Member Services Representative

Description

The American Counseling Association (ACA) is the world’s largest organization representing professional counselors in various practice settings. Our vision:
Every person has access to quality professional counseling to thrive. Our mission:
Advancing the counseling profession, mental health and well-being through education, advocacy, community, inclusion and research. Our values:
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Integrity, Proactive Leadership, Professional Community & Relationships, Scientific Practice & Knowledge, Social Justice & Empowerment.

All ACA team members are encouraged, supported, and expected to demonstrate The Way We Work Values:
Be Flexible, Be Creative, Be Empowered, Be Inquisitive, Be Collaborative and Be Respectful.

The Member Service Representative (MSR) is one of the main points of contact with ACA members and potential members and serves a critical role in ensuring a world class member experience resulting in member engagement and retention. This position exercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to the member and customer experience. The MSR will ensure membership inquiries are addressed in proficient English, courteously and effectively, and information and research are completed in an accurate and timely manner.

This position is responsible for many day-to-day administrative tasks including, but not limited to, member and potential membership research, data quality and distribution of outreach materials. This position interacts with staff across the association providing member feedback, recommendations and analysis required to ensure ACA continually provides excellent customer service and the products and services important to our members. This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

In addition to the below list of responsibilities, the MSR will carry out assigned tasks that are consistent with the general responsibilities of this position.

• Serve as ACA membership ambassador by providing world-class customer service during all contact with a current, potential or former member.
• Respond promptly, courteously, and professionally to each telephone, email, web interaction and chat; handling member/prospect inquiries, complaints, product and service information, campaigns, activities, programs, and returns.
• Resolve any members’ concern and/or complaint with products and/or services to ensure continued member loyalty or to gain a new member renewal or reinstatement; escalates any unusual issues or decisions to member services supervisor and/or senior membership team management.
• Demonstrate high member satisfaction of overall member experience based on special reports, analysis and member feedback surveys.
• Build and maintain deep knowledge of ACA’s member services which is displayed by a thorough knowledge of and effective communication of association’s products, benefits, and service opportunities to current and potential members.
• Utilize upselling and cross-selling techniques to increase the transaction value of each interaction while promoting the Association products, benefits and services.
• Process membership applications: new members, renewals/reinstatements and changes received via telephone, email, web chat and fax in a complete, accurate and timely manner; maintaining finance/accounting best practices including safe credit card use.
• Process registrations including, but not limited to: conference, webinars, podcasts, and other educational offerings received via telephone, email, web chat and fax in a complete, accurate and timely manner; maintaining finance/accounting best practices including safe credit card use.
• Process orders including, but not limited to: publications and certificates, received via telephone, email, web chat and fax in a complete, accurate and timely manner; maintaining finance/accounting best practices including safe credit card use.
• Participates in new member outreach calls and special engagement initiatives. Conduct courtesy outbound calls to new members.
• Works with liability insurance provider contact to verify membership as needed.