City seeks hotline employees

City seeks hotline employees

Duties include screening for COVID-19 testing.

City and Borough of Juneau is seeking more temporary workers for its hotline that screens callers for COVID-19 testing, the city announced.

Pay for the position is $22.69 per hour, according to a CBJ news release. Training is provided to all hotline staff. The call center is open seven days a week. Full-time shifts are preferred and available; limited part-time shifts may be available, too. Candidates should be detail-oriented and dependable, the city said. Ideal candidates have excellent listening and communication skills, are able to provide a high level of customer service to all callers,and are critical thinkers. Job responsibilities include answering phone calls from the public and screening for COVID-19 testing, performing data entry of screening and testing information and answering general questions related to COVID-19.

For more information and to apply, go to https://beta.juneau.org/human-resources/job-posting-print-display/entry/66040 or call 586-5250.

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