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Answering service operator

Scotia Business Centre Limited
Bridgewater, NS
Posted 5 days ago
Job Details:
$16.50 / hour
Full-time
Experienced

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 32 to 40 hours per week
  • Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • Experience: Will train
  • or equivalent experience
Work setting
  • Private sector
  • Urban area
Tasks
  • Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
  • Provide basic information to clients and the public
  • Obtain and process information required to provide customer service
  • Operate switchboard or telephone system
  • Record and relay information
  • Schedule and confirm appointments
  • Send invoices
  • Maintain work records and logs
  • Receive and issue payments
  • Perform clerical duties, such as filing and sorting and distributing mail
  • Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
  • Calculate billing charges
  • Monitor mobile radio or telephone
  • Provide emergency services
  • Provide customer service
  • Operate dispatch systems
Computer and technology knowledge
  • Switchboard 25+ lines
  • Word processing software
  • Electronic mail
  • MS Excel
  • MS Outlook
  • MS Word
  • WordPerfect
Security and safety
  • Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information
  • Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Ability to work independently
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Attention to detail
  • Sitting
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
Personal suitability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
Screening questions
  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
Financial benefits
  • Night shift premium

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