Direct Wage - Customer Service Technician

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Transcripts
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Foreign transcripts
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Job Description

General Statement of Job

The Customer Service Technician - Educational Technologies communicates clearly and respectfully, consistently showing a friendly, approachable attitude and a solid understanding of departmental services and procedures. Works closely with Educational Technologies staff to assist with daily department operations.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Performs clerical tasks such as answering phone calls, scheduling appointments, typing and word processing, and delivering equipment.
• Interacts with the public and positively delivers excellent customer service.
• Maintains regular and accurate records using required software and forms, and submits the necessary paperwork promptly.
• Assists with tracking equipment managed by the department.
• Assists EdTech staff in troubleshooting and making minor adjustments to classroom technology and AV equipment.
• Assists in maintenance and performance checks of departmental technology equipment.
• Assists with scheduling checkouts and set-ups of AV equipment.
• Assists EdTech staff in supporting faculty, staff, and students with instructional and AV equipment.
• Assists EdTech staff with campus events.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

• College Certificate or a minimum of 30 earned college hours required.
• At least six (6) months of customer service experience, preferred.
• Experience in a higher education institution using enterprise systems; e.g. Banner, preferred.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office, including but not limited to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as a team player within the department and with others.
• Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, write short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to apply practical understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations

All applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy. Security Sensitive position: In addition, subject to a federal background check.

Physical Requirements

• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
• Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
• Standing particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading.
• Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.


Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Minimum Compensation
$15.75 Hourly
Desired Start Date
February 27, 2026
Posting Close Date (No Close Date if Blank)
28 May 2026 11:59pm