quality services to support clients in reaching their full potential.

This is a phone-based customer service position supporting a government customer. Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) in this position will answer phone calls from U.S. citizens and utilize a computer-based knowledge system to answer general questions about policies, practices, procedures, and other data to assist callers. Successful candidates will have a customer service orientation with excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service by answering incoming calls in a timely manner.
• Follow established policies and procedures to respond and route calls appropriately.
• Gather information to determine customers' needs; apply problem solving skills and resolve the inquiry / request effectively.
• Schedule appointments for customers with urgent travel.
• Access to knowledge base per customer request for information.
• Verify and record demographic data with caller and escalate customer issues as appropriate.
• Maintain and improve quality results by adhering to standards and guidelines.
• Handle inquiries and requests in a courteous and professional manner, including calls received in crisis situations.
• Control the pace and flow of the inquiry / request and manage call time effectively.
• Follow protocol and apply sensitivity and discretion in handling confidential information.
• Promote Peckham's vision, values, and services to all customers and stakeholders.
• Adhere to organization wide quality standards.
• Accept other jobs / duties as assigned.
• Ability to certify in English.

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the individual will be required to multitask. The employee will also be required to speak, listen, read, and use a computer simultaneously during their scheduled shift. Individuals will be required to be mobile throughout the building.

Work Environment

Individuals will be in a cubicle for most of their scheduled shift. Individuals will work individually, and therefore are required to work well independently, however will also be a member of a team and therefore must be able to work in a team atmosphere. The tasks of the call center are repetitive in nature. The noise level is generally moderate. The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Team members' support will be available during their shift.

Security

Many of the positions through the Contact Center Solutions Division require a security clearance. Thus, the candidate / employee must pass and maintain appropriate security and background checks as required for each area and / or contract. The extent of the security and background check may vary by position. Employment may also be contingent upon successful security and background checks and may be run on an ad hoc basis. Required security and clearance checks will be completed at no financial cost to the candidate.

Peckham is an Equal Opportunity Employer - EEO / AA Employer / Vet / Disabled. Peckham provides equal opportunities and does not unlawfully discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, height, weight, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of your application please :

Examples of reasonable accommodations may include making a change to the application process, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.