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Call Center Representative 1

Higher Education Services Corporation
Albany, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 1/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/7/2025
The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: For Temporary/Hourly Appointment: Sixty college semester credit hours and one year of work experience in customer service;**ORA high school diploma or GED AND two years of work experience in customer service.****Customer service is defined as dealing with many different individuals on a continuous basis where verbal communication is the primary means of accomplishing the duties of the positionPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Proficiency in MS Office.2. Detail oriented, effective time management and organizational skills.3. Ability to perform tasks effectively within prescribed time frames.

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description Duties include but are not limited to: 1. Utilizes various information systems to track and respond to phone call inquiries from students, parents, schools, and lenders regarding higher education funding programs under the purview of HESC. 2. Interprets and explains federal and State rules and regulations concerning financial aid and other higher education funding programs under the purview of HESC, primarily by telephone.3. Assists students, parents and financial aid officers with processing accounts and resolves problem situations which may prevent an application from being processed. 4. Advises students and parents on the application process and interviews students and parents to obtain relevant information to determine eligibility for programs and the status of financial aid programs.5. Troubleshoots, identifies, and addresses application processing problems.6. Researches and gathers account processing information from HESC operational divisions to advise applicants what is needed to complete the review and processing of their application.7. Updates account information in various electronic systems.8. Assigns Help Desk tickets to appropriate HESC staff and tracks accounts on spreadsheets and databases for possible resolution.9. Routes calls to appropriate individuals or divisions within HESC, various federal program areas and servicers as necessary. Utilizes required technology appropriately i.e., Virtual Contact Center (VCC) telephone system/AUX event buttons.10. Completes NYS mandatory training requirements and required training set forth by the agency and/or program area.PSLF: The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program allows public service employees to have the remaining balance on direct loans forgiven after 120 qualifying payments are made under an accepted repayment plan while working full-time for an eligible employer. New York State is an eligible employer. More information is available at https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-loan-forgiveness.

Additional comments regarding the vacancy. Additional Comments The hours of this position require working between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (No Alternative Work Schedule). To apply for this position, eligible individuals must send a resume and cover letter via e-mail to resumes@hesc.ny.gov with "CCR 1 " in the subject line. Resumes and cover letters must be received by the due date listed on this posting.

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