Contact Center Specialist

Citizens; Johnston (RI); On-site; USD 39,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful work

Volunteer time off

Career growth

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Citizens is seeking a Contact Center Specialist to assist customers with their accounts, including balance inquiries, transfers, and online banking support. You will deliver high-quality solutions while building relationships with customers and recommending suitable products and services.

Starting salary is $22 per hour. The role includes a 40-hour work week, comprehensive paid training, and opportunities for career growth within Citizens.

Qualifications

• High School degree or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year of exceptional performance in a customer-facing role.
• Computer proficiency.
• Strong verbal communication skills.
• Positive and customer-focused mindset.
• Strong listening and problem solving abilities.
• Superior interpersonal skills with the ability to navigate through difficult situations.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Detail-oriented with a strong sense of urgency.
• Experience recommending and referring products/services to customers, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Field a variety of incoming customer calls to deliver high-quality solutions for our customers.
• Help customers improve their banking experience and build customer relationships by recommending products and services that meet their banking needs.
• Receive extensive paid training to build your expertise and prepare you to handle customer inquiries of increasing complexity.

Skills

Customer service

Phone support

Communication

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Attention to detail

Computer proficiency

Education

High School diploma

Job description

When there’s a question about your finances, you want answers and support fast. Our customers rely on our Contact Center Specialists to help them understand, and make sense of, general needs with their accounts including balance inquiries, basic maintenances, transfers, assistance with our online banking experience and more.

Description

Starting Salary: $22 / hour

Primary Responsibilities

• Field a variety of incoming customer calls to deliver high-quality solutions for our customers. Depending on the customer need, calls can be lengthy and occur back-to-back. You’ll have scheduled breaks throughout your day.
• Help customers improve their banking experience and build customer relationships by recommending products and services that meet their banking needs.
• Receive extensive paid training to build your expertise and prepare you to handle customer inquiries of increasing complexity.

What You'll Get

• Meaningful work & relationships – Feel satisfaction and pride in producing high-quality support for our customers. Experience supportive leadership and a team that has your back to foster a sense of camaraderie. Our Contact Center colleagues are regularly celebrated, and it’s common for colleagues who go above and beyond for customers, or one another, to receive Credo Awards. This monetary reward has points that never expire and can be redeemed for brand-name products and gift cards in our online store.
• Commitment to community – Give back with 4 hours of paid time off annually for volunteering, separate from regular PTO, and have your donations to eligible 501(c)(3) organizations matched, up to $1,000 annually.
• Career opportunities, reward, and upskilling – Many promotional roles throughout the Contact Center are hired from within the team. See your hard work rewarded with opportunities to grow your career through training, coaching, career planning and development resources that enable you to branch off in any direction your talents and interests take you.
• Exceptional benefits – Receive comprehensive health care coverage, including medical, dental and vision plans, a 401K with corporate match, tuition assistance, mental health and wellbeing programs, discounts on student loan refinancing, and more.

Qualifications, Education, Certifications And/or Other Professional Credentials

• High School degree or equivalent
• Minimum 1 year of exceptional performance in a customer-facing role
• Computer proficiency
• Strong verbal communication skills
• Positive and customer-focused mindset
• Strong listening and problem solving abilities
• Superior interpersonal skills with the ability to navigate through difficult situations
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Detail-oriented with a strong sense of urgency.
• Experience recommending and referring products/services to customers, preferred

Hours & Work Schedule

• Hours per Week: 40
• Work Schedule: Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri 7:00am to 3:30pm and Sat 9:00am to 5:30pm with Wed and Sun off.
• Must have ability to work holidays

Equal Employment Opportunity

Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.

Why Work for Us

At Citizens, you'll find a customer-centric culture built around helping our customers and giving back to our local communities. When you join our team, you are part of a supportive and collaborative workforce, with access to training and tools to accelerate your potential and maximize your career growth