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Customer Support Associate
Location
Canada
Posted
6 days ago
Salary
$23 - $26 / hour
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Customer Support Associate
Habitat Learn
• Provide primary support for Messenger Pigeon, our flagship app, along with support for our other products as needed • Respond to user inquiries across phone, live chat, and email in a timely, friendly, and professional manner • Problem solve, troubleshoot issues, answer questions, and guide customers to solutions with patience and clarity • Escalate complex or unresolved issues to the appropriate team when needed • Document user interactions and feedback to help us continuously improve our products and support experience • Help plan and facilitate workshops for our users, sharing tips and best practices for getting the most out of our products • Contribute to a team culture that values empathy, care, and genuine human connection over speed metrics alone
Job Requirements
- The ability to remain composed, compassionate, and focused on finding solutions, even when interacting with a frustrated user.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working with people with disabilities in an academic environment or willingness to learn
- Comfort working across multiple channels (phone, chat, and email) throughout the day
- Knowledge of accessibility legislation (i.e.AODA) or willingness to learn
- Fluency in English required; bilingual fluency (English/French) is a strong asset.
- Based in the Greater Toronto Area preferred; candidates elsewhere in Ontario are welcome to apply
- Candidates have to be eligible to work in Canada and be located in the country.
- Comfortable working on Apple devices, all company-issued equipment runs on macOS and iOS. If you strongly prefer Windows or Android, this role may not be the best fit.
- Experience with Intercom is an asset
- Required familiarity/fluency with Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android, as well as ChromeOS, since our customers use all kinds of devices
Benefits
- Why Join Us
- We're a company that believes support should feel human. You won't be measured purely on call times or ticket volume — you'll be trusted and supported to take the time each customer actually needs. If you care about people and want to work somewhere that backs that up with real investment in its support team, we'd love to hear from you.
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