Customer Service Specialist

Job Title

The primary function of this position is to monitor the daily activities and operations of the Incoming Call Bank under the direction of the Central Services Manager.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Process Lead Responsibilities: Analyzes, coordinates, and reviews the activities of the Incoming Call Bank team to assure quality. Prepares, monitors, and maintains staff's call answering schedules. Evaluate the Incoming Call Bank processes and procedures for needed modifications and make recommendations to the Central Services Manager. Develop training materials, facilitate training, and best practices. Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot the Zoom Contact Center phone system. Lead team meetings as needed. Collaboratively evaluates staffing needs and ensures that the personnel needs of the department are being met; develops and reviews job descriptions for unit staff positions. Serves as liaison for the Incoming Call Bank with Central Services, and Regional and Assistant Regional Managers to coordinate a balance between Incoming Call Bank and Regional Office responsibilities, as necessary. Assist with Random moment sampling, reaching out to staff regarding unanswered samples, and assisting with any questions or concerns.
• Front Desk Responsibilities: Greet visitors; determine nature and purpose of visit/confirm appointment, call staff /escort visitor to meeting room, monitor visitor log, and issue badges. Answer and handle incoming calls on the Division's main phone lines, as necessary, which includes: Make complex inquiries of callers to determine appropriate call routing Respond to inquiries from clients to provide or clarify information on division services. Resolve or refer customer service issues to designated personnel for further investigation. Retrieve and forward voicemail from general mailbox includes call-offs, general inquiries, etc. Retrieve incoming faxes and forward to appropriate personnel or department. Retrieve and forward email inquiries from our websites contact us form. Maintain complex staff and contact information directories with notes for special call handling instructions, which are updated weekly based on the staff itinerary. Maintain front desk procedural manuals, updating as needed.
• Perform administrative support tasks such as proofreading and correcting errors, transcribing, and keyboarding, operating office equipment and computers. Serves as support and backup for Central Support and the Administrative Services Unit: 1. Making travel arrangements for staff 2. Completion of monthly university vehicle mileage reports 3. Processing incoming and outgoing mail 4. Assist with translation requests for care coordination teams 5. Assist with processing of APORS, NBHS, SSI and Prior Approvals. 6. Maintain the Administrative Services Unit SharePoint site. 7. Assist other departments as necessary to support DSCC's mission. Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

1. High school diploma or equivalent.
2. Any one or combination totaling three (3) years (36 months) from the following categories:
   1. college coursework in business administration, communications, public relations or a closely related field as measured by the following conversion table or its proportional equivalent:
      • 30 semester hours equals one (1) year (12 months)
      • Associate's Degree (60 semester hours) equals eighteen months (18 months)
      • 90 semester hours equals two (2) years (24 months)
      • Bachelor's degree (120 semester hours) equals three (3) years (36 months)
   2. responsible work experience in customer services, public relations, office administration, business and financial operations, healthcare administration or other closely related experience
3. One (1) year (12 months) of work experience comparable to that gained as a Customer Service Representative

To Apply

For fullest consideration click on the Apply Now button, please fully complete all sections of the online application including adding your full work history with specific details of your duties & responsibilities for each position held. Fully complete the education, licensure, certification and language sections. You may upload a resume, cover letter, certifications, licensures, transcripts and diplomas within the application.

Please note that once you have submitted your application you will not be able to make any changes. In order to revise your application you must withdraw and reapply. You will not be able to reapply after the posting close date. Please ensure the application is fully completed and all supporting documents have been uploaded before the posting close date. Illinois Residency is required within 180 days of employment.

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.