Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS) seeks a friendly, energetic, and organized Customer Services Representative to join our Member Services team. The candidate must have an attention to detail and be able to multi-task and redirect focus with frequent phone interruptions. MainePERS is an established, professional and dynamic organization that manages a variety of employee benefits for Maine’s public sector workers.
Primary responsibilities focus on quality customer service in assisting our members (State, Teacher, and Participating Local District employees) at various stages of their membership. The work may include receiving paperwork and ensuring its completeness and accuracy; processing changes; retrieving account information for members and explaining the information to them, both over the telephone and in person. In addition, the position provides operational support by processing member requests including gathering information and verifying completeness prior to forwarding the results into the workflow process.
Qualifications:
A high school diploma is required plus four (4) years of responsible, self-directed work experience in an office environment.
Demonstrated successful customer service experience by phone and/or in person Familiarity with using Windows or web-based computer applications
Preferred Qualifications:
Salary begins at $43,763 if annualized.
Benefits: We offer an outstanding benefit package including: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance (fully paid), Vision Care, Life Insurance, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Deferred Compensation Plan, impressive Tuition Reimbursement, 13 Paid Holidays, Generous Vacation and Sick Leave.