The Customer Support Representative (internally known as an Account Services Specialist) role gives insight into every aspect of our organization, setting up the right candidate for future growth opportunities within Cultural Care and greater EF. You will use your superior communication skills and timely responsiveness in this highly visible position within our company. Working mostly through phone and email communication, you serve as the primary resource of information and problem solving for our host families, au pairs, contractors and colleagues. Based in the Boston office with hybrid flexibility.
Your responsibilities include:
- Effectively & kindly answer questions and resolve customer needs over the phone and email
- Identify and implement opportunities to enhance customer experience
- Engage in team-oriented activities: sharing ideas, giving feedback, and training new hires
- Prioritize customer needs and set realistic expectations
- Review documents to make sure we remain in 100% compliance with the US department of State
- Call and email host families to remind them of program fees, due dates, credits and discounts
- Responsible for the overall Accounts Receivable aspect of your region
Who you are:
You are a natural relationship builder, and truly enjoy working in a collaborative environment. If you disliked group projects in college, this job is not for you. If you want to play a major role in keeping our cultural exchange program healthy and vibrant for years to come, this job may be perfect for you. Innately you are able to maintain a positive attitude and make every customer feel like your top priority. With every inquiry from our program participants and Local Childcare Consultants (LCCs) you proactively add value to the overall customer experience, by being thorough, taking ownership of resolution and anticipating their future needs.
The ideal candidate:
- Demonstrated relationship-building experience
- The ability to be a natural motivator, bringing passion and enthusiasm to a team
- 1-2 years of work experience, preferably in customer service
- Problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- Strong adaptability, flexibility, and resourcefulness
Why you’ll love working here: Perks, Benefits, and more!
This is the most fun, high caliber place you’ll ever work. Ask any employee why they love EF (whether they’ve been here 10 minutes or 10 years) and they’ll probably tell you the same thing: it’s the people. When you work at EF, you join a purpose-driven, international and energetic community that thrives on continuous learning, fearless innovation and mutual support.
In addition, you can expect:
- Commitment to professional growth: robust monthly calendar of trainings and workshops
- Four weeks paid vacation your first year, ten paid holidays, and two floating holidays
- Exciting business travel opportunities
- 25% company match on your 401(k) contributions
- Market-leading medical, dental and vision coverage, along with options for life and disability insurance, legal and pet insurance
- Dependent care, healthcare and commuter Flex Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Access to fertility care and family-building support
- Wellness benefits including a yearly fitness reimbursement
- Frequent social and learning events, including access to our employee-run resource groups
- Robust Employee Assistance Program
- Tenure-based sabbatical eligibility
- EF Product Discounts (discounts on travel, international language schools, Au Pair program and more)
- Discounts at local venues and businesses
- Eligibility for our Workplace Flexibility Program: our pilot hybrid work model with up to two days working from home per week
About Cultural Care Au Pair
At Cultural Care Au Pair, we believe that cultural exchange has the power to make the world a more welcoming, understanding, and open place. As the largest and most experienced au pair organization in the world, we build global families by bringing together international visitors with American hosts—providing meaningful childcare for families, an unforgettable year in America for au pairs, and a culturally enriching experience for all. If you’re ready to expand your own horizons we invite you to be a part of our global team of problem-solvers, relationship-builders, and innovators. Join us as we continue to bring the world a little bit closer together, one family at a time.
Cultural Care Au Pair is associated with EF Education First, the world leader in international education. At EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have brought millions of people to see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs—focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics—create students of the world, and turn dreams into international opportunities.
An equal opportunity employer, Cultural Care Au Pair is committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, ability, parental status, experience and everything else that makes you, well…you.
