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R&D Transportation Services, Inc.

Customer Service Associate – Bilingual in Spanish (Sacramento, CA)

R&D Transportation Services, Inc., Sacramento, California, United States, 95828

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Job Title:

Customer Service Representatives Department:

Customer Service Location:

Sacramento, CA Reports To:

Vice President FLSA Status:

Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Wage Scale:

$21.00-$23.00

THE COMPANY Since 1991, R&D Transportation Services, Inc. (R&D) has successfully worked with California Regional Centers and School Districts to deliver a comprehensive brokerage model that consists of Scheduling, Billing and Contract Administration, Customer Service Center, and Quality Assurance for Field Operations. Although not a direct transportation service provider, R&D coordinates with vendors to ensure that they operate safe, reliable, and efficient transportation services for people with developmental and physical disabilities.

POSITION SUMMARY Responds to participant concerns, inquiries, and reports problems to supervisor(s) or other departments such as Scheduling and Quality Assurance, by performing the following duties:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Talks with participants, family and/or care providers, Regional Center personnel, and transportation vendors by phone (high volume inbound and outbound calls) to:

Notify of service schedules

Provide late bus notifications

Respond to concerns and questions

Obtain additional information to process service change requests

Obtain and document additional information when a customer reports a concern or complaint

Other duties may be assigned

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Written, verbal and organizational skills

Confidentiality of all information is essential

Computer Skills (familiar use with Excel, Word, Access and Outlook)

Typing proficiency skills with a min. 45WPM and min.95% accuracy

Spanish language required

Ability to effectively communicate in English and Spanish

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence

Ability to speak effectively with customers and co-workers

Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers, participants, and vendors

Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations

Knowledge of RingCentral Phone System

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE High school diploma, some college preferred; or two to four years related experience and/or training in a high-volume call center required; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Passing score on new hire tests. Familiarity with use of computers and software programs required. Familiarity with the use of the Internet is required. Ability to read city maps required.

LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to effectively communicate in English and Spanish. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively with customers and co-workers. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers, consumers, and vendors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel in the use of phones, computers, and fax machines; and talk or listen. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms to operate a computer, reach phone, lift files and boxes. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

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