Customer Care Specialist - DTLA

As the Customer Care Specialist, you will play a crucial role at GHP. Your mission will be to create the greatest possible living experience.  You will serve as the first point of contact for all resident interactions onsite.

REPORTS TO:  Customer Care Manager and/or Community Manager

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE:

 Customer Service:

• Acts as first level of contact for all resident inquiries, service requests and concerns
• Creates a sense of community and an outstanding living experience for residents
• Resolution driven and promotes positive, proactive resident relations
• Mediate residents’ conflicts and provide recommended alternative solutions to management for consideration
• Efficiently handle resident requests and concerns
• Contributes to resident retention efforts through service delivery and participation in resident events and resident outreach
• Assists with all inquiries including move-in process, resident requests, follow-up, administration, renewal process and move-out process
• Demonstrates service excellence through the demonstration of company values, our employee promise, policies and initiatives.

Sales and Marketing:

• Plan and host community events
• Utilizes social media outlets (YELP, Google, Facebook etc.) to engage residents as assigned.
• Contributes to the resident renewal process by acting in a sales capacity to present renewal options to residents

Core Competencies and Professional Requirements:

• Desire to deliver an exceptional resident and colleague experience in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.
• Personable, positive, team-oriented mindset.
• Ability to multitask, work independently, manage competing requests and priorities.
• High school diploma or equivalent experience.
• 1-3 years’ experience in customer relations within Property Management or similar industry and or 2-3 years combination of customer relations in retail, hospitality property management preferred.
• Knowledge of Fair Housing preferred.
• General computer skills required.

Physical Requirements:

• Regular and physical attendance is required.
• Frequently move/traverse, ascend/descend stairs in/around apartment homes and community.
• Constantly positions self to bend, stoop, reach, lift.
• Occasionally lift/move/carry up to 25lbs with/without assistance.
• Frequently lift/move/carry 5lbs.
• Constantly communicate, converse and exchange information with coworkers, vendors, residents and visitors
• Ability to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.
• Constantly operates computer, 10-key and other office productivity machinery.
• Constantly works in low to moderate noise levels.
• Constantly works in outdoor weather conditions.

COGNITIVE OR MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Reading;
• Writing
• Ability to communicate clearly
• Ability to deal with complex issues; and
• Attention to detail.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States; and
• Must be willing to submit to a background investigation.

Salary Range: $19.00-$21.00 per hour, D.O.E. 

Eligible for:  Commissions, Overtime, Wardrobe Allowance

Benefits: Fully paid medical insurance available to employees along with dental, vision. Other benefits include: flexible spending account, Life/AD&D insurance, pet insurance, Employee Assistance Program, TicketsAtWork. There is also free onsite parking.