KRESS Employment Screening strives to make a real difference in the world. By providing employment screening, we help make safer working environments for businesses and the general public. KRESS provides charity organizations pro-bono work and gives back to the community as much as we can. Our dynamic workplace is growing fast and offers great benefits, continued training and bonuses for accuracy and efficiency.
Current Available Positions
Verification Specialist - Full Time
KRESS is seeking a Verifications Specialist with at least two years’ working experience using a Windows-based platform; preferably with experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. This job requires good communication, time-management, research, organization, and multi-tasking skills.
- Provide customer service via telephone, fax, email, and instant messenger; relaying status information and helping with general customer questions on a daily basis.
- Process employment, education, and licensure verifications on a daily basis by entering, logging, and scanning information into the credentialing system for initial and reappointment applications.
- Research information as needed using both public and private sources, working as a point person for completing and ensuring compliance and delivery of required information to clients in a timely manner.
- Evaluate information provided by applicants for accuracy and consistency, follow up on missing items and/or incomplete forms per policy and procedures, and submit follow-up requests for verifications.
- Cross-training in other departments to provide backup as needed.
Requirements:
- An individual who does well under pressure with time-sensitive projects on a daily basis.
- Knowledge of the Internet and search engines.
- Customer-service oriented.
- Capable of working independently, but takes direction well.
- Two (+) years working in an office environment.
- Two (+) years on a Windows-based platform with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Extremely accurate alpha-numeric data entry skills.
- License requirements necessitate fingerprinting and clean background/drug test.
Education:
A bachelor’s degree in English or some related area is preferred, although we do consider on-the-job experience sometimes as valuable as a degree. Experience in research, verifying employment, fact checking, or editing will be a weighted advantage.
Company Benefits:
- Competitive compensation with bonuses
- Great culture in small office close to Memorial Park
- 100% Employer Match 401(k) Plan
- Casual dress in professional environment
- Generous Vacation, Sick, Holiday and Personal Paid Time Off
- Medical Compensation Plan
If you are interested in the Verifications Specialist opportunity, please email your resume to jobs@kressinc.com.
Receptionist - Full Time
In a small-office environment, you will answer inquiries and obtain information for general public, customers, visitors, and other interested parties. Provide information regarding activities conducted at establishment; location of departments, offices, and employees within organization.
- Operate telephone to answer, screen, and forward calls, providing information, taking messages, and scheduling appointments.
- Greet persons entering building, determine nature and purpose of visit, and direct or escort them to specific destinations.
- Data enter new order information as it comes into the office.
- Data enter invoices and process deposits and past dues as necessary.
- Transmit information or documents to customers and to internal employees, using e-mail, mail, or fax machine.
- Analyze data to determine storing and filing needs and then process documents as necessary.
- Organize and maintain the office in general.
- Provide information about the establishment, such as location of departments or offices, employees within the organization, or services provided.
- Handle a multitude of complex and dynamic tasks in a very time‐sensitive environment while maintaining the utmost professionalism.
Requirements:
- Two years working in an office environment.
- Accurate ten-key typing by touch and general data-entry skills.
- Experience in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Experience answering and screening calls and ordering supplies.
- Works well under pressure with time‐sensitive projects on a daily basis.
- Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures.
- Customer-service oriented.
- Capable of working independently, but takes direction well.
- License requirements necessitate fingerprinting and clean background/drug test.
Education:
High school diploma or equivalent is required, but higher education will be a weighted advantage.
Company Benefits:
- Competitive Compensation with Bonuses
- Great Culture in Small Office right next to Memorial Park
- 100% Employer Match 401(k) Plan
- Casual Dress in Professional Environment
- Generous Vacation, Sick, Holiday, and Insurance Benefits
If you are interested in Receptionist opportunity, please email your resume to jobs@kressinc.com.