Customer Service Specialist

Customer Service Specialist City of Edinburg in Edinburg, TX is actively seeking a dedicated Customer Service Specialist to perform daily office tasks that may include greets callers on the phone in a friendly and cheerful manner with the intent of solving and addressing the caller's issues, concerns or questions. Are you seeking engaging work ? Do you wish to advance your career as a Customer Service Specialist? Does working for a rapidly growing city sound appealing to you? If so, please continue reading! The Customer Service Specialist position earns competitive pay of $ 15.05/hr . We provide great benefits and perks , including paid holidays paid time off (PTO) life & ADD insurance a retirement plan with a 7% employee contribution and a city match of 2 to 1 100%-paid medical and 100%-paid dental with optional dependent coverage workers compensation Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) employee assistance program (EAP) healthy lifestyle program access to Active Edinburg fitness centers If this sounds like the right opportunity for you,

ABOUT CITY OF EDINBURG

Edinburg is the fastest growing city in the Rio Grande Valley, with a 23% growth rate since 2010, and is among the top five fastest-growing cities in the state. It has been recognized as an all-American city three times by the National Civic League, placing it among a handful of outstanding communities in the nation. Our wonderful city has exceptional entertainment, arts & culture, recreation, and education, which makes it a great place to work. Our employees share our dedication to the city, which is why we like to show them our appreciation for their commitment. We do this by providing competitive compensation , exceptional PTO opportunities , and other great benefits to help them lead healthy, productive lives . We care about people, and that includes both our residents and employees!

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIALIST

As a Customer Service Specialist, you spend your day answering multiple line phone system within 3 rings in a professional courteous manner and processes requests effectively, while maintaining a warm friendly demeanor. Your work typically accurate account assistance, information and/or routing to appropriately. Your job is essential to the city, and you refers callers or visitors to services or resources at other agencies or organizations. You are constantly on your toes and ready for any new and unexpected challenges that may arise in the city. This can include performing clerical or data entry duties to working with various software programs and telephone consoles. When you are not out in the city, you generally participate in payroll functions, bookkeeping and accounting procedures, invoices, prepare requests for quotations and purchase orders. You enjoy being helpful and have no problem providing assistance and support to other divisions within the department as needed. The city needs someone like you with skills in administrative clerical support and you finding genuine enjoyment in what you do!

QUALIFICATIONS FOR AN OFFICE SPECIALIST

Required Education: High school diploma, GED or equivalency Education Preference: Community college, vocational, business, technical, or correspondence school certificates are likely sources. Required Work Experience: One (1) year of related work experience in customer relations. Experience Preference: Three (3) years' experience in related field. Must have a current valid class "C" driver's license from the Texas Department of Public Safety. Bilingual English/Spanish Required. Are you someone who prefers hands-on work? Do you have excellent oral and written communication skills? Are you attentive to detail? Do you enjoy working as part of a team? Is dependability one of your strengths? If yes, you might just be perfect for this Customer Service Specialist job! Location: 78541 Applicants will be subject to a complete background investigation. Incomplete, inaccurate and/or failure to report information will cause the applicant rejection from consideration. Applicants must also take and pass a pre-employment drug test administered by the City of Edinburg at the City's expense. #J-18808-Ljbffr City of Edinburg