Customer Support Representative [Contract - East Coast Hours]

About the position

Clever is on a mission to connect every student, worldwide, to a world of learning. With our identity platform for education, we serve 77% of U.S. schools and over 1 million K12 students internationally. As a trusted partner for schools and educators, we provide secure, seamless access to digital learning tools that empower students everywhere. Clever, a Kahoot! Company, is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, but our impact extends far beyond. Learn more about us at www.clever.com . We are looking for Contract Customer Support Representatives to help us deliver outstanding customer experience for our school district and application partners through fast, friendly, and personalized technical support. If you’re interested in connecting with customers via email and phone calls, growing knowledge of the EdTech industry and Clever’s product, and creatively solving technical issues, this is a great opportunity to do all that while connecting every student to a world of learning. We have a highly collaborative and supportive team. We invest in our people. We have a robust 3-week onboarding program, and then you’ll be in our Quality Assurance program for ongoing development. We want to make you successful and have structures in place to support you! This is a contract opportunity that begins on May 18 or June 15 and concludes on September 25, 2026 A DAY IN THE LIFE: Independently manage and prioritize high seasonal volume of customer support requests via phone and email from your individual queue (handle around 40+ phone and email cases a day). Communicate with District Administrators and our Application Partners to resolve product-related issues as our customers are getting their Clever accounts ready for the new school year. Utilize analytical and problem-solving skills to investigate, test, and troubleshoot system features. Navigate and contribute to internal and external product documentation. Collaborate and support the team by sharing ideas and knowledge, being a reliable team member, and willing to help others when needed. Interested to learn more? Check out our blog post on A Day in the Life at Clever for a Customer Support Representative

Responsibilities

  • Independently manage and prioritize high seasonal volume of customer support requests via phone and email from your individual queue (handle around 40+ phone and email cases a day).
  • Communicate with District Administrators and our Application Partners to resolve product-related issues as our customers are getting their Clever accounts ready for the new school year.
  • Utilize analytical and problem-solving skills to investigate, test, and troubleshoot system features.
  • Navigate and contribute to internal and external product documentation.
  • Collaborate and support the team by sharing ideas and knowledge, being a reliable team member, and willing to help others when needed.

Requirements

  • Experience in fast-paced customer-facing positions: you have worked email or phone support before and can independently assess, manage and prioritize support requests based on need (i.e. priority levels, deadline) and risk.
  • Passion for solving technical problems to help others: you work deeply to understand customers' perspectives to assess their needs and define technical solutions to help them achieve their goals..
  • Comfort navigating ambiguity: you may encounter problems or situations that we have not seen before – you are comfortable with partnering with the customer to find a solution and document learnings.
  • Excellent communication skills: you can explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences and can communicate and empathize with stakeholders to drive issues to resolution.
  • Technical Prowess: You pick up new technology quickly and love learning how things work.
  • Team player: You are passionate about uplifting and collaborating with others to ensure the team and customers are successful.
  • Interest in education: You believe in Clever’s mission of making it easy to bring great software to the classroom.

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience handling issues related to data imports and integrations
  • Experience working with Single Sign On (SSO) or have a basic understanding of SSO
  • Experience working with or in K-12 schools or districts
  • Experience with industry tools such as Salesforce, Slack, Guru, Confluence, Chartio, etc
  • Ability to work during one of the following shifts (Monday - Friday): 7am - 3:30pm ET 9am - 5:30pm ET
  • Ability to work overtime: during mid-August through mid-September, it is expected to work up to 2-4 hours of overtime a day (overtime paid at 1.5x hourly rate).
Back to blog
Ads

Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

3. WHAT IS "WORKING REMOTE" REALLY FOR YOU?

Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

5. HOW DO YOU PROCESS INFORMATION?

Several years ago, I was working in a team to plan a big event. My supervisor made us all work as a team before the big day. One of our activities has been to find out how each of us processes information...

6. HOW DO YOU MANAGE THE CALENDAR AND THE PROGRAM? WHICH APPLICATIONS / SYSTEM DO YOU USE?

Or you may receive even more specific questions, such as: What's on your calendar? Do you plan blocks of time to do certain types of work? Do you have an open calendar that everyone can see?...

7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

Just as communication is essential when working remotely, so is organization. Because you won't have those opportunities in the elevator or a casual conversation in the lunchroom, you should take advantage of the little time you have in a video or phone conference...

10. HOW DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY ON A DAILY BASIS, IN YOUR WORK AND FOR YOUR PLEASURE?

This is a great question because it shows your comfort level with technology, which is very important for a remote worker because you will be working with technology over time...