Member Service Benefits Specialist

Building Services 32BJ Benefit Funds ( the Funds ) is the umbrella organization responsible for administering Health, Pension, Retirement Savings, Training, and Legal Services benefits to over 100,000 SEIU 32BJ members. Our mission is to make significant contributions to the lives of our members by providing high quality benefits and services. Through our commitment, we embody five core values: Flexibility, Initiative, Respect, Sustainability, and Teamwork (FIRST). By following our core values, employees are open to different and new ways of doing things, take active steps to improve the organization, create an environment of trust and respect, approach their work with the intent of a positive outcome, and work collaboratively with colleagues.

For 2023 and beyond, 32BJ Benefit Funds will continue to drive innovation, equity, and technology insights to further help the lives of our hard-working members and their families. We use cutting edge technology such as: M365, Dynamics 365 CRM, Dynamics 365 F&O, Azure, AWS, SQL, Snowflake, QlikView, and more. Through this technology investment, we have gathered and analyzed thousands of data insights to influence health insurance legislation and propose new health policy. Our efforts have galvanized many leaders and the consensus is there is plenty more work to be done.

After extensive paid training and under the supervision of the Member Services Call Center or Welcome Center Supervisor and MSR 2/3 Team, works as a Benefits Specialist for the Member Services Call Center or Welcome Center to assist participants with information for all the benefits offered by the Fund.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability

Responsibilities:

• Collecting and analyzing data/information to resolve a problem in real time, at high volume standards
• Provide customer service to participants to resolve eligibility or Fund benefit issues
• Displayed proficiency in all processing systems: eligibility process, Health benefits and system, COOL/V3/DYNAMICS system, CRM/WF and vendor systems
• Displayed proficiency in all Funds (Health, Pension, Legal, SRSP, Shortman)
• Handling of inquiries through vendors, Medical, Optical, Pharmacy, Dental and Employee Assistance
• Follow workflows to resolve participant questions
• Representatives analyze and interpret customer phone and written correspondence
• Ongoing management of own inventory of work accumulated through Participant interactions/inquiries. These inquiries will involve customer complaints or inquiries on eligibility, enrollment, benefits and claims, and Pension related issues.
• Operating computers with multiple information screens to research and resolve customer inquiries on line.
• Representatives ensure that all processing meets or exceeds MSR Quality measurement objective and performance standards, including, but not limited to, handling and documentation.

Requirements:

• High School diploma, some college preferred
• Employee Benefits and/or Customer Service experience are strongly preferred
• Strong computer skills, as well as oral and written interpersonal skills
• Detailed knowledge of benefits as displayed in training and determined through subject matter exams utilizing OneView, vendor systems, COOL/V3/DYNAMICS and CRM processing system
• A demonstrated capability to manipulate and use multiple software programs and macros simultaneously including Excel, Microsoft Word, Windows and Outlook applications
• Strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent organizational and prioritizing skills and ability to multi-task
• Demonstrated customer service orientation
• Ability to effectively operate in fast-paced work environment
• Excellent listening skills

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