New Orleans, LA - Work from Home Roadside Assistance Dispatcher

Roadside Assistance
Dispatch Support Calls

Call Center Experience Preferred

Job ID# A1001


Leverage your customer service expertise and provide billing support to a Company’s customers, all from the comfort of your own home!


About Parkes & Co.


Parkes & Co. connects small call center companies, run by people like you, to prestigious Fortune 500 clients through a virtual platform. Parkes & Co. provides the clients, you provide the service. YOU have the power to choose your clients, and schedule from the comfort of your own home. You have the opportunity to live your work from home dream. When you own your own business, you’re the boss.


WHAT TO EXPECT:


What’s Needed to Provide Customer Support for this Client

- Assisting callers with roadside assistance requests
- Determining offerings customers are missing
- Making upgrade and add-on service recommendations
- Ensuring First Call Resolution (FCR) and complete Customer Satisfaction (VOC)
- Coding sales accurately and completely

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WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED:

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Must-Have Qualities and Capabilities

- Familiarity with company processes and policies
- Clear, confident and professional communication skills to build trust and rapport
- Understanding of “client call flow”
- Quick-thinking management of client needs
- Assertiveness to promote additional products and services
- Empathy and a sincere desire to assist and prioritize the customer
- Tenacity to understand and deliver on customers’ needs


EDUCATION NECESSARY:

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No degrees necessary - great work from home opportunity for anyone who is ready to start a business and be their own

boss.

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WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

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Providing great inbound customer service calls.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO GET STARTED:

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- Apply

- A Computer

- High Speed wired Internet (No WiFi)

- Phone with headset

- Pass a background screening

This is not an offer of employment. It is an opportunity to enter into a business-to-business relationship with

Parkes & Co..



Requirements

Background Screening

• Have no felonies or fraudulent behaviors.

PC Requirements

• A desktop/tower computer with a separate monitor is recommended.
• Dual boot machines, Netbooks, and Tablets are prohibited from use.
• All-in-One computers are not currently compatible with any client programs.


  • CPU Speed
    • Dual-core 2.8 GHz or better or
    • Intel i class or AMD Phenom X2 class or better
    • Atom, Celeron, Pentium and Opteron processors are notpermitted
  • Hard Drive 20 GB or more of available space
    • 60 GB or more of total space
  • Memory 4 GB of RAM or better
  • Operating System Windows 7 or Windows 10
    • Windows 8/8.1 not supported by some clients
  • Standard Connection and Speed Hard-wired connection (no wireless)
    • Minimum 10 mbps download / Minimum 3 mbps upload
    • Maximum Latency Threshold 120 milliseconds (ms)
  • Monitor Recommendations
    • 1280 x 1024 (SXGA) screen resolution
    • 1920 x 1080 (Full HD or 1080p)
    • Dual monitors may be required on some client programs

Mac Requirements

• Macs must have an Ethernet port
• MacBook Air and Mac USB-C ports will not be supported
• Boot Camp and a licensed version of Windows (please see page 2 for acceptable Windows
operating systems) MUST be installed.

Accessories, Software and Internet/Phone Service Providers

REQUIRED ACCESSORIES

  • USB headset with microphone (required for Certification)
    • Logitech, Plantronics, Microsoft, or similar brands recommended.
Suggestions:
• Plantronics PLNAUDIO478 USB
• Logitech USB H570e
• Jabra UC VOICE 150
  • Hard-wired Telephone and headset (required for Production/Servicing)
    • Plantronics S12 or similar recommended

SOFTWARE

Internet Explorer 8, 9, 10, or 11 on
Windows 7, 8 or 10
Certain client programs may require specific versions of
Windows. Windows 8/8.1 not supported by some clients.
(Optional) Mozilla Firefox or Chrome for Windows
Microsoft Security Essentials for
Windows 7; Windows Defender for
Windows 8 or 10

Other security software may be incompatible and should be
avoided. Technical support may be refused if your company’s
software configuration is not compatible with the Arise
Platform or is determined to cause incompatibilities with client
required servicing software.

INTERNET AND PHONE SERVICE PROVIDERS

Hard-wired broadband Internet service via DSL, Cable, or Fiber Optic connection

The use of wireless connections to access any system at any time is prohibited, even if the connection is encrypted.
Connectivity to the Platform through an unauthorized Proxy Service or unauthorized VPN Service is strictly prohibited.
Additionally, Satellite, Microwave, and Cellular Hotspot Internet Services are not permitted.
USB connected modems are not supported.

Hard-wired land line telephone service

Unless stated otherwise in the opportunity announcement, most client programs are compatible with the following types
of services: POTS (plain old telephone service), cable telephony, digital service, or business class VoIP.
The service should be connected directly from the wall to your telephone.
Softphones and cell phones are not permitted.
The servicing telephone line should not interface at any point with the computer.
All servicing telephone lines should not have voicemail, fax, or other features on the line (other than unlimited long
distance, if necessary – please see page 7 for details).

Call centers and agents have the option to use either a POTS line (plain old telephone service) or VoIP (aka digital telephone or cable telephony) to service a client program. However, call centers and agents servicing client programs that route calls through the AVG system will need to be able to dial into the AVG (786) number.
• Call Centers and agents who do not have Miami area code phone numbers (305 or 786) will need to be able to dial long distance on their service lines which may result in long distance charges. For that reason, bulk or unlimited long- distance service plans are recommended and available from most carriers to avoid per-minute charges.
• A small number of client programs currently prohibit the use of VoIP while servicing and a POTS line will be required to service those programs. If the client program does not currently allow VoIP, agents will not be servicing on AVG.

Please be sure to review the opportunity announcement in detail to see if AVG is required on the client program you select.


Benefits

  • Work from home
  • Determine your own work schedule
  • Scalable income opportunity
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