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Customer Service Support Assistant

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Durham, NC

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $18 per Hour

💻 Customer Support

🗓️ December 1st, 2025

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Pearson is hiring a Customer Service Support Assistant responsible for processing and evaluating licensing applications and serving as the first point of contact for licensing inquiries. The role involves analyzing application details in accordance with state regulatory business rules and providing accurate guidance and support to applicants and licensees through various communication channels.

Highlights
  • Process high volumes of licensing applications for multiple license types and programs, ensuring compliance with regulatory business rules.
  • Handle customer interactions via phone, email, and application systems, providing thorough and accurate information.
  • Maintain knowledge of policies, procedures, and strategies of the supported business units.
  • Identify and recommend process improvements to supervisors or managers.
  • Meet quality service goals while prioritizing workload efficiently.
  • Utilize multiple web-based platforms for documenting and verifying licensing requirements.
  • High school diploma or equivalent required with 3 years experience in high-volume transaction processing and customer service.
  • Strong data entry and excellent oral and written communication skills essential.
  • Develop problem-solving and interpersonal skills while working effectively within a team.
  • Compensation: $17.75 per hour; 8-hour shifts Monday-Friday, hybrid work arrangement.

Customer Service Support Assistant Full Description

Job Description

Do you enjoy actively engaging and supporting internal and external customers? Pearson VUE is

hiring Customer Service Administrators to join us as Licensing Specialists.

These Customer Service Administrators are responsible for processing and evaluating a high volume

of licensing applications, phone calls and emails regarding the licensing process, and responds to

customer inquiries regarding specific licensure questions and inquiries. Licensing Specialists

process a variety of applications, each with its own underlying statutes, rules, policies, and

other licensing requirements. They serve as a first point-of-contact for licensing and application

processing and execute the application process in accordance with the business rules established by

the respective state regulatory agencies. This includes application processing that may include

license issuance, ensuring educational requirements are met, including guiding, and assisting

applicants and licensees via written and oral communication.

The ideal candidate will serve as a resource for our customer inquiries, questions, and various

needs, ensuring customer satisfaction is met for all aspects of the customer relationship. You will

deliver services and information to customers in a professional, accurate and timely manner via a

variety of communication channels while utilizing multiple computer applications.

This is a hybrid position out of our Durham, NC location, working in the office 3 days/week. This position is Monday-Friday, 8-hour shift between the hours of 9am-6pm.

The pay rate for this position is $17.75/hour.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Application Analysis/Processing

  • Analyzes application information and documentation for licensure/certification to ensure compliance with business rules set forth by the regulatory agency

  • Requires thorough knowledge of the business rules for a multitude of services and license typesFor the Insurance Program: includes individual and agency continuation, individual and agency new license miscellaneous requests, and application certification

  • For the Bail Bond and Collection Agency Programs: requires analysis and processing of all incoming applications, according to the business rules established by the regulatory agency

  • Requires thorough knowledge of the business rules for a multitude of services and license typesAdditional tasks may include the issuance of individual certificate/license for candidates who require exception processing

  • Analyzing documents for completeness, correctness, and/or compliance with laws, rules, policies, and procedures. Requires thorough knowledge of the business rules for a multitude of services and license types

  • Utilizing multiple web-based platforms to document and verify licensing requirements for applicants.

  • Manage all customer contacts within established procedures and performance standardsFormally respond to customer contacts and inquiries via multiple channels such as phone, email or application system

  • Manage customer information needs and proactively provide information to appropriate internal departments when information is not available, incorrect or outside established norms

  • Maintain detailed knowledge of the procedures, policies, and strategies of the supported business unit

  • Identify process improvement opportunities and make recommendation to the supervisor or manager

  • Meet individual quality service goals while appropriately prioritizing workload to meet individual targets and set standards

Customer Service

  • First point of contact for candidate/producer information

  • Provides accurate and thorough information to the customer base through both verbal and written communication

  • Must retain an in-depth knowledge of business rules set forth by the respective regulatory agency to accurately guide candidates and licensees

  • Accurately track and document customer interactions pertaining to licensing applications/records

  • Must retain an in-depth knowledge of business rules set forth by the respective state regulatory agency to accurately guide candidates, applicants, and licensees

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • High school diploma or equivalent required

  • 3 years of experience in a high-volume transaction processing environment

  • 3 year of customer service experience

  • Strong data entry experience

  • Excellent communication skills - both oral and written

  • Problem solving skills

  • Interpersonal skills

  • Organized and detail oriented

  • Ability to work within a team

  • Good multi-tasking and time management skills

  • Ability to process a high volume of work within set timeframes

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

If you are an individual with a disability and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career site as a result of your disability, you may request reasonable accommodations by emailing TalentExperienceGlobalTeam@grp.pearson.com.


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