The Student Success Advisor will be responsible for meeting retention objectives by working directly with active students to provide coaching support to help students complete their program of study. The Student Success Advisor acts as the student’s main contact throughout their program of study and maintains a continuous focus on the student experience from initial enrollment through program completion and certification.
We are looking for someone that wants to work alongside amazing people while creating great products and experiences that make a difference in lives of thousands of adult-learners each year. MedCerts promotes a culture of accountability, integrity, and collaboration where our team members have an opportunity to develop and grow professionally.
GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Utilize an engagement plan that involves a variety of contact strategies (primarily phone)
• Act as the student’s personal coach throughout their program of study
• Identify, document and troubleshoot at-risk issues
• Ensure new students are oriented to their program and understand the process to completion
• Strong program knowledge to serve as an expert when guiding students
• Maintain high levels of student satisfaction
• Strategic thinking to ensure prompt resolution of issues
• Respond to student requests in a timely manner (no longer than 24 hours)
• Utilize CRM to track students
• Meet or exceed assigned performance metrics
• Meet or exceed Customer Service Expectations (outreach)
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum of an Associate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- At least one year of experience in a student focused role
- Ability to understand the needs and challenges faced by adult learners
- Ability to communicate effectively through multiple channels and across departments in both written and oral forms
- Strong interpersonal, problem solving, and customer service skills
- Genuine interest and commitment to helping students achieve their goals
- Ability to work independently with a sense of urgency
- Ability to manage and adapt to working with individuals of various backgrounds
- Must be results and goal oriented
- Experience in medical coding preferred (CPC or CCS certified)
SCHEDULING
• The successful team member will be REQUIRED to work the below schedule with no exceptions:
Standard operations hours are from 9:00am to 6:00pm Monday through Friday (in the time zone that you are in). Must work one late day a week form 11:00am to 8:00pm.
Must work one rotating Saturday a month from 9:00am to 1:00pm. The successful team member will be taking one half a day during the week before their scheduled Saturday shift
What We Do
MedCerts is an online career training school pioneering the way students learn and employers hire. Focused on direct-to-consumer certifications in the healthcare and IT fields, we help students gain the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in new careers and deliver employers the right candidates to fit their organization. With 40% annual organic growth, MedCerts was named to the 2019 Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list. We’ve diversified by adding partnerships with healthcare organizations across the country and expanding our B2B relationships to train existing staff and fill talent pipelines. These partnerships also provide our students with opportunities for Experiential Learning and job placement.
