Alarm Dispatcher

Save a life with a career at Alert 360 - Dispatch Agent - 2nd Shift (2pm-10:30pm | Weekends & Holidays required)

Pay: $17.00 per hour

Job description:

As an Alert 360 alarm dispatcher, you will respond to various types of alarm, fire, and medical signals from all over the United States, working with home or business owners and local emergency personnel. You’ll be the one there when help is needed, to reassure or send assistance. Perhaps you thrive on helping others and are looking for more fulfilling work with a purpose? We provide comprehensive, engaging, and ongoing training so that you can feel comfortable helping to save lives, homes and more from our state-of-the-art alarm monitoring center.

Customer service or contact center experience is a plus. You’ll want to love talking on the phone, being compassionate, calming, and competent in a variety of call situations. Every day, you’ll have an opportunity to save lives and property. How many of your friends or family can say that? We can’t think of a better way to spend a workday. Can you?

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate verbal communication skills and the ability to convey calm control while responding to individual customer needs.
• Provide quick and accurate responses when an alarm signal is activated.
• Monitor customer alarm activity using a systematic approach to troubleshoot and resolve customer issues.
• Provide accurate documentation of all actions taken in reaction to alarm signal.
• Handle business dealings involving customer accounts, equipment, issues, and payments while promoting a positive company image and ensuring customer relations.
• Ability to utilize PC Keyboarding efficiently and accurately with proficient data entry skills. Minimum 30wpm.
• Understands procedures in dispatching emergency response.
• Demonstrate organization and workflow coordination skills.
• Demonstrate multi-tasking in a detailed environment and responsiveness to inbound call requesting alarm cancellation.

Requirements:

· Must be at least 18 years of age.

· High School diploma or equivalent.

· Ability to sit while using computer and phone equipment for extended periods of time.

· Deliver world class customer service and build customer satisfaction and loyalty.

· Must pay attention to detail.

· Capability to work well under moderate stressful situations.

· Ability to type a minimum of 30 words per minute efficiently and accurately.

· Proficiency to work simultaneously with multiple computer applications and databases.

· Demonstrate outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

· Pre-employment testing is required.

· Must pass background and drug screen process.

· English is required, bilingual in English/Spanish a plus.

THE BENEFITS OF JOINING OUR TEAM

Did you know we were named a “Best Places to Work” in Oklahoma? Because Alert 360 hires the best people for our growing and talented team, we work hard to provide perks, within a positive and supportive culture, that make team members’ lives better. Our comprehensive benefit program includes but is not limited to:

• Health coverage for you and your family through medical, dental and vision plans
• A generous paid time off program starting at three weeks and increasing with your tenure.
• A 401-K plan where the company matches dollar for dollar on a generous % you contribute.
• Financial protection through disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• Tax advantages through flexible spending accounts that allow you to pay for specific health-care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
• To help you manage your work and life needs we offer a life assistance program, tuition reimbursement, an on-site gym, employee fitness walks and free home security monitoring, with discounted security and home automation equipment.

When you join Alert 360, you do more than simply switch companies to advance your career. You become part of the Alert 360 family, a group of talented team members working together to Make It Happen! This is a call center environment.

-Equal Opportunity Employer-

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Customer service: 2 years (Required)
• Call center: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person