Customer Contact Center Specialist

Title: Customer Contact Center Specialist

State Role Title: Program Administration Specialist / 19211

Hiring Range: $42,906 annually

Pay Band:

Agency: Virginia Employment Commission

Location: VANSANT CCC

Agency Website: https://www.vec.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

**This posting is open to current employees of the Virginia Employment Commission. Contract employees are ineligible.**

Working in a fast paced call center environment, professionally and efficiently respond to phone calls, faxes, mail and emails from claimants, employers and staff.

Utilize appropriate systems and training to ensure claims are taken and information is gathered to ensure the agency first pay and timeliness goals are met and benefits are paid timely.

Provide assistance to supervisors with performing call center duties, handling escalated call and claim issue resolution, providing administrative support and assistance and training to staff, and lending support during absences.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of claims processing, office operations and telephone etiquette.

Strong customer service, oral and written and communication, interpersonal, organizational, and data entry skills.

Ability to enter data accurately and efficiently into automated systems; interpret, apply, and explain agency program standards and applicable laws; provide supplemental support to supervisor and mentoring to staff; sit for long periods of time while responding to difficult customer service calls; and work in a tightly scheduled call center environment.

Additional Considerations

Knowledge of the UI Benefits program.

Experience working in a call center environment serving as a lead, providing customer service, conducting interviews, and/or processing claims.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Diversity and inclusivity are at the heart of what we do in Virginia, and the VEC is committed to upholding these values in our employment opportunities across the Commonwealth to people from all backgrounds, including all races, ethnicities, genders, and abilities.

The Virginia Employment Commission Is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program, and a Virginia Values Veterans (V3) certified employer. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply.

The selected candidate must successfully pass a comprehensive background check including an FBI fingerprint background investigation.

Applications for this position must be submitted electronically through this website. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and résumés will not be accepted.

Applications are not accepted after the recruitment closing date.

Please carefully review the details of this recruitment including the location of the position and the posted salary before applying. VEC does not provide relocation assistance, and no salary will be offered outside of the posted salary range / flat rate.

Consideration for an interview is based solely on the information within the application (and/or resume). You must ensure your application/resume includes the scope of your experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as it relates to the position you are applying for. Information not stated will not be assumed.

This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted for consideration.

For the status of your application and this position, please refer to your Jobs.Virginia.Gov account. We do not provide application status updates via email or telephone.

Auxiliary Aids and Services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
Applicants needing accommodations should contact the Human Resource office for additional information.

The VEC does not provide sponsorship; therefore, applicants must be a citizen or national of the U.S., a Lawful Permanent Resident, or an alien authorized to work in the US.

NOTICE: VEC will record information from each new employee’s Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) into the Federal E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources / Recruitment

Phone: For the most up-to-date status of your application, please refer to your Jobs.Virginia.Gov account. We do not provide application status updates via phone.

Email: Careers@vec.virginia.gov for recruitment related questions. Emailed applications, resumes, or cover letters will not be accepted. For the most up-to-date status of your application, please refer to your Jobs.Virginia.Gov account.

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.