Job Details

The Division of Unclaimed Funds reunites Ohioans with their hard-earned but forgotten money. This includes taking reports of unclaimed funds that result when an account becomes dormant and the business no longer has contact information for the account owner, holding these funds for safekeeping and working aggressively to track down the rightful owner.

This position is an intermittent position and cannot exceed 1000 hours in a fiscal year.

What You'll Do:

• Conducts search of hardcopy or computerized records
• Answers a multi-line telephone system (i.e., takes messages, refers calls, greets walk-in customers, directs and/or registers customers; furnishes printed materials or claim forms.)
• Provides basic/routine information to resolve questions or complaints from internal and external customers in response to claim inquires; provides general information concerning agency/division operations/services
• Mails out correspondence and other information as necessary
• Performs, as assigned, daily importing, printing and prepares for mailing Internet claim forms via the Wagers Unclaimed Property System,; prepares and/or maintains reports concerning work processed, (e.g., maintains record of calls and inquiries received, and handled)

UNUSUAL WORKING CONDITIONS: May be confined to desk answering telephone for 6.5 - 7 hours per day.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

3 mos. trg. or 3 mos. exp. in office practices & procedures; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in public relations or customer service to include techniques for dealing with difficult people; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in typing, keyboarding, data entry or word processing; 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in operation of personal computer.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Customer Service