Customer Service Associate; Sewerage And Water Board); Class Code 7401

intermediate level customer service work in a high volume call center atthe sewerage & water board. Work receiving, processing, and responding to service requests and agency informational inquires received from the public via the telephone, in-person, facsimiles, e-mails, and other electronic services; and related work as required. This position will nothandle police, fire or ems related public safety calls.

note employees in this classification work a fixed or rotating shift and may work weekends. Work during emergencies is required.

note allocations of this classification are limited to the sewerage and water board's call center.

note: the civil service department reserves the right to determine what courses are considered equivalent.

• basic grammar usage and proofreading (comm 110) or
• basic grammar usage and proofreading (comm 111) and
• basic grammar usage and proofreading (comm 112)
• basic office skills (gcle 310)
• techniques of good customer service (pbsv 220)
• telephone techniques (pbsv 230)

note: coursework requirements have been waived for current employees. This waiver will be eliminated effective january 1, 2020.

note
: civil service reserves the right to determine if experience qualifies as high volume call center experience. A call center is a place where customer calls are handled using computer automation. Typically a call center has the ability to: a) handle a considerable volume of calls at the same time, b) to screen calls and forward them to someone qualified to handle them, and c) to log calls.

* prior to appointment, the hiring agency is required to verify education claimed by the applicant to qualify for this classification. If selected for hire, applicants must provide original documents of their qualifying credentials to the hiring agency prior to their start date in this job classification.

this position requires a one (1) year probationary period.

note: domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application**. Residency requirements are waived for all sewerage and water board of new orleans positions vacant and advertised for at least 90 days. Employees hired under this waiver remain exempt from the city's residency requirement for the duration of their employment at the sewerage and water board. (la r.s. 33:4076).
** additional exceptions to the domicile requirement may be made on a case-by-case basis. We encourage you to apply for this position and discuss your need for a domicile exception during the interview process.

a qualifying computerized keyboarding test with a minimum score of twenty (20) words per minute after the deduction of errors, and a written test weighted 100%.

applicants must pass the written test in order to be admitted to the computerized keyboarding test.

this is an original entrance and promotional examination.

the city of new orleans is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, creed, culture, or ancestry. Requests for alternate format or accommodations should be directed to shana parker at  or tty/voice at  or .

domicile requirements for employment
: domicile requirements are currently waived for the purpose of application. However, all new full-time employees hired into this classification on or after january 1, 2013, must be domiciled in orleans parish within 180 days of hire. Public safety employees such as commissioned law enforcement officers hired by the new orleans police department (nopd), firefighters hired by the new orleans fire department (nofd), emergency medical technicians hired by the new orleans emergency medical services (noems) and the recruits for these positions hired by these departments are excluded from this provision.

Airport employees are excluded from this provision if the…