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Apello

Answering Service Agent

UT · On-site +1

$15.50 - $19/hr

Life insurance (30+ hours/week required) * Paid vacation * Schedule flexibility * Remote work opportunities ANSWERING SERVICE AGENT RESPONSIBILITIES * Answer calls and take messages on a computer

Apello

Answering Service Agent

UT · Remote

$15.50 - $19/hr

Life insurance (30+ hours/week required) * Paid vacation * Schedule flexibility * Remote work opportunities ANSWERING SERVICE AGENT RESPONSIBILITIES * Answer calls and take messages on a computer

Apello

Answering Service Agent

West Valley City, UT · On-site

$15.50 - $19/hr

Life insurance (30+ hours/week required) * Paid vacation * Schedule flexibility * Remote work opportunities ANSWERING SERVICE AGENT RESPONSIBILITIES * Answer calls and take messages on a computer

Alarm Systems

Answering Service Manager

Quincy, IL · On-site

Starts at $22/hour based on experience Midwest Answer is hiring a full-time Answering Service Managerto lead our dedicated team of customer service professionals. This is an on-site position, not ...

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Telephone Answering Service Agent

Collierville, TN · On-site

$15 - $18.50/hr

We are seeking a Telephone Answering Service Agent to join our team! You will be responsible for ... Emergency after hours support * Connect patients with our nurse triage team ​ Qualifications:

Witt O'Brien's

Answering Service Responder I

Ogden, UT

$41K - $52K/yr

Answering Service Responder - Level I Position Summary Our office needs a reliable and talented ... After Hours Service Manager * Location: Hybrid - Ogden, Utah * Position Type: Regular, Full-Time * ...

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Answering Service Responder I

Ogden, UT · On-site

$41K - $52K/yr

Answering Service Responder - Level I Position Summary Our office needs a reliable and talented ... After Hours Service Manager * Location: Hybrid - Ogden, Utah * Position Type: Regular, Full-Time * ...

Apello

Answering Service Agent (Bilingual)

UT · Remote

$16 - $20/hr

As a Live Answering Service, we answer incoming calls for 500+ businesses 24/7 as remote ... Life insurance (30+ hours/week required) * Paid vacation * Schedule flexibility * Remote work ...

Memorial Health

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR

Decatur, IL · On-site

$16.50 - $24.82/hr

After hour answering service for approximately 25 physicians/departments. Correctly following established protocols and procedures for each account. * Acknowledge and appropriately respond to ...

Memorial Health

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR

Decatur, IL

$16.50 - $24.82/hr

After hour answering service for approximately 25 physicians/departments. Correctly following established protocols and procedures for each account. * Acknowledge and appropriately respond to ...

Hospice Alliance

On-Call RN

Pleasant Prairie, WI · On-site

After hours calls are typically first answered by the answering service who then directs the caller to the On-Call RN. The On-Call RN assesses, utilizes critical thinking and gives advice or delivers ...

Hospice Alliance Inc

On-Call RN

Pleasant Prairie, WI

After hours calls are typically first answered by the answering service who then directs the caller to the On-Call RN. The On-Call RN assesses, utilizes critical thinking and gives advice or delivers ...

Hospice Alliance, Inc

On-Call RN

Pleasant Prairie, WI · On-site

After hours calls are typically first answered by the answering service who then directs the caller to the On-Call RN. The On-Call RN assesses, utilizes critical thinking and gives advice or delivers ...

Memorial Health

SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR

Decatur, IL · On-site

$16.50 - $24.82/hr

After hour answering service for approximately 25 physicians/departments. Correctly following established protocols and procedures for each account. * Acknowledge and appropriately respond to ...

Finger Lakes Health

Call Center Operator

Geneva, NY

... hour answering service, paging system, and emergency response center. Carries out general clerical duties. Provides exceptional customer service in a courteous and professional manner. Greets ...

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Answering Service Agent

Answering Service Agent

Apello

UT • On-site, Remote

$15.50 - $19/hr

Part-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, PTO

Posted 10 days ago

Job description

Job Type
Part-time
Description
Apello is a Live Answering Service that has been serving businesses for over 80 years. Be a part of our small company providing a unique service for small to medium-size businesses. As a Live Answering Service, we answer incoming calls for 500+ businesses 24/7 as remote receptionists and dispatchers. Our live answering service helps our business customers to provide better, 24/7 service for their customers.
The businesses we serve cover many industries including:
  • Health Care,
  • Heating and Air Conditioning companies,
  • Mechanical and Technical Service companies,
  • Lawyers,
  • Property Management,
  • Government Agencies,
  • and many others.

All of our clients are different so all of our calls are different. As calls come in, we use sophisticated software to gather information specified by each business we answer for and dispatch the calls according to their instructions. The is absolutely NO SELLING!
Our company is small and flexible. Every employee is important and valued. Benefits include:
  • Medical, dental and vision insurance (30+ hours/week required)
  • Life insurance (30+ hours/week required)
  • Paid vacation
  • Schedule flexibility
  • Remote work opportunities

ANSWERING SERVICE AGENT RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Answer calls and take messages on a computer
  • Use Apello's software to determine what information to collect from callers.
  • Use Apello's software to determine when and how to relay messages to our clients (phone, text, email etc.)
  • Give out information to callers as directed
  • Interact with callers in a courteous, professional and helpful manner

Work Schedule:
Part Time 15 hours - 25 hours per week
Days
Specific Range of Hours Required: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Weekend Day Required (Range): SUNDAY 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Requirements
SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS:
Apello provides service 24/7, 365 days per year. Answering Service Agents are required to work:
Weekends:
One weekend day EVERY week - either Saturday or Sunday. See specific requirements above. This is every week. It is NOT rotating.
Holidays:
Apello provides service on ALL major holidays. Answering Service Agents are required to work on some holidays.
SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Type 35+ WPM
  • Good grammar and spelling
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Patience
  • Detail Oriented
  • Ability to make good decisions in the absence of specific instructions

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
  • Previous work experience preferred
  • Experience assisting customers over the phone is preferred but not required
  • High School diploma preferred, but Apello does employee high performing High School students

REMOTE WORK REQUIREMENTS:
  • You must have a quiet, private work environment with a door that can be closed. Other adults, children, or pets may not be present in the room with you while you are working.
  • You must provide your own desktop or laptop computer with approved antivirus software including a subscription for updates
  • You must provide your own high-speed internet connection.
  • You must have a phone (can be a cell phone) that you can use for calls when needed
  • You must have a shredder
  • You must have an Ethernet cord to connect to your modem

Salary Description
$15.50 - $19
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About APELLO

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Industry

Telecommunications

Company size

11 - 50 Employees

Headquarters location

Salt Lake City, UT, US

Year founded

1934

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