About the Role
Texas Sports Academy is seeking Customer Support Representatives to manage parent inquiries via Zendesk. This full-time role involves being the primary point of contact for families, addressing questions, resolving issues efficiently, and ensuring a positive customer experience with a warm and professional demeanor.
Responsibilities
- Manage and respond to parent support tickets in Zendesk daily.
- Quickly respond to inquiries, resolve issues directly, and escalate when necessary.
- Address questions regarding schedules, billing, academics, athletics, and campus logistics.
- Provide clear and comprehensive answers to parents.
- Manage and resolve issues from start to finish, involving internal teams as needed.
- Escalate appropriate issues to the correct personnel with necessary context.
- Maintain a clean Zendesk queue by properly tagging tickets and updating macros.
- Identify and flag patterns in support tickets to address root causes.
- Communicate with parents in a clear, warm, and professional manner, avoiding generic responses.
- Utilize AI tools to assist in drafting responses and improving efficiency.
Requirements
- 2-3 years of experience in a Zendesk support role.
- Proficiency with Zendesk platform, including macros and triggers.
- Excellent written English skills, demonstrating clarity, warmth, and professionalism.
- Experience in customer or family-facing support roles, handling high volumes of inquiries.
- Ability to manage difficult conversations while maintaining positive relationships.
- Strong judgment skills to understand underlying issues and provide effective solutions.
- Comfortable using AI tools for response drafting and task acceleration.
- Organized and reliable, ensuring timely ticket resolution and follow-through.
- Ability to keep parents informed even when solutions are pending.
- Must be available for full-time coverage during standard U.S. business hours, Central Time.
- Must have reliable internet and a quiet workspace.
- Experience supporting a school, camp, club, or youth program is a plus.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is a plus.
- Zendesk certifications (e.g., Support Administrator) are a plus.
Skills
- Zendesk
- Customer Support
- Written Communication
- Problem Solving
- Time Management
- AI Tools
- Organization
- Professionalism
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Location
- Remote (Global)
Work Type
- Full-time
- Remote
Experience Level
- 2-3 years
Salary/Compensations
- $25/hour
About the Company
- Texas Sports Academy is a K-12 school dedicated to student-athletes seeking elite academics and high-level athletic development.
- The school utilizes a 2-Hour Learning model, allowing students to cover material efficiently.
- Students train in the afternoons with former professional and D1 athletes.
