Overnight Emergency Care & Support Representative

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Emergency Care & Support Representative ensuring student safety and support in homestay program. Addressing emergencies and providing operational support in a remote role.

Responsibilities:

  • Act as the first point of contact for all calls and situations that arise after hours, often dealing with critical situations that require a quick response or de-escalation.
  • Manage emergencies that involve students that may arise, including documenting events and corresponding with applicable colleagues to engage a second opinion or request support.
  • Determine nature and extent of emergency and escalate crisis situations in a prompt and caring manner, providing additional support when needed.
  • Complete data-entry and maintain files as it relates to client, host, or student information.
  • Review and process student applications to ensure that they are complete and accurate for designated or assigned regions.
  • Provide ongoing operational support through tasks such as data entry, uploading documents to the database, custodianship documentation, limo bookings, survey implementation and/or analysis and reservation management.
  • Match prospective or current students with hosts for new placements, respites, and relocations.

Requirements:

  • Post-Secondary Certificate or Diploma in a relevant discipline, preferred.
  • 1+ years of Customer Service experience.
  • Some experience working with international students and a variety of cultures.
  • Innate ability to work independently and autonomously in a virtual office environment.
  • Exceptional Customer Service skills with the ability to show empathy to callers.
  • Positive interpersonal skills and highly effective at de-escalating challenging customer interactions from a remote environment.
  • Ability to work in a team, and to maintain and develop relationships with colleagues.
  • Excellent Word, Excel, Email, and Database skills.
  • Strong verbal and written English communication.
  • French is also mandatory for positions assigned to Quebec and parts of Ontario. Bilingual candidates are preferred.
  • Strong problem solving and organizational skills, including a precise attention to detail.