Member Services Representative I - Sedalia, Bennett, Pine Junction, or Woodland Park

Member Service Representative

CORE Electric Cooperative is the largest member-owned electric distribution cooperative in Colorado dedicated to providing reliable, affordable, clean, and safe electric service to our communities. With a commitment to innovation and member satisfaction, we strive to meet the evolving needs of our members while maintaining the highest standards of service excellence.

Job Summary

Responsible to the Member Services Supervisor for performing duties related to phone and electronic interactions with CORE members that include opening and handling member accounts, educating members on available programs, and addressing member complaints, inquiries, and requests.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Receives and resolves omni-channel member contacts, including phone and electronic inquiries, while maintaining consistent queue availability.
• Completes account creation at existing locations, account updates, payment options, program enrollments, inquiries, and information requests accurately and efficiently in accordance with departmental procedures, regulations, and tariffs, routing contacts to other departments only when necessary.
• Fields member complaints and concerns and offers reasonable solutions before escalating contacts or transferring to another department.
• Verifies member identity according to department standards before releasing account-specific information.
• Educates members on existing programs and solutions to best meet their specific needs. Tailors the member experience to each interaction.
• Maintains complete and accurate documentation on all calls/contacts.
• Actively promotes first contact resolution by proactively responding to member issues by clarifying the member's issue, determining the cause of the issue, selecting the best solution, and implementing the solution themselves or contacting the correct department for completion.
• Member inquiries vary in complexity. Task difficulty will progress as levels increase. Methods and procedures are defined but judgment may be required to apply them to work. Work is routine and tasks are directly related.
• Performs other duties as directed by leadership.

Minimum Qualifications of Position

• High school diploma or equivalent certificate required.
• One or more years of practical equivalent experience in member/customer service is required. This could include answering phone calls, chat conversations, electronic correspondence and order creation, and handling member accounts.
• Ability to work with a multi-screen, multi-application computer system.
• Competent with Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams.
• Proficient with general office equipment.

Knowledge and Skills

• Integrity: exhibiting a high degree of integrity and honesty.
• Diplomacy: using appropriate diplomacy and tact with employees, members, and other contacts.
• Communication: ability to effectively read, write and speak the English language to communicate in a clear, straight forward, and professional manner.
• Critical Thinking: using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Listening: giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Active Learning: understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Problem Solving: identifying problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Coordination: adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Instructing: teaching others how to do something.
• Service Orientation: actively looking for ways to help people.
• Monitoring: monitoring/assessing performance of oneself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Judgment and Decision Making: considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Time Management: managing one's own time.
• Troubleshooting: determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
• Social Perceptiveness: being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Learning Strategies: selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Persuasion: persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
• Negotiation: bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Mathematics: using mathematics to solve problems.
• Confidentiality: able to exercise appropriate discretion and confidentiality OR able to exercise discretion, confidentiality, and objectivity in complex and sensitive situations.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Note: This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed and is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Other duties may be assigned.

Application Timeline

The application deadline for this job is estimated to be 8/31/2026. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs, the availability of qualified candidates, and whether the role is filled or not. We encourage qualified candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on opportunities.

CORE offers a comprehensive benefits package including the following...

• 9/80 work schedule: every other Friday off!
• Nine paid holidays per year
• 160 Hours of accruable PTO per year
• Paid parental leave
• Education and training reimbursement
• Volunteer paid time off
• 100% Cooperative paid benefits, including:
• Defined benefit pension plan
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Short term disability
• Long term disability
• Employee assistance program
• Life insurance
• HSA with employer contribution
• 401(k) with up to 4% match. Immediately 100% vested
• Length of service program
• Free Onsite EV charging stations (at certain locations)
• Onsite micro market (at certain locations)
• Onsite gym with golf simulator and massage chairs (at certain locations)

CORE is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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