As a Qualifying Specialist, you will handle inquiries from prospective students about college education, ensure they receive necessary information, and achieve enrollment goals.
Job Description
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Grand Canyon Education partners with colleges and universities to expand their pre-licensure healthcare programs. Our partners leverage our expertise to produce thousands of high-quality graduates ready to enter the workforce and meet employers’ demands.
Orbis is currently seeking a talented, energetic Qualifying Specialist for our enrollment division. As a Qualifying Specialist, you are the first point of contact for prospective student inquiries regarding their interest in achieving a college education. Position is full-time position and is remote.
Primary Responsibilities /Accountabilities/ Essential Functions:
- Maintains professional demeanor with all internal and external stakeholders, communicating appropriately with all parties
- Adheres to established compliance guidelines
- Demonstrates ethical decision-making and critical thinking skills in all interactions
- Answers inquiries from prospects via the telephone and chat in a timely manner, informing them about the University and its programs
- Represents GCE as a skilled communicator, familiar with higher education and ensures prospective students receive information needed for them to being their evaluation of the University Partner and its programs.
- Shares knowledge of university process and procedure to gauge their interest.
- Stays up to date on policy and procedural changes, incorporating those changes into daily operations as established by GCE’s Employee Development department and Management
- Determines if the University Partner has a program that will meet the prospect’s needs by listening, probing, recognizing and considering the needs of the prospect.
- Appropriately directs prospects to a program that will meet the prospect’s needs.
- Is knowledgeable of and communicates University Partner’s values, benefits and differentiating features to prospects in a professional and academically oriented manner
- Accurately shares university expectations to ensure the long-term success of enrolled students
- Serves as a member of a graduation team, which includes academic counseling and admissions representatives
- Communicates and strategizes with graduation teammates to make sure student needs are met and addressed in a timely manner.
- Achieves daily, weekly and monthly goals, as defined by supervisor and department objectives.
- Other duties as assigned.
Salary $35,000 plus great benefits.
Equipment Used and Responsibility
- MS Office Suite, CRM
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
Experience/Education
- Prefer experience in higher education and/or a learning environment which involved daily interaction with students or other call center environment with high volume.
- A combination of similar education and work experience may be substituted with prior approval.
- Associate’s Degree preferred.
- Must be able to pass pre-employment background investigation.
Physical Requirements:
- Sitting: 6-7 hours a day
- Standing: 1-2 hours a day
- Walking: 1-2 hours a day
- Lifting: Occasionally
- Carrying: Occasionally
- Pushing: Rarely
- Bending: Occasionally
- Squatting: Rarely
- Kneeling: Rarely
- Climbing: Rarely
- Reaching: Occasionally
- Grasping: Frequently
- Fine Eye to Hand Coordination: Continuously
- Driving: Rarely
- Work Environment: Work performed is primarily inside, subject to variations in temperature and weather, equipment noise and dust.
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Top Skills
CRM
Ms Office Suite
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