Job Location: 400 Deaderick Street – Nashville TN 37243
Public Information and Legislative Office Customer Service Coordinator –
Rehabilitation Services and Community & Social Services Divisions
The Department’s mission is to offer temporary economic assistance, work
opportunities and protective services to improve the lives of Tennesseans. Our
vision is to be a leader in effectively partnering with human service
customers in establishing or re-establishing self-sufficiency to create a
better quality of life.
The Public Information and Legislative Office (PILO) Customer Service
Coordinator is responsible for overseeing inquiry management and coordinating
customer service initiatives for the Rehabilitation Services (RS) and
Community & Social Services (C&SS) divisions.
This individual will not serve in a call center or as a phone representative;
consequently, primary job duties require a high-level focus on customer
service and constant collaboration with Departmental leadership. In addition
to handling and monitoring inquiries via the Department’s Customer Service
Management system (ServiceNow), the Coordinator will develop and implement
targeted customer service improvements to advance the DHS customer service
delivery model. The end result will be greater customer service efficiency,
enhanced internal collaboration, and an improved customer experience
throughout the Department. This position reports directly to the Director of
Customer Service
Position Responsibilities:
- Coordinate with RS and C&SS to timely resolve high-level inquiries in ServiceNow, maintaining contact with the customer and documenting inquiry notes with actions taken and resolutions as they are received
- Monitor and ensure accountability of RS and C&SS inquiry timeliness and resolution
- Identify customer service focus areas and report trend findings of RS and C&SS inquiries based on ServiceNow statistics
- Continually build and improve relationships between RS and C&SS staff and PILO
- Lead change management efforts to improve service delivery, customer outreach, and customer service expansions in RS and C&SS
- Facilitate department-wide customer service initiatives
Position Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years of customer service experience in government operations
- Minimum 2 years of experience managing inquiries for executive-level staff
- Bachelor’s degree or higher is preferred
- Hands-on experience with an advanced Customer Service Management system is preferred
- Knowledge and understanding of DHS policies and procedures is preferred
- Relationship-building expertise is preferred
- Demonstrable experience to handle a large volume of customer inquiries through a broad array of mediums at various escalation levels
- Proven ability to assist customers by navigating complex layers of policies and procedures in high-level government operations
Competencies:
Problem Solving
Priority Setting
Action Oriented
Written Communications
Approachability
Interpersonal Savvy
Compassion
Customer Focus
Information regarding State of Tennessee benefits:
https://www.tn.gov/hr/topic/benefits
How to Apply:
Please submit resume and cover letter outlining your related experience to
ylonda.banister@tn.gov by January 25, 2018.
All email submissions must include in the subject line: Customer Service Coordinator
Target Salary: $60,108. Salary will be commensurate with knowledge, skills, and experience directly related to this job
Applicants may be subject to background check.
Any position could ultimately be designated as work from home, mobile work or
free address (i.e. Employees work in office and can choose from various space
options based on need for a given day such as private meeting rooms,
conference rooms, collaborative spaces and enclaves for individual work
assignments.)
EEOC Statement:
Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment
policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal
employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights
and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without
being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It
is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and
harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national
origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability,
veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil
rights laws.