Testing Specialist & Administrator (FT, VLD)

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College•Valdosta, GA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

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. Reasonable Accommodations Statement: 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 [email protected] to request accommodations.

Requirements

Associate's Degree required in a course of study related to the occupational field
Three (3) years of work related experience
Appropriate work experience, certification and credentials
Ability to perform each key position duty satisfactorily
Excellent customer service and responsiveness
Detail oriented
Good communication and organizational skills
Strict adherence to confidentiality policies
Effectively utilizing a personal computer (including Microsoft Office software, the Internet, and other related software)

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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
Site test management
Processing billing and invoice statements for testing services