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ISTA Personnel Solutions

Bilingual Call Centre Agent (Spanish-English) | USA Hours (Remote)

RemoteSouth Africa only
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Support
Employment
Full-time
Salary not disclosed
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Experienced bilingual call centre agent fluent in Spanish and English for remote customer operations supporting U.S.-based healthcare and homecare clients. Must be based in South Africa, have fixed fibre internet, power backup, and be able to work 24/7 rotational U.S. shifts including nights, weekends, and public holidays.

Optional skills

Five9SalesforceZendeskCRM systems

Required languages

Spanish Fluent / spoken and written mandatory.English Fluent / spoken and written mandatory.

What you'll do

  • Answer inbound customer calls professionally and courteously in Spanish and English.
  • Listen carefully and establish the reason for each call.
  • Assist with basic customer or patient enquiries using approved processes and information.
  • Accurately capture caller details, messages and interaction notes.
  • Follow client-specific scripts, workflows and escalation procedures.
  • Escalate urgent or complex matters to the appropriate on-call person or department.
  • Handle frustrated or emotional callers calmly and professionally.
  • Complete outbound calls or callbacks where required.
  • Navigate multiple systems while communicating with customers.
  • Maintain accurate records and protect confidential customer and patient information.
  • Meet campaign requirements relating to attendance, quality, productivity and customer service.

What they require

  • Fluency in both Spanish and English, spoken and written, is mandatory.
  • Grade 12 / Matric or equivalent.
  • Previous call centre, contact centre or customer-service experience.
  • Previous experience assisting customers telephonically.
  • Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
  • Clear, professional telephone communication.
  • Strong listening, questioning and customer-service skills.
  • Good computer literacy and the ability to work across multiple systems.
  • Strong attention to detail and accurate data-capturing skills.
  • Ability to remain calm and professional when dealing with difficult or urgent calls.
  • Reliable attendance and strong schedule adherence.
  • Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment.
  • Full flexibility to work 24/7 rotational shifts, including days, evenings, nights, weekends and public holidays.
  • A fixed fibre line with a minimum speed of 25 Mbps upload and 25 Mbps download and the ability to support a wired Ethernet connection is mandatory.
  • Applicants without a fixed fibre line cannot be considered.
  • A reliable power backup solution is required to manage load shedding and power outages.
  • Applicants without a power backup cannot be considered.
  • Candidates must be comfortable working rotational shifts from Monday to Sunday, day, evening and night shifts, weekends, and South African and/or U.S. public holidays when scheduled.
  • Exact shift times will depend on the campaign and may change in line with U.S. daylight savings time.
  • You will be required to work on both South African and U.S. public holidays.
  • Preferred: Experience in healthcare, medical or home-care environments.
  • Preferred: Experience in patient support or medical reception.
  • Preferred: Experience in U.S. or international call-centre campaigns.
  • Preferred: Experience in inbound customer service.
  • Preferred: Experience in after-hours or on-call support.
  • Preferred: Experience in insurance verifications and authorizations.
  • Preferred: Experience in remote contact-centre operations.
  • Reliable and punctual.
  • Professional and customer-focused.
  • Fluent and confident in both Spanish and English.
  • Calm under pressure.
  • Accurate and detail-oriented.
  • Comfortable following established procedures.
  • Able to use judgement when deciding when to resolve or escalate an issue.
  • Adaptable and quick to learn new systems and client processes.
  • Coachable and accountable.

Benefits

  • Successful candidates will receive structured onboarding, campaign training, systems training and ongoing quality feedback and coaching.
  • Compensation for SA public holidays in accordance with the BCEA.

ISTA Personnel Solutions is a dynamic and fast-growing BPO company. We are not a recruitment agency - we operate as a dedicated extension of our clients’ teams, delivering high-quality service with precision, efficiency, and a personal touch.

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