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Seasonal Part-Time Customer Service $16.00 an hour!

🇺🇸 Remote - Jefferson City, MO 🕑 Temporary 💰 $16 per Hour 💻 Customer Support 🗓️ August 4th, 2026

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Scholastic Inc. is hiring a Seasonal Part-Time Customer Service representative. The role involves handling inbound customer service calls, chats, and emails during the fall peak season, assisting customers with orders, accounts, and product navigation on Scholastic's websites, and entering data accurately into web applications.

Highlights
  • Resolve customer inquiries related to orders, accounts, and products.
  • Assist customers via phone, email, and chat with navigation of Scholastic websites and digital resources.
  • Accurately enter various types of data into multiple web-based applications.
  • Demonstrate empathy and patience while engaging customers and coworkers.
  • Communicate clear and professional information to customers.
  • Proficient in computer use, including Microsoft Office, website navigation, and email.
  • Ability to multi-task using multiple systems simultaneously.
  • Excellent written, verbal communication, data entry, and phone skills required.
  • Temporary seasonal, part-time position with flexible day shift hours during peak periods.
  • Compensation at $16.00 per hour, location Missouri (remote work).

Seasonal Part-Time Customer Service $16.00 an hour! Full Description

Job Description:

Needing to earn some extra cash? Looking for an opportunity to work from your remote office? Join our customer service team and help us get educational materials into the hands of kids across the nation. In order to provide excellent customer service during our fall peak season, we are hiring seasonal part-time customer service representatives to process inbound customer service calls, chats, and emails. We strive to provide excellent service by resolving customer issues thoughtfully and completely. Flexible day shift hours available.  

Responsibilities include:
  • Resolve customers' concerns or questions relating to orders, accounts, or products.
  • Assist customers with navigating Scholastic websites and digital resources.
  • Assist customers via phone, email, and chat.
  • Enters various types of data accurately and efficiently into multiple web-based applications.
  • Engage customers and coworkers with empathy and patience.
  • Communicates information in a clear and professional manner.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Proficient computer skills, including website navigation and usage, Microsoft Office, and e-mail.
  • Must be able to multi-task and utilize multiple systems at a time.
  • Must have good written and verbal communication skills
  • Must have excellent data entry and phone skills
  • Ability to learn new skills quickly and retain information learned.
  • Must be willing to make decisions and use judgment in resolving customer problems
  • Must have a good attendance and performance record
  • Must be willing to work flexible hours as needed during peak times
  • Desire to be a team player

Time Type:

Part time

Job Type:

Temporary Seasonal

Job Family Group:

Cust Svc & Call Center

Location Region/State:

Missouri

EEO Statement:

Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.