EXTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY!

CDE Lightband, the municipal power provider for the City of Clarksville, offers electric, television, Internet and phone service to customers within the city limits. CDE Lightband serves over 80,000 metered homes and businesses with electric service and over 30,000 customers with broadband services over our Fiber to the Premise Network. We are looking for energetic, professional and courteous individuals to join our Customer Service team.

There are three positions available. Shifts will vary, ranging from 7a-4p, 8a-5p and 10a-7p. Incumbents will be considered for all potential shifts.

Bilingual with Spanish and English language highly preferred, but not required.

Incumbents provide customer service for multiple services and provide sales information on optional services with several service levels. Responsibilities may include responding to questions; providing information on multiple available services, service packages, and related fees; retrieving data from electronic and physical records; establishing and closing customer accounts; entering transactions; collecting a variety of fees; processing service changes and related transactions; balancing cash receipts; preparing, dispatching and scheduling service orders; and completing related clerical tasks.

Customer Service Specialist

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+| Team/Division: | Customer | Reports To: | Customer || | Service / | | Service || | | | || | Customer | | Supervisor || | Resources | | |+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+| Job Status: | Full Time | Work Schedule: | Varies: 10a - || | | | 7p; 8a-5p and || | | | 7a-4p |+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+| Pay Status: | Salary | FLSA Status: | Non-Exempt |+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+| Pay Grade: | 5 | C | July 2017 || | | reated/Updated: | |+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

Job Summary

Incumbents provide customer service for multiple services and provide sales information on optional services with several service levels. Responsibilities may include responding to questions; providing information on multiple available services, service packages, and related fees; retrieving data from electronic and physical records; establishing and closing customer accounts; entering transactions; collecting a variety of fees; processing service changes and related transactions; balancing cash receipts; preparing, dispatching and scheduling service orders; and completing related clerical tasks.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provides accurate, detailed and timely responses to inquiries from the general public, to include both electric and broadband customers, agencies and business partners, with a variety of information regarding multiple services and service levels. This includes but is not limited to, responding to questions regarding new customer connects and disconnects, service packages and related fees, processing service changes, billing questions and similar scenarios. Conducting all work in a professional, courteous and civil manner with a helpful and friendlyProcesses and records a variety f basic accounting transactions based within CDE Lightband billing rates and software, including establishing and closing customer accounts, entering transactions, processing transactions, retrieving account data, balancing cash receipts, and preparing related recordsWorks to maintain customer relationship by proactively identifying sales opportunities by utilizing knowledge of broadband incentives, equipment and options available; Informs potential customers of potential equipment and package options for Broadband services; Identifies Opportunities for selling additional services available; while maintaining a friendly, professional and courteous demeanor to provide proactive customer service at all timesPerforms basic office duties, such as copying, filing, faxing, typing standard documents, preparing, sorting, and distributing mail and enteringPrepares a variety of operational records and basic reportsPerforms other duties as assigned of a similar nature or to provide assistance as neededQualifications

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+| Education | High School Degree or Equivalent |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+| Experience | 2 years experience in Customer || | Service, Call Center, Dispatch or || | similar, Broadband, || | || | Telecommunications or utility || | experience highly favored |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+| Certifications and Licenses | CPR/AED or ability to obtain upon || | hire |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+| Other Requirements | Bilingual with English and || | Spanish language highly || | preferred, but not required. || | || | Equivalent combination of || | education and experience || | sufficient to successfully || | perform the essential duties of || | the job also considered |+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledgeable of and Skilled in Customer service principles and practicesKnowledgeable in sales practices and principlesKnowledgeable of billing and accounting softwareKnowledgeable of CDE Lightband Services, Packages, and Equipment, and able to communicate to be clearly understoodSkilled in Basic Computer and related software applicationsSkilled in the Operation of telephone devices, online chat, or other equipment, while communicating in a clear and coherent speaking or written voice;Skilled in Comprehending and Explaining billing statements and histories, Complex Billing practices and policies, and Utilizing the necessary supporting softwareSkilled in Customer Sales Practices and Techniques, utilizing strong Customer Service PrinciplesSkilled in Reading and comprehending training documentsSkilled in Organizing and presenting dataAbility to provide a high level of customer service through verbal and written communicationAbility to work independently and individually, and to accept responsibility and account for his/her actionsAbility to communicate clearly and concisely both written