Platte County was recently ranked by CNNMoney.com™ as the 3rd best place to find employment in the nation.

Read about it here!

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Thanks to all who completed the
Disc Golf Course survey!

Great news, because of the overwhelming response from community members, the City of Columbus has agreed to install a disc golf course in Pawnee Park this summer. The goal is to have the course open in time for Columbus Days in August.
Watch for more information coming soon!!

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What's your good life?

Time with family?



As a Nebraskan, we all enjoy a share of the good life – and with a West At Home job, you could make your good life even better.

West at Home is an award-winning service from West Corporation, and now with the recent passage of Nebraska Teleworker Job Creation Act, West At Home is excited to exclusively offer Nebraskans more than 500 new at-home opportunities. That’s 500 opportunities to make the good life even better in Nebraska.

To get started visit our website today: www.westathomenebraska.com

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Employment Opportunity:

West at Home, LLC
West at Home Agent

West At Home Agents are responsible for receiving and processing various incoming phone calls for numerous clients in accordance with policies, procedures, quality standards, and federal laws and regulations. Additional responsibilities pertaining to call and sales function are (but are not limited to):

• Receive and process incoming phone calls for clients, which includes obtaining, entering, and verifying customer information (e.g. names, addresses, credit card numbers, etc.), answering questions, resolving issues, providing customer service, adhering to scripts, and attempting to make up-sells.
• Ensure that calls are processed in strict adherence to established policies, procedures, and quality standards, as well as any federal laws and regulations.
• Successfully complete initial on-the-job training, as well as any new product or on-going training.
• Process incoming calls manually in the event of computer system failure; and ensure quality or customer issues are escalated using established procedure and brought to resolution (e.g., chat, email, message boards, phone, etc.).
West At Home agents will be expected to master the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform this job: customer service skills; sales skills; ability to assertively approach up-sells; ability to follow verbal and written instructions; ability to correctly read scripts; and ability to develop and maintain strong relationships and teamwork with co-workers.

Applicants for this job will be expected to meet the following minimum qualifications: high school or GED required, minimum one year customer service or sales experience required; must be 18 years or older; based on project candidate may be required to meet additional experience/skill requirements; must work a minimum of 10 hours per week; basic computer skills required to include navigation between application and internet sites; ability to pass required background checks; based on project, ability to pass required drug screening; based on project, candidate must score acceptably on job related testing assessments; ability to clearly communicate using a clear, distinct voice; and bilingual in English and Spanish (or other language as defined) may be required for certain projects.

Those who are interested in learning more about, or applying for, available positions are encouraged to visit www.westathomenebraska.com. The online application process takes approximately one hour to complete.