Description & Requirements
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct classes for Contact Center Customer Service Representatives for both Medicare and Marketplace.
- Identify performance issues, provide corrective action and suggest termination for Customer Service Representatives not meeting performance criteria in the training class.
- Conduct Supervisor and Leadership classes for managers, supervisors and support staff.
- Conduct Support Staff training and Supervisory Learning Labs to ensure Supervisors have knowledge of operational changes.
- Facilitate learning labs and skill building activities with teams that have been identified as low performers.
- Provide technical expertise and training for the alternate channels, such as TTY, Web Chat, Email and Written Correspondence.
- Provide follow-up coaching about job performance and quality assurance to new employees after training; Coach new hires to improve performance and prevent termination.
- Supervise and report on progress of trainees and personnel during training period, nesting and while on the floor.
- Maintain a level of expertise regarding local business processes, corporate initiatives, and have a thorough understanding of training program and Quality Call Monitoring guidelines.
- Take calls and act as roaming Supervisors during All-Hands situations. May be required to act as Supervisors or Quality Specialists during peak performance times.
- Conduct Focus Groups and provide feedback for contact center performance.
- Foster open communication with supervisory team and actively strive to develop strong working relationships with all call center personnel.
- Demonstrate success in a training or classroom setting sensitively dealing with a variety of learning styles.
- Track statistical training measures. - May be required to work certain holidays as specified in the CMS task order.
- Attend conference calls and meetings, as needed. - Travel may be required, including start-up and support ramp-up of new contact centers.
- Regular and predictable attendance is required.
- May be required to work hours outside of 8am to 5pm local time to meet training needs.
- High School diploma or GED required, bachelor’s degree preferred.
- 3 years leadership and/or training experience required.
- Ability to effectively communicate with multiple levels within the organization by phone, in person, or through written correspondence.
- Excellent presentation and public speaking skills.
- Knowledge of CMS or health care preferred.
- Demonstrated success with leadership, problem solving, and organizational skills.
- Flexibility of work schedule.
- Adapts well to frequent change.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a training team and other functional areas.
- Ability to provide constructive coaching and feedback in a training environment.
- High level of initiative and enthusiasm about training and employee development.
- Professional demeanor and attitude.
- PC skills required, including MS Office products.
- Excellent communications skills, with ability to present ideas to management and customers.
- Working knowledge of relevant technologies.
- English / Spanish bilingual skills desirable, but not required.