Direct Wage - Customer Service Technician

South Texas College; McAllen (TX); On-site; USD 18,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

South Texas College is seeking a Customer Service Technician in the Educational Technologies department. The role focuses on delivering exceptional customer service to the public and college staff, handling inquiries, and providing information about Institute for Advanced Manufacturing programs.

Responsibilities include managing the front reception, assisting with marketing materials, registering students, and maintaining payment verification and student databases, with opportunities to work

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Manages front reception area.
• Responds to inquiries and provides general information to the public and College employees.
• Registers students for courses and verifies payments.
• Maintains course schedules and updates student databases.
• Assists with marketing and data retrieval.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Customer service

Bilingual English-Spanish

Communication

Data entry

Education

College Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Special InstructionsDear Applicant,The South Texas College Office of Human Resources will not be held responsible for redacting any confidential or sensitive information from the documents that you attach to your application. Confidential and sensitive information include the following:Social Security NumberDate of BirthAgeCitizenship StatusGenderEthnicity/RaceMarital StatusApplicant Photos* .Please make sure that you omit this information from your application prior to submission. We are advising you that the Office of Human Resources will be forwarding your application to the hiring department as per your submission.TranscriptsTranscripts must be from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).Foreign transcriptsApplicants submitting employment applications with foreign transcripts must provide transcript equivalency documentation from an approved evaluation service. The evaluation service must be a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). The evaluation service links on the following site are provided by South Texas College for your convenience but are not affiliated with South Texas College: NACES MembersJob DescriptionDepartment: Educational TechnologiesGeneral Statement of JobThe Customer Service Technician provides a positive, friendly, and knowledgeable impression of the College, interacts with the public and College employees and provides exceptional customer service. Provides general information and assistance regarding the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing programs.Specific Duties and ResponsibilitiesEssential Functions:Performs a wide variety of customer service and office support functions including responding to inquiries, and providing general information and assistance to the public and College employees regarding the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing programs.Manages front reception area.Assists with recruitment and mails out brochures and flyers in response to inquiries.Registers students for courses and verifies payments have been made when applicable.Creates and updates student database.Maintains course schedule for class status; provides status to instructors/students.Accepts payments for courses during special events, logs-in checks and money orders, and routes payments to Cashier’s Office for processing.Cancels classes as appropriate; notifies instructors/students and drops students from the enterprise system.Prepares instructional packets for instructors; prepares copies; arranges for supplies.Assists departmental staff with marketing and data retrieval.Performs other duties as assigned.Required Education and ExperienceCollege Certificate, a minimum of 30 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 AbilitiesExcellent 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.Bilingual, English-Spanish, preferred.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 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 RegistrationsAll applicants are subject to a national criminal background check under South Texas College policy.Security Sensitive position: In addition, subject to federal background check.Physical RequirementsExerting 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$15.75Desired Start DateNovember 02, 2026Posting Close Date (No Close Date if Blank)29 October 2026 11:59pm