Testing Specialist & Administrator (FT, VLD

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Testing Specialist & Administrator (FT, VLD)

JR

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Any (United States of America)

$40,000/YR

The Testing Specialist and Administrator is responsible for proctoring and ensuring test security for various placement, academic, distance learning, exemption, and nationally recognized exams, maintaining assessment databases, data entry of scores, maintaining test administrator certifications, overseeing site, incident, and irregularity reports, and being responsible for site test management. This incumbent will be housed at the Valdosta Campus, but will be required to travel between Wiregrass campuses and to local correctional institutions on a regular basis to administer tests, and possibly to local high schools as needed.

Hours may vary to include extended test dates or weekend testing. While performing multiple tasks under pressure in a fast-paced environment, the successful candidate will be expected to provide excellent customer service and responsiveness by being detail oriented, demonstrating good communication and organizational skills, demonstrating strict adherence to confidentiality policies, processing billing and invoice statements for testing services and effectively utilizing a personal computer (including Microsoft Office software, the Internet, and other related software).

S/He must represent the college in a manner which supports the values, mission, goals, and standard of professional conduct associated with the Technical College System of Georgia. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College seeks to recruit, hire, and retain faculty and staff who display a willingness to support students of underrepresented gender and minority groups, as well as students with disabilities. All employees of the college are required to participate fully in the realization of equity in recruitment, enrollment, retention, graduation, and placement of students enrolled or who seek to become enrolled in programs at the college, with a special emphasis on nontraditional program participants.

To perform the duties of this position successfully, the incumbent must have the appropriate work experience, hold the appropriate certification and credentials, and be able to perform each key position duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Please contact human resources to request accommodations.

• Equipment Used:
  Standard office equipment, Regular use of college owned or personal vehicle for performance of duties.
• Working Conditions:
  
  Category III - No foreseen exposure to hazardous chemicals/pathogens. Probability of working beyond the normal shift, but not frequently. Periodic travel between major Wiregrass campuses and satellite sites.

Associate’s Degree required in a course of study related to the occupational field
* and* Three (3) years of work related experience.
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* NOTE:

A combination of related experience may substitute for the degree on a year-for-year basis.

• Two (2) or more years experience in a testing environment
• Experience with Pearson VUE/GED testing
• Experience testing in a correctional facility
• Experience with billing and invoicing to a Correctional Institution

Salary is $40,000/yr. This position is full‐time and includes standard State of GA benefits such as leave accrual, options for health & other supplemental benefits, and retirement. This position may qualify the successful candidate for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. This position is funded in whole or in part by State/Local/Tuition funds.