Part-Time Real Estate Referral Counselor

Job Overview

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty (PenFed Realty), a wholly owned subsidiary of PenFed Credit Union (PenFed), is hiring a (Remote) Part-Time Real Estate Referral Counselor. The primary purpose of this job is to serve as the critical link between real estate customers, various mortgage partners, and elite real estate agents. This role's mission is to manage a diverse pipeline of real estate leads from various sources, as well as handling a high volume of inbound and outbound calls. The incumbent will transform inquiries into successful real estate placements through active listening, product knowledge, and empathy.

Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job duties and the position will perform other duties as assigned.

• Act as the BHHS PenFed Realty point of contact for:

• Customers/members moving through referral channels,

• Partners who refer customers through our Business Development Department, and

• All members requesting PenFed Real Estate Rewards Mortgage information and real estate assistance.

• Conduct a thorough needs assessment at the onset of the moving process, delivering a premium, consultative experience that helps customers navigate the home buying/selling/renting process.

• Track, monitor, and follow up with potential leads with an extremely high rate of accuracy

• Answer all questions and provide all requested documentation.

• Ensure that designated partner databases are updated timely.

• Proactively follow up on inquiries and tasks to ensure no customer falls through the cracks.

• Follow phone and email scripts when communicating with customers/members.

• Enter referrals in company's system of record to ensure proper management.

• Maintain multiple phone lines during shift, answering a consistent, high-volume flow of inbound and outbound calls; maintain and document phone conversations.

• Serve as an advocate for the customer, solving complex logistics and coordinating "One Team" synergy between lenders and agents.

Qualifications

Equivalent combination of education and experience is considered.

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field is preferred.

• Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of experience in customer services or real estate is preferred.

• Direct client interaction and advisory experience preferred.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite

• Exceptional oral and written communication.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.

• Must possess positive, "can-do" attitude, as well as maintain ability to multitask between various technical platforms.

• Experience using A.I. tools preferred.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position will not supervise employees.

Licenses and Certifications

Relocation certification courses required by Partners.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to an indoor office setting with moderate noise.

Most roles require working in an office setting with moderate noise and the ability to lift 25 pounds.

Travel

Limited travel to various worksites is required.

Pay Transparency

The anticipated starting hourly range for this role is $18.00 - $21.00

This position is eligible for an organizational performance based annual bonus, subject to board discretion and approval.

This position is eligible for an individual performance based annual bonus.

Benefits

At PenFed, we offer a robust benefits package designed to support you both personally and professionally. You'll have access to comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans; paid time off; and family-friendly benefits like paid parental leave, care support, and fitness center access. Financial wellness is encouraged through features like a 401(k) match, employee loan discounts, and fully paid life and disability coverage. We also support growth via education assistance, community involvement, and volunteer opportunities.

Our Purpose

Helping members achieve their dreams since 1935. Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed) is one of America's largest federal credit unions, serving 2.8 million members worldwide with $29 billion in assets. PenFed offers market-leading certificates, checking and savings, credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, auto loans, and a wide range of other financial services, always with members' interests in mind. PenFed is federally insured by the NCUA and is an Equal Housing Lender.

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty, LLC is a full-service real estate company ready to assist our clients with buying, selling and renting a home. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of PenFed Credit Union and is the largest independently-owned brokerage in the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices network, placing us in the top 1% of all real estate brokerages in the country. With almost 60 offices and nearly 2,000 world-class sales professionals, we offer complete service coverage in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, Kansas and Texas. In addition, we also offer specialized client services which include management of vacation properties and long-term rentals, corporate relocation services and national referral network.

Equal Employment Opportunity

PenFed management will maintain and observe personnel policies which will not discriminate or permit harassment or retaliation against a person because of race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, military or veteran status or obligation, the presence of a physical and/or mental disability or medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, and all statuses protected by applicable state or local law in all recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, overtime, position classifications, work assignments, facilities, promotions, transfers, employee treatment, and in all other terms and conditions of employment. PenFed will also prohibit retaliation against individuals for raising a complaint of discrimination or harassment or participating in an investigation of same. PenFed will also reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability so that they can apply for a job or perform the essential functions of a job unless doing so causes a direct threat to these individuals or others in the workplace and the threat cannot be eliminated by reasonable accommodation or if the accommodation creates an undue hardship to PenFed. Contact human resources (HR) with any questions or requests for accommodation at [email protected] .