Navient Looking for Customer Service Specialist (Hybrid)-$16/hr Full Time

Are you passionate about helping others? If so, we want you on our team!

Navient is looking for team members who will provide exceptional service and support to our customers!

Interviews will be conducted virtually via Microsoft Teams. We look forward to receiving your application and appreciate your flexibility and understanding.

WHAT WE DO:

We provide expert guidance, asset management, and business processing solutions to education, healthcare, and government clients at the federal, state, and local levels. Our passion and commitment to helping our clients and millions of Americans achieve financial success is what makes us an industry leader!

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

As a Customer Service Specialist in our Customer Care Department, you’ll play a critical role in assisting our customers as they navigate successful management and repayment of their loans. By speaking with our customers on inbound and outbound calls you will be the voice of Navient, guiding them through their options to help them achieve account resolution while providing them with support that is easy and reliable.

As a hybrid employee, your schedule will include a mixture of work from home and in-office scheduling.

• During the New Hire Training period, you will report to work onsite two days per week (Mondays and Tuesdays).
• After training, you will be required to work onsite at least 3 days per month (or if you have any technical issues). Onsite work days will be scheduled by your supervisor.

*Must be available to come into the office if having technical issues.

LOCATION + START DATE:

• Hybrid – Must live within 1 hour of Wilkes-Barre, PA (for onsite requirement)
• July 11, 2022

PAY + BENEFITS:

The compensation for this role is $16.00 per hour + competitive benefits package.

Full-Time Benefits:

• 3 weeks of PTO (increases to 4 weeks after just 1 year of service)
• Medical, dental, vision (elected benefits start the 1st of the following month after enrollment)
• 401K (plus employer match)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Local employee discounts
• Optional pet insurance

SCHEDULE + TRAINING:

HYBRID TRAINING: Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM

(training period = 4 weeks)

Option of 3 shifts after training:

SHIFT ONE

• Monday – Tuesday, 12:00PM – 9:00PM
• Wednesday – Friday, 8:00AM – 5:00PM
• + 1 Saturday per Month, 8:00AM – 12:00PM

SHIFT TWO

• Monday – Tuesday, 8:00AM – 5:00PM
• Wednesday – Thursday, 12:00PM – 9:00PM
• Friday – 8:00AM – 5:00PM
• + 1 Saturday per Month, 8:00AM – 12:00PM

SHIFT THREE (+15% differential)

• Monday – Friday, 12:00PM – 9:00PM

OFFICE AND TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS:

Navient will provide all hardware and software. Qualified candidates must secure the following to successfully execute job responsibilities:

• ​Dedicated phone line, either land line or VOIP
• Reliable high-speed internet- 100mbps download/ 10 upload speed minimum
• Computer equipment will be provided on Day 1 of Training
• Private workspace or home office free from distractions
• Ability to work onsite as required + if any technical issues arise

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• High School Diploma, GED, or Equivalent
• 6+ months of work experience, preferably in customer service, with priority given to student lending experience
• An Associates or Bachelor’s degree may substitute for the 6+ months of work experience.
• Must live within 1 hour of Wilkes-Barre, PA
• Ability to attend mandatory training first four weeks
• Ability to thrive and grow in a fast-paced, high-volume call center environment and think critically to provide customers with the information they need in an efficient and effective manner.
• Superior customer service and interpersonal skills, including ability to maintain a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times.
• Excellent computer navigation skills, including the ability to multi-task and use dual monitors to toggle between screens and systems while speaking with customers.
• Ability to develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of student loan servicing processing and possess the ability to effectively communicate program requirements in a clear and concise manner to support our customers.
• Demonstrated ability to listen and “hear” the customer’s concern so that the appropriate response is given

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working in Call Center
• Student lending or financial aid experience, a plus
• College Degree

Be proud of where you work – Choose Navient as the next step in your career!

All offers of employment are contingent on standard background checks. Navient and certain of its affiliated companies are federal, state and/or local government contractors. Should this position support a Federal Government contract, now or in the future, the successful candidate will be subject to a background check conducted by the U.S. Government to determine eligibility and suitability for federal contract employment for public trust or sensitive positions. Positions that support state and/or local contracts also may require additional background checks to determine eligibility and suitability.

EOE Race/Ethnicity/Sex/Disability/Protected Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. Navient Corporation and its subsidiaries are not sponsored by or agencies of the United States of America.

Navient is a drug free workplace.

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