Job Information
Jackson Strategic Support Associate - May 2026 Start Date in Lansing, Michigan
Job Purpose
Jackson's Strategic Support Program (SSP) is designed to create a talent pipeline, providing on-demand staffing to various departments and teams within our organization. As a Strategic Support Associate (SSA), you'll join our talented population of associates, performing critical daily business support functions which directly impact customer satisfaction. This flexible, part-time role lets you build your own schedule and pays a competitive hourly rate of $14.00. Whether you're starting your career or looking to accelerate your professional skillset, this position offers plentiful opportunities to learn and grow within a fast-paced environment. Investing in your professional development is a top priority and we offer many resources to support long-term career growth. Our two convenient locations in East Lansing and Lansing provide a modern, professional environment to connect with others and build your network.
Essential Responsibilities
- Ability to perform office support duties and provide business operations support.
- Demonstrate a willingness to learn.
- Work well independently and within a team.
- Exhibit good time management skills in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
- Answer inbound calls from internal or external customers and/or make outbound calls to customers.
- Multi-task effectively, navigating multiple computer applications and systems.
- Follow detailed written procedures and step-by-step processes.
- Demonstrate good verbal and written communication skills.
- Act professionally in the workplace.
- Display problem solving skills.
- Organize work efficiently and prioritize tasks.
Other Duties
- Performs other duties and/or projects as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Shifts offered from 6:30am-7pm, Monday-Friday and 6:30am-1pm Saturday.
- Minimum requirement of 18 hours per week, maximum 29.
- Duration of individual shift segments must be a minimum of two hours and weekly availability must include two segments of at least three hours.
- First week availability requires a four hour duration for orientation.
- Schedules must remain unchanged for the first 45 days of employment.
- Self-driven schedules based on your unique availability, with changes allowed up to 24 hours in advance.
Qualifications
- H.S. Diploma or equivalent required.
- Experience in the fields of accounting, finance, IT, math or other business related field preferred.
- Basic knowledge of MS Windows environment and MS Office Applications required.
- Perform clerical/office duties, including data entry skills required.
- Ability to type 35 words per minute required.