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Education Advisor

Put your passion and leadership skills to work as you motivate and empower others to succeed through learning. Take this opportunity to advise all types of program candidates, including those making career transitions, people upgrading their current skills, veterans transitioning from the military, the unemployed, and the underemployed. You’ll make a positive, lasting impact on the lives of others as you meet and connect with potential students, setting them on the path to careers that align with their interests and skills. In this engaging role, you’ll also go out into the community and build meaningful relationships with the partners who support our students.

• Consult with students to provide training solutions appropriate for each individual’s career skill goals and make recommendations to maximize their experience and efficiency.
• Build and manage ongoing partner relationships
• Mix up the work week by attending day-time events, including career days, trade shows, local school events and events at the learning center.
• Develop presentations, generate new business and meet with prospects.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the products, programs, certifications, and classes available to prospective students.
• Ensure the prospect database is managed in accordance with department standards.
• Develop social media activities and campaigns as well as company initiatives, which may include video clips, photos, and surveys.

Advantage: you

• Flourish. You and your family benefit from generous medical, dental, vision, 401K, free training courses and other great perks.
• Excel. Empowering management, highly skilled teammates and extensive resources equip you to succeed.
• Support. You’ll give it to students with nurturing attention to detail and receive it from a company that believes in helping our team members learn, grow, and excel.
• Enjoy. You’ll meet a lot of new people throughout the day, happily greeting potential students and inspiring them to build an exciting new future.

JOB SUMMARY:

Advise current and prospective Career Development Solutions’ students regarding vocational education courses and programs that will enhance their future employment opportunities. Build and maintain relationships with funding sources and partners in designated territory.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

• Meet minimum educational and metric standards set by Department Head.
• Provide expert consultation to individuals that provide a training solution consistent with the need for established or desired career goals.
• Assess each individual’s education, work history, viability of career goals, and provide possible solutions through training program offerings.
• Ensure accurate enrollment process, facilitate assessment exams, ensure students complete applications, create registration documents and send documents to potential students for enrollment.
• Create class schedules and gather all required documents from students and funding sources.
• Meet with funding sources and partners to introduce programs while showcasing training solutions for clients of funding partners.
• Develop presentations to provide partners at events.
• Market our school through the scheduling and/or attending trade shows, local school events.
• Possess a complete and ongoing understanding of the products, programs, certifications, and classes available to prospective students.
• Manage the prospect database following established protocol relative to follow-up calls, prospect status, and account ownership.
• All other tasks assigned by supervisor.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Analytical ability to identify career training needs and offer solutions to current and prospective consumers.
• Demonstrable consultive sales experience and exceptional customer service skills required.
• Experience working with government agencies and/or municipalities.
• Extraordinary knowledge of products, programs and certifications offered by Career Development Solutions.
• Possess strong competency with various computer software programs necessary to accomplish the administrative tasks required in position.
• Ability to travel within designated territory to attend job and career fairs, meet with clients and potential clients, as well as vendor partners.
• Must possess reliable transportation to travel within assigned territory. Ability to pay for expenses and company will reimburse employee.
• Valid Driver’s License with appropriate Insurance.
• Successfully clear a Motor Vehicle Records check.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s Degree required or equivalent experience.
• 1-2 years of successful training in an Education Advisor role or equivalent related experience.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Frequent sitting and/or standing required.
• Operate a computer with use of hands/fingers.
• Must be able to effectively communicate by means of the spoken word to impart oral information to coworkers or to the public and convey detailed spoken instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Must be able to perceive the nature of sounds by ear.
• Lifting or carrying objects 30lbs or less while using safe lifting techniques.
• Driving for extended periods of time within assigned territory

WORKING CONDITIONS

Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Works inside closely with others.

Weekend and Evening hours may be required.

Overnight trips may be required.

CONCLUSION - INTENT AND FUNCTION OF JOB DESCRIPTION

This job description has been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and basic duties have been included. Peripheral tasks, only incidentally related to each position, have been excluded. Requirements, skills, and abilities included have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform this position. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements delineated be interpreted as all-inclusive. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by managers as deemed appropriate. In accordance with the American with Disabilities Act, it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However, no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the employee or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization. Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer. Employees can quit or be terminated by employer for any reason not prohibited by law.

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About Career Development Solutions

Through our longstanding relationships with leading technology partners, we empower individuals and organizations through end-to-end training and certifications in a variety of areas, including cybersecurity, cloud computing, and networking. With guaranteed-to-run classes online, in class, on site or in the cloud, Career Development Solutions enhances career development, closes skill gaps, and boosts effectiveness in the contemporary workplace.