A new model in higher education funding from a leader in education innovation, UMGC.
Success Coach
Location
United States
Posted
18 days ago
Salary
$51K / year
Seniority
Junior
Job Description
Success Coach
UMGC Ventures
• Empower students on their UMGC journey by listening, guiding, motivating, and celebrating their success • Manage and coach assigned students from the point of first class start to program completion through proactive service and outreach • Prepare students for academic success by partnering to interpret academic requirements, select appropriate courses and co-create term specific academic plans • Accurately document, maintain, and track student interactions, information, and progression • Act as a liaison for students by assisting with all administrative processes including registration, degree planning, and payment options • Connect students to the right internal and external resources at the right time • Monitor and outreach to students based on attendance, intervene early with at-risk students, and assist students through the satisfactory academic progress process throughout their program • Participate in recruitment activities and student retention initiatives
Job Requirements
- An earned bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher learning
- One (1) year of relevant work experience providing outstanding customer service with heavy inbound/outbound phone volume
- Excellent customer service and time management skills
- High learning agility, creative problem solving, interpersonal, oral, and written communications, and presentation skills, with strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent computer and keyboarding skills (Microsoft Office, inclusive of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Previous experience in online higher education admissions, advising, enrollment management, recruiting, educational or training-industry sales, consultative inside sales of a service offering, call center or high-volume, customer service environment is preferred
- Experience leveraging CRM or call center applications and tools, such as a dialer is also preferred
- Bi-lingual English/Spanish is a plus
Benefits
- Enjoy 22 days of paid vacation
- 15 days of sick leave
- 3 personal days
- 16 paid holidays (17 during general election years)
- Access to health care, medical with vision, dental, and prescription plans for both individuals and families
- Term Life Insurance
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
- Contingent II employees receive a retirement stipend equal to 7.25 percent of their base salary
