Come join Home Trust Company as an Bilingual Customer Service Specialist in our Customer Experience team!
This roles requires the successful candidates to be in office 3 days a week.
Home Trust Company has developed a track record of success as Canada’s leading alternative lender, employing nearly 800 people in our Toronto headquarters and branches across the country. Building on the demonstrated strength of its core residential mortgage lending business, the Company also offers complementary lending services, as well as highly competitive deposit investment products, through Oaken Financial. Our culture has been shaped by the passion and integrity of our people. Home Trust is a private company.
FIRST THING – WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?
We are looking for individuals who are dedicated, passionate, and driven to execute with excellence!
WE CARE ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES WELL-BEING, WHAT WE OFFER:
Base salary, with yearly incentive performance bonus
Three (3) weeks of vacation, an additional six (6) flex days (sick or personal) in addition to financial statutory holidays
Comprehensive benefit packages, offered through Manulife
Group Retirement Savings Plan (GRSP) up to 8% Contribution program & employer match
$1000 Employee Referral Program
Employee Discounts; phone plans, gym membership, Toronto Bike Share and many retailer discounts offered through WorkPerks
Education Assistance program
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The Bilingual Customer Service Specialist will spend his/her time answering inbound calls within a contact centre environment. The specialist will be the first level of response for our customers and will be required to respond to customer inquiries promptly and accurately on a variety of complex problems, within the established Contact Centre procedures. The Bilingual Customer Service Specialist will demonstrate strong product knowledge to effectively maximize business retention in our Mortgage and Oaken product lines.
The Contact Centre provides service to our customers from Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. EST, and Saturdays 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST. Bilingual Customer Service Specialists are required to have availability to be scheduled 5 days and 35 hours per week, within these hours, after the initial training weeks. This role is Hybrid (3 days a week in office).
Additional Information
Multiple full-time unilingual and bilingual positions available
Bilingualism: English & French only
In class training provided, Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST, for the first few weeks of employment. Peer-mentorship/job shadowing provided
In addition:
Ensure optimum servicing to our existing client base by promptly and accurately responding to customer inquiries on a variety of complex problems
Provide "best-in-class" Customer Service to Home Trust Mortgage and Oaken Financial clients in the inbound Contact Centre (first contact resolution, personal accountability, empathy, maintaining composure)
Timely follow-up with customers on inquiries, escalations, and complaints (resolve 95% within 2 day)
Achieve strong post call survey results (Net Promoter Score (NPS) and overall customer service).
Take appropriate steps to maintain compliance and procedural adherence to achieve department standard for quality monitoring (both Procedures and Compliance) Goal: to achieve Ave score 90% or higher
Achieve meeting expectations for all Quality Monitoring metrics (including soft skills, compliance)
Maintain the below key metrics within departmental standards:
Average Handle Time
After call work
Schedule Adherence - Agents to adhere to all scheduled lunch, breaks and any additional off the phone activities accordingly to ensure service levels are achieved
Provide procedural and system feedback to continuously improve our processes
Prepare and respond to internal communication, such as email, from our internal partners using effective business writing skills
Ensure Contact Centre policies and procedures (i.e., privacy protection, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Know Your Customer (KYC) refresh) are followed when servicing clients and performing account maintenance
Timely completion of Corporate Training (AML, Information Security)
Perform financial adjustments and non-financial maintenance when necessary to ensure that customer and business expectations are met
Ensuring all client and sensitive account information is properly managed (locking computers when leaving workstation)
WHAT WE REQUIRE:
Authorized to work in Canada
Post-secondary degree or diploma in business or finance related area or discipline preferred
2+ years customer service and/or inbound Contact Centre experience preferred
Working knowledge of mortgages and/or Non-Registered and Registered deposit products (TFSA/RSP/RIF/GICs)
Work effectively within established guidelines
Strong attention to detail with strong organization and time-management skills
Able to problem-solve and multi-task in a fast-paced, deadline-driven work environment
Advanced written/verbal business communication, and professional maturity
Intermediate knowledge of MS Office required (Outlook), and strong keyboarding skills
Ability to promptly learn new technologies and systems
Strong interpersonal relationship building and listening skills
Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment
PREREQUISITE: Maintain a positive supportive attitude, help to maintain an inclusive and supportive company culture!
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