Customer Support Advocate
USremote
Brightwheel
Brightwheel’s vision is to enable high quality early education for every child — by giving teachers meaningfully more time with students each day, engaging parents in the development of their kids, and supporting the small businesses that make up the backbone of the $175B early education market.
Who You Are
Brightwheel is seeking to hire a Customer Support Advocate to support our growing community of directors, teachers & parents. We are looking for team members that are passionate about educating our customers about the Brightwheel product and finding solutions for their pain points. You will be on the front line communicating directly with our schools and parents and will work cross-functionally with our Customer Success and Product/Engineering teams. You enjoy collaborating with your team to find creative solutions to issues and using customer feedback to advocate for product improvements.
We’re looking for someone with experience working in customer service, preferably with exposure to technical troubleshooting. Ideally, this is someone who can empathize with the daily experience of a teacher or a parent of young children.
What You’ll Do
- Develop expertise in our platform and become a subject matter expert for our customers, keeping on top of updates in each release
- Use strong critical thinking and troubleshooting abilities to correctly identify, investigate and resolve technical or usage issues
- Answer chats, emails and phone calls throughout the day, to provide responsive live support.
- Prepare for scheduled phone callbacks, to provide personalized support
- Communicate clear and concise instructions via live chat, email and phone to Administrators, Teachers, and Guardians.
- Exhibit empathy towards our customers and each other at all times
- Advocate on behalf of customers, helping them to solve their issues and acting as the “voice of the customer”
- Contribute to improving internal processes
- Work cross-functionally to support our customers and improve the overall customer experience
- Maintain established metrics such as closed cases, response times while maintaining quality and high customer satisfaction ratings
Qualifications, Skills, & Abilities
- At least 1 year of customer service or early education experience (required)
- Exceptional written skills, attention to detail, and strong listening skills
- Excellent organization, time-management, and prioritization skills
- Comfort with a fast-paced and dynamic environment that evolves rapidly
- A passion for improving the world through education
- A plus: Experience in schools / education
- Experience providing live support to customers (preferred)
- Hands-on experience with Zendesk, Salesforce, Intercom, or similar CRM systems (preferred)
- Bachelor’s degree (preferred)
For cash compensation, Brightwheel sets standard ranges for all roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Multiple factors determine final offer amounts, including geographic location, candidate experience, and expertise. If you have questions about the compensation band for your region, please ask your recruiter.
Brightwheel is committed to internal pay equity and offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, equity, and benefits. In addition, our benefits package includes premium medical, dental, and vision benefits, generous paid parental leave, a flexible paid time off policy, a monthly wellness and productivity stipend, and a Learning & Development stipend.
Perks of the Job
Salary
$21/hour
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision
Vacation, sick leave, and paid time off
Parental leave
Continuing education plan
Stock options or equity
Perks
Ready to start?
We’re currently receiving a high volume of applicants in our available IT positions. Our response time for new applications is currently ranging from 1-2 weeks. We may not be able to provide individual feedback for every application to our open roles within Software Development.
