Help Desk Representative
Smart Start, Inc. · Chesapeake, VA · Yesterday
RemoteRemoteInformation TechnologyFull-time
Position Summary
The Help Desk Representative is responsible for handling the Care Center’s inbound calls, primarily from Smart Start’s client facing technicians in the field, and making outbound calls ranging from routine requests to complex situations requiring resourcefulness, professionalism, and efficient resolution simultaneously. Tasked with providing stellar internal and external client service, the Specialist, Technical Services will uphold Smart Start’s credible reputation in the alcohol monitoring community.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Answer incoming calls, primarily from Smart Start’s client facing technicians in the field, and respond appropriately.
- Provide product and service information to callers and clients.
- Identify, research, and resolve clients’ complaints using applicable resources appropriately.
- Partner internally and externally with a positive and collaborative attitude and professional communication.
- Identify and escalate issues appropriately. Route calls to appropriate resources.
- Conduct follow up client calls when necessary.
- Upsell products, programs, and services to existing clients.
- Complete call logs and reports.
- Manage correspondence efficiently, responding to inquiries accurately, and tracking issues accordingly.
- Analyze, consolidate, validate, enter, and track data.
- Organize and maintain records and filing systems.
- Gather data from multiple technology systems.
- Handle documents utilizing various office equipment.
- Adhere to company policies, procedures, and expectations of confidentiality.
- Provide general Care Center support as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- A high school diploma or equivalent
- 6+ months relevant experience
- Computer skills including Microsoft Office suite: Word, Excel, and Power Point
- Professional verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills
- Strong attention to detail and sense of urgency for successful multitasking
- Courteous yet courageous interpersonal skills
- Adaptability and resourceful thinking for potentially challenging or high stress situations
- Self and audience awareness
Physical Demands & Work Environment
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
- While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
- The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls.
- The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.