Customer Service Representative

Customer Service Representative

BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Customer Service Representative for a Remote opportunity!

Position Title: Customer Service Representative

Location: Remote

Anticipated Start Date: April 20th, 2026

Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.

Expected Duration: 12+ months (with possibility of extension)

Job Type: Contract, 40 HRS WEEKLY, Remote

Pay Range: $19/hr. - $20/hr.

Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• The Customer Services Representative will leverage call center experience serving as Tier1 Agent to deliver excellent customer service thru incoming and outgoing phone, email and chat inquiries from customers, process applications and resolve customer disputes with a positive outcome. The right candidate will enjoy assisting customers with first call resolution, deescalate caller situations, adapt quickly to change, and working in a team environment.

  Key Responsibilities:

• Answer incoming phone calls, chats, and or emails
• Conduct outreach phone calls and or emails.
• Provide outstanding customer service.
• Recognize and follow call flows with scripts.
• Research and review customer inquiries.
• Research information using multiple systems.
• Relay research findings and outcomes to customers.
• Manage customer contact while balancing the entry and review of all customer documentation.
• Successfully achieve individual production metrics and contribute to the success of the broader teams' goals.
• Maintain compliance and adhere to quality standards aligned to reduce operational risk.
• Protect the privacy of clients while using multiple data sources and systems.
• Identify and escalate appropriate issues.
• Clearly documents call information and encounters in call logs.
• Recognize and alert management of risk and trends.
• Quickly transition from one task to another.
• Maintain a professional demeanor.
• Other duties as assigned.

  Basic Qualifications:

• 2 years of Customer Service experience.
• 1 year of Call Center Agent experience.
• 6 months of Utilities or Health & Public Services experience.

  Preferred Qualifications:

• 6 months of Accenture Health & Public Services experience (Conversion). Examples would be State Medical Assistance, TANIF, SNAP, LiHeap, Child Support Enforcement, or Early Childhood Education and Care Services.
• Former Transaction Processing Experience.

  Requirements of the Role:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Internet access is sufficient to handle calls received via the Internet.
• Quiet and private remote work location.
• Proficiency with computers: Experience using the internet, email via Outlook, etc.
• Data entry experience.
• Listening, verbal, and written communication experience.
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams) experience.
• High School Diploma/GED.

Benefits:

BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.

BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.

To learn more about how BCforward collects and uses personal information as part of the recruiting process, view our Privacy Notice and CCPA Addendum. As part of the recruitment process, we may ask for you to disclose and provide us with various categories of personal information, including identifiers, professional information, commercial information, education information, and other related information. BCforward will only use this information to complete the recruitment process.

This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 250152 when responding to this ad.

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