Customer Service Representative, School Engagement

Overview

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The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a School Engagement -Customer Service Representative. This is a remote position.

The School Engagement Customer Service Representative is responsible for advancing the American Heart Association’s mission through providing administrative, data management and systemic support of the National School Engagement campaigns, including Kids Heart Challenge and American Heart Challenge, and events, in collaboration with internal and external partners to achieve overall team and National goals.  This includes excellent customer service, direct data management, and comprehensive business literacy with systems proficiency. The key responsibilities include managing daily operations according to timeline, internal and external customer inquiries, involve significant organization and planning, attention to detail, facilitating effective communication across team members, customers and continually adapting to new systems and processes to improve overall campaign efficiency.

 

 

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

 

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Responsibilities

• Customer Service: Ensure timely, high-quality responses to internal and external stakeholders (staff, volunteers, parents, etc.), while fostering strong relationships across various teams through internal inbox system and telephone calls.
• Data Management: Accurately manage and input customer data into CRM and Database systems such as Dynamics and Luminate, ensuring deadlines are met and quality standards are maintained.
• Business Literacy & Systems Proficiency: Display a strong understanding of School Engagement business processes, utilizing Association systems and others to support campaign success.
• Responsible for accurate, timely processing of donations in accordance with established requirements and standards.
• Project Support: Collaborates within mini teams to complete tasks efficiently and meet deadlines with accurate, timely information. Plays a key role on the reports team, ensuring weekly metric deadlines are met with precision in data collection and sharing.
• Senior Leadership Administrative Support: Lead and assist with various administrative tasks for senior leadership and projects such as calendar management and expense reports, ensuring effective communication, and adherence to timelines.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years relevant work experience
• Customer service mindset with an ability to handle inquiries, escalate when necessary, and deliver timely resolutions.
• Effective interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to develop collaborative working relationships internally and externally
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• High attention to detail for accurate data entry and order management across systems.
• Develop a strong understanding of various software applications, with the ability to quickly adapt to new tools and technologies as needed.
• Computer experience with proficiency in Microsoft Office™ products (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Outlook) or proficiency with similar products
• Demonstrated track record with project management and lead tasks, ensuring effective communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Flexibility to adjust to changing processes and environments, learning new tools and systems as needed.

Success in this role requires consistent high performance, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to collaboration and task management.

Compensation & Benefits

Expected pay range will be $50,000 to $55,000. Pay is commensurate with experience; geographic differentials to the pay range may apply. The American H