Specialist, Association Services & Customer Support

YMCA; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

403(b) plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Technology stipend

Paid time off

Remote-friendly: continental US

Job summary

The YMCA Association Services & Customer Support Specialist role ensures staff and volunteers receive timely, accurate technical and customer support for Y-USA’s self-service applications and systems. This independent contributor position troubleshoots issues, processes non-automated tasks, and maintains accurate records to support operational effectiveness across the YMCA network.

Responsibilities include managing support queues, documenting findings, and partnering with IT on testing,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business.
• 0-2 years of experience required.
• Foundational skill level with internal communications.

Responsibilities

• Deliver multi-channel technical and customer support via phone, email, and web inquiries.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application issues, document findings, and meet SLAs.
• Provide high level customer service, identify needs, and improve satisfaction.
• Process non-automated system transactions to update staff records and data.
• Triage and elevate defects with detailed documentation for IT review.
• Collaborate with IT and stakeholders on testing, training, and updates.
• Maintain data accuracy and compliance with YMCA policies.

Skills

Foundational skills

Entry-level knowledge

Internal communications

Following guidelines

Supervision required

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business or related field

Job description

Overview

The Association Services & Customer Support Specialist ensures YMCA staff and volunteers receive timely, accurate technical and customer support for Y-USA’s self-service applications and systems. This role troubleshoots technical issues, processes non-automated system tasks, and maintains accurate application records that directly support operational effectiveness across the YMCA network.

The Specialist manages support queues, triages and resolves system related requests, and partners with IT on testing, training, and system improvements. By ensuring data integrity and resolving complex user challenges, this role contributes to smooth operations and a positive customer experience across the local Y requests, and partners with IT on testing, training, and system improvements.

This is an independent contributor position with responsibility for making informed decisions related to troubleshooting, documentation, and issue resolution within established service guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver multi-channel technical and customer support by responding to telephone, email, and web-based inquiries from YMCA staff, students, and volunteers regarding self-service applications, tools, and system access.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application issues by researching problems, identifying root causes, documenting findings, and ensuring timely resolution in alignment with established service level agreements (SLAs).
• Deliver a high level of customer service and experience by proactively identifying needs, responding with empathy and professionalism, resolving issues efficiently, and continuously seeking opportunities to improve satisfaction, trust, and overall engagement across all touchpoints.
• Process non-automated system transactions within Y-USA applications to ensure accurate staff records, role assignments, national event updates, and other operational data changes.
• Triage and elevate technical defects and enhancement requests by preparing detailed documentation (use cases, user stories, exception reports) for review and resolution by the IT team.
• Collaborate with IT and internal stakeholders to support system testing, functionality updates, and user training initiatives that improve application performance and user experience.
• Maintain data accuracy and compliance standards by ensuring all support actions, manual processes, and system updates are completed with strong attention to detail and adherence to YMCA policies and procedures.

Qualifications

A successful candidate will possess a majority of the following professional and personal attributes and competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field such as Business, or related disciplines required.
• 0-2 years of experience required.
• Foundational skill level
• Entry-level industry knowledge and experience
• Routine tasks, limited decision making authority, follows guidelines
• Primarily internal communications
• Limited influence - explains facts, policies and practices related to job area
• Requires supervision, leads self

Benefits

We offer a full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, defined benefit plan (retirement savings), defined contribution plan (403(b) plan, life and disability insurances, technology stipend, and generous paid time off, all in a work from anywhere within the continental U.S. workplace.

Posted Salary Range

USD $28.21 - USD $33.85 /Hr.