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Title: Call Center Associate
Reports to: Director of Participant Services
Location: Lowell, MA
Status: Both Full-time and Part-time positions

Always dreamed of joining a company that makes a positive impact in people's lives? Road Scholar/Elderhostel is the premier provider of international and domestic educational/travel programs for the mature travel market. We have programs in 90 countries and all 50 states, including shipboard programs through the Amazon or the Mediterranean Sea, studying the history of the Hopi Indians in Arizona, and exploring Africa's wild frontier on an educational safari. Learn more about us at www.elderhostel.org and www.roadscholar.org.

Road Scholar/Elderhostel is seeking bright, growth-oriented, polished communicators for Call Center Associates at our beautiful call center at Wannalancet Mills in Lowell. This team handles all aspects of sales and customer service; from helping customers choose their educational travel destination to answering specific program related inquiries and providing prompt resolution of all customer-related issues. Reliable college students who have completed one year of college and have customer service experience and polished communication are eligible for shifts of 20 hours per week minimum, subject to satisfactorily completing the paid training.

RESPONSIBILITES ALSO INCLUDE:

• Encourage participation in Elderhostel programs and participate in outbound calling campaigns and sales initiatives
• Manage incoming calls from clients; respond to phone-related inquiries; process enrollments and enrollment-related transactions in our computer database
• Provide a high level of customer service as defined by: a positive attitude, an efficient and adaptable approach, a polite, caring and professional telephone manner
• Assist in researching client’s correspondence regarding enrollment-related problems or concerns, and resolving them through verbal communication as needed
• Meet monthly performance metrics and goals and other key objectives such as helping our Development Department reach their fundraising goals
• Support team through good attendance; flexibility around phone schedule adjustments based on incoming call volume. Must work Mondays.

Road Scholar/Elderhostel offers superlative benefits including a totally smoke-free environment, tuition reimbursement, travel benefit after one year and solid growth potential for hard-working, ambitious, success-oriented employees.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES
• Greater Lowell/ Rt. 2 /Southern NH resident a must • College degree a plus • Customer service experience, preferably in a call center environment
• Commitment to high performance and increasing enrollments in Elderhostel and Road Scholar programs
• Superior organizational skills; ability to retain, organize and access large amounts of information
• Computer proficiency and detail orientation; willingness to learn new skills
• Good communication, language and problem-solving skills
• Enthusiastic, upbeat personality; mature, professional demeanor
• Regular attendance and punctuality; ability to commit to an established schedule
• Ability to complete one-to-two week-long full-time training program


Qualified local applicants - Please email cover letter (required) and resume to: humanresources@elderhostel.org

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