Customer Care Center Associate - REMOTE

*This is a fully remote position. Candidates must reside within a two (2) hour radius of Red Bank, NJ, Toms River, NJ or Uniondale, NY. Candidates must reside in New Jersey, New York, or Pennsylvania.*

At OceanFirst Bank, each one of our employees plays an important role in delivering value to our customers and executing daily tasks in accordance with our core values. We recognize that our employees are essential to our success, making OceanFirst a great place to work and do business.

Great benefits include: on-site fitness facility at Red Bank and Toms River headquarter offices, remote schedule, employee perks & discount programs, tuition assistance, incentive compensation program, professional development opportunities, and more! Apply today to #BecomeOceanFirst and make an impact in the local community!

About the Role

The Customer Care Associate position is a customer service ambassador to external and internal customers of the Bank. This position provides and ensures professional decorum to internal and external customers at all times, while responding to calls, emails and chats presented in the Call Center.

What You Will Do

1. Answers incoming customer requests through telephone, chat and email and assists customers and staff with banking related questions. Responds professionally and treats customers and staff with respect at all times.
2. Tracks case interactions through the Salesforce CRM platform.
3. Understands and initiates use of video technology to assist customers face to face when needed; Maintains a thorough understanding of the Bank's products and services and presents alternate banking solutions to customers when appropriate.
4. Effectively handles issues and complaints, makes appropriate decisions using Bank policy and procedures, and escalates issues to management when appropriate.
5. Assists with department tasks, review of the mobile deposit queue, operating the ITM platform, survey responses, social media monitoring, research and maintenance requests as needed.
6. Supports Online Banking customers via telephone and Live Chat, including the explanation of features and functionality, browser compatibility, troubleshooting, adding accounts and password resets.
7. Provides debit card decline support and unblocks cards for travelers as requested.
8. Assists customers with lost or stolen debit cards including placing the card in "Hot Card" status, reviewing recent transactions to identify fraudulent activity, initiating Reg E claims when necessary.
9. Maintains knowledge of the Bank's security standards and reports incidents appropriately.
10. Performs approved account maintenance in accordance with policy and procedure.
11. May assist with conversion related and special projects as needed.
12. May be required to assist with opening and closing of the branch, settlement and the processing of Teller transactions as needed.