Ohio Department of Commerce
Youngstown - Customer Service Assistant 1 - PN:
Ohio Department of Commerce, Youngstown, Ohio, United States, 44502
BWC's core hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm, however, daily start/end times may vary based on operational need across BWC departments. Most positions perform work on-site at one of BWC's seven offices across the state. BWC offers flex-time work schedules that allow an employee to start the day as early as 7:00am or as late as 8:30am. Flex-time schedules are based on operational need and require supervisor approval.
What Our Employees Have to Say:
BWC conducts an internal engagement survey on an annual basis. Some comments from our employees include: BWC has been a great place to work as it has provided opportunities for growth that were lacking in my previous place of work. I have worked at several state agencies and BWC is the best place to work. Best place to work in the state and with a sense of family and support. I love the work culture, helpfulness, and acceptance I've been embraced with at BWC. I continue to be impressed with the career longevity of our employees, their level of dedication to service, pride in their work, and vast experience. It really speaks to our mission and why people join BWC and then retire from BWC. If you are interested in helping BWC grow, please click this link to read more, and then come back to this job posting to submit your application!
What You'll Be Doing:
Scheduling Exams, following up on exam reports, and handling cancelation requests Indexing documents in OnBase Greeting customers at the front counter and assisting with general requests Handling records requests Opening & disbursing incoming mail to appropriate parties Scanning incoming claim documents and indexing them into the appropriate claim Running outbound mail through postage machine and putting it in the mailbox for delivery
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:
Medical Coverage Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more) Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation ) *Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
Qualifications
3 mos. trg. or 3 mos. exp. in office practices & procedures; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in public relations or customer service to include techniques for dealing with difficult people; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in typing, keyboarding, data entry or word processing; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in operation of personal computer.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Qualifications for Employment noted above. Note: in the telecommunications section, within the Ohio Department of Public Safety, employees will automatically be reassigned to the Customer Services Assistant 2, 64432 classification after serving 6 months as a Customer Service Assistant 1, 64431.
Job Skills:
Customer Service
Major Worker Characteristics:
Knowledge of:
BWC & Industrial Commission (IC) policies & standard operating procedures*; applicable state & federal regulations governing documents processed, reviewed &/or prepared*; public relations; BWC claims documents & forms*; SI*; IC*; CCT*; BWC claims-related terminology*; scanning & imaging*; TPAs*; MCOs*; Document Renaming Policy*.
Skill in:
operation of PC to efficiently log & enter data; CMS*; use of general office equipment (e.g. telephone, fax machine), OnBase*.
Ability to:
solve practical, everyday problems, gather, collate & classify information about data people or things; handle routine inquiries from & contacts with injured workers, employers, legislators; add, subtract, multiply, & divide whole numbers, fractions, percentages, & decimals; deal with problems involving several variables within familiar context; read, copy, & record figures; read short sentences with concrete vocabulary; copy records precisely without error; gather, collate, & classify information about claim files; move fingers easily to perform manual functions repeatedly; assess questions & provide appropriate info or referral; cooperate with co-workers on group projects
(*) developed after employment.
What Our Employees Have to Say:
BWC conducts an internal engagement survey on an annual basis. Some comments from our employees include: BWC has been a great place to work as it has provided opportunities for growth that were lacking in my previous place of work. I have worked at several state agencies and BWC is the best place to work. Best place to work in the state and with a sense of family and support. I love the work culture, helpfulness, and acceptance I've been embraced with at BWC. I continue to be impressed with the career longevity of our employees, their level of dedication to service, pride in their work, and vast experience. It really speaks to our mission and why people join BWC and then retire from BWC. If you are interested in helping BWC grow, please click this link to read more, and then come back to this job posting to submit your application!
What You'll Be Doing:
Scheduling Exams, following up on exam reports, and handling cancelation requests Indexing documents in OnBase Greeting customers at the front counter and assisting with general requests Handling records requests Opening & disbursing incoming mail to appropriate parties Scanning incoming claim documents and indexing them into the appropriate claim Running outbound mail through postage machine and putting it in the mailbox for delivery
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:
Medical Coverage Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more) Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation ) *Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
Qualifications
3 mos. trg. or 3 mos. exp. in office practices & procedures; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in public relations or customer service to include techniques for dealing with difficult people; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in typing, keyboarding, data entry or word processing; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in operation of personal computer.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Qualifications for Employment noted above. Note: in the telecommunications section, within the Ohio Department of Public Safety, employees will automatically be reassigned to the Customer Services Assistant 2, 64432 classification after serving 6 months as a Customer Service Assistant 1, 64431.
Job Skills:
Customer Service
Major Worker Characteristics:
Knowledge of:
BWC & Industrial Commission (IC) policies & standard operating procedures*; applicable state & federal regulations governing documents processed, reviewed &/or prepared*; public relations; BWC claims documents & forms*; SI*; IC*; CCT*; BWC claims-related terminology*; scanning & imaging*; TPAs*; MCOs*; Document Renaming Policy*.
Skill in:
operation of PC to efficiently log & enter data; CMS*; use of general office equipment (e.g. telephone, fax machine), OnBase*.
Ability to:
solve practical, everyday problems, gather, collate & classify information about data people or things; handle routine inquiries from & contacts with injured workers, employers, legislators; add, subtract, multiply, & divide whole numbers, fractions, percentages, & decimals; deal with problems involving several variables within familiar context; read, copy, & record figures; read short sentences with concrete vocabulary; copy records precisely without error; gather, collate, & classify information about claim files; move fingers easily to perform manual functions repeatedly; assess questions & provide appropriate info or referral; cooperate with co-workers on group projects
(*) developed after employment.