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Customer Service Representative/Bilingual

City of Rochester, NY

Rochester, NY

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$44,898–$57,550 Per Year
SKILLS
Administrative Skills, Building Permits, Business Development, Customer Support/Service, Data Entry, Establish Priorities, High School Diploma, Inventory Management, Inventory Reports, Loans, Multilingual, Order Supplies, Problem Solving Skills, Record Keeping, Typing, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Rochester, NY
POSTED
Today
Salary: $44,898.00 - $57,550.00 Annually
Location : Rochester, NY
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 26DM373NBA04
Department: Neighborhood & Business Development
Bureau: Neighborhood Preservation
Opening Date: 05/27/2026
Closing Date: 6/9/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

General Description

This position involves the independent performance of customer service duties and the performance of complex clerical activities in a NSC (Neighborhood Service Center). NSC's provide decentralized City services in City neighborhoods, with staff using a team approach to address community needs. The Customer Service Representative is responsible for complaint intake, referral and tracking through to resolution. This employee also provides residents with information and referral services and accepts applications, fees and payments for select City programs and services. The person in this position may lead other clerical personnel and is supervised by the NSC Administrator. Related work is performed as required.
CITY RESIDENCY WILL BE REQUIRED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF HIRE.

Typical Work Activities

  • Inputs work orders, inspection reports, property code violations, etc., into computer;
  • Receives telephone and walk-in complaints;
  • Routes complaints to appropriate team member, logs and tracks through to resolution;
  • Accepts applications for City programs (certificates of occupancy, building permits, rehabilitation loans/grants, summer youth employment, vehicle storage permits, etc.);
  • Prioritizes the routine activities and clerical workflow of the office;
  • Drafts routine correspondence to respond to citizen concerns;
  • Prepares work orders for City services such as boarding-up unsecured properties, cutting grass, removal of debris;
  • Responds to requests from the public for information about City programs and services;
  • Acts as liaison with City offices and other agencies when problems cannot be resolved with NSC resources;
  • Performs monitoring and reporting activities related to the tracking of the workflow;
  • Responds to inquiries from the public for property information, accessing various databases;
  • Assists Inspection and Police personnel with scheduling of inspections, meetings, other appointments, etc.;
  • Orders supplies and maintains inventory records;
  • Provides information in Spanish to the public when needed;
  • May occasionally open and close the office alone.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma or Equivalent, PLUS

  1. Associate's degree in office technology or related field; PLUS two (2) years of clerical experience (or its part-time equivalent) in three (3) of the following four (4) areas: typing documents and correspondence; filing; data entry; and public contact (by telephone and in person); OR
  2. Four (4) years of the experience described in 1. above.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
  1. Must be available and willing to accept changes in work schedule as assigned.
  2. Must be willing to work alone in the office when necessary, including opening and closing the office.

For full-time employees:
The City of Rochester offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

For less-than full-time employees:
The City of Rochester offers numerous growth opportunities to include the potential to transition into full-time, permanent employment.

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