Grand Canyon Education (GCE) is a rapidly growing educational service company that has long been an industry leader in providing educational, operational, and technological support services to the post-secondary education sector. Formerly part of Grand Canyon University (GCU), GCE still works closely with GCU to benefit thousands of students, families, and the local inner-city community. We put people first, drive innovation, and do good in the community that we live and work in.
Technical Support Specialist
Location
United States
Posted
12 days ago
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0
Seniority
Mid Level
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Job Description
Technical Support Specialist
Grand Canyon Education
Role Description Grand Canyon University is seeking a customer‑focused and tech‑savvy Technical Support Specialist to provide exceptional support to students accessing their online classroom environment. This role is essential in ensuring that students receive timely, accurate, and solution‑oriented assistance through phone, email, live chat, and social media channels. The Technical Support Specialist plays a key part in supporting student success by troubleshooting technical issues, guiding users through system navigation, and delivering a positive and professional support experience. This position requires strong communication skills, the ability to work efficiently in a high‑volume call center environment, and a commitment to delivering service that reflects GCU’s mission and student‑centered values. The Specialist will collaborate with internal teams to resolve complex issues, maintain detailed documentation, and consistently meet performance and quality standards. This role supports students during the 3PM–12AM shift and requires adaptability, patience, and a desire to help learners overcome technical barriers. Essential Functions - Handles Technical Support Calls, chats, emails, and social media requests regarding online classroom access from students. - Assists Students with basic and advanced troubleshooting, ongoing issues, and provides assistance on classroom technology setup. - Handles advanced issues related to browser troubleshooting for supported applications. - Follows through and communicates with the user while working the problem to ensure successful and timely completion of the problem. - Works with team members and other GCU departments on behalf of the customer to resolve issues. - Consistently meets first contact resolution metrics. - Works alternate shift hours as assigned to handle the call in/ticket requests. - Prepares required documentation related to customer requests and resolution and adheres to proper documentation guidelines. - Determines when to escalate issues to management level for assistance. - Informs management of persistent and recurring issues. - Effortlessly engages with callers, actively listens, analyzes, and isolates tech issues. - Comfortably navigates multiple applications to research solutions. - Multitasks in systems while patiently providing step-by-step instructions. - Calmly provides conflict resolution. - Navigates frustrated customer situations. - Works independently with discipline in a virtual environment. - Works in a highly structured environment with strict adherence to your assigned full-time schedule taking high-volume inbound calls from customers. - Works at a desk, wearing a wired headset, while talking to customers in a high-volume, fast-paced, and sometimes stressful environment. Qualifications - Must have a customer-focus, service orientation and professional and courteous manner. - Ability to work on simultaneous multiple cases effectively. - Solid problem solving/trouble shooting skills with strong attention to detail. - Able to demonstrate personal ownership of all customers’ issues and follow through to obtain desired results. - Skilled in determining why and how, what steps or procedures are required in problem resolution. - Ability to learn University E-Learning software and applications. - Ability to function in a fast-paced call center environment. - Willingness and ability to work assigned shifts which may consist of weekends, holidays and evenings. - Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, to transmit information accurately and understandably. - Team player with adaptability to changes in workload, systems, and processes. - The ability to multi-task, prioritize, and remain detail-oriented. - Self-motivated, positive, and friendly demeanor; ability to remain calm and professional in all situations. Requirements - Call center or technical support experience highly desirable. - Must be able to pass pre-employment background check. - Previous experience with University e-learning environments and software preferred but not required. Company Description
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