SEIU Local 1 has been on the cutting edge of building the power of low-wage workers in service industries and fighting for economic, racial, immigrant and environmental justice.
We are now hiring a Bilingual Member Resource Center Representative in Chicago.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage member inquiries by providing information and advice, or by referring the inquiry to the appropriate personnel.
• Managing large amounts of inbound and outbound calls in the MRC
• Documenting calls and update existing member profiles
• Manage and resolve disputes using local computer database
• Following communication “scripts” when doing voice authorizations
• Problem-solve for members in response to pay issue inquiries
• Provide contract language interpretation and analysis.
• Advise members of their workplace rights over the phone, in person or in writing.
• Provide strike support, including organizing community support, helping pressure employers, arranging back to work assignments, and research.
• Participating in relevant training and professional development activities.
• Contributing to a collaborative team effort to meet MRC objectives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Relations, HR, Economics or experience in the labor movement or related field.
• Ability to efficiently work with a high level of autonomy and manage his/her call terminal.
• Ability to act independently and organize their time with minimum supervision.
• Call Center experience in a high call volume environment
• Keen listening skills to identify key facts during calls, and tactfully give advice.
• Maintain productive working relations with the members and other staff.
• Ability to multitask in a high pressure, fast-paced environment, set priorities, stress tolerance and manage time effectively.

Salary and Benefits:

• Salary is competitive.
• Full benefits package including employer-paid health insurance, a pension plan, paid vacation and other benefits.