Test Center Manager

Pearson VUE is a business of Pearson, the world's leading learning company with global-reach and market-leading businesses. Pearson is listed on both the London and New York stock exchanges (UK: PSON; NYSE: PSO). Responsibilities Expand your career at Pearson VUE in our entry level Test Center Manager position for our Halifax, NS location. You will utilize your communication and customer skills with external customers while also working to select new Test Administrators, provide job coaching, and fair performance appraisals to current employees.

**SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS**:

- This is strictly a part-time position and will remain as such
- Ability to work 25 to 30 hours per week with an expectation to work more hours as needed.
- Employees must be available to work various shifts between the hours of 7am to 9pm various shifts as scheduled, any day Monday through Friday.
- Ability to work approximately 2-3 Saturdays per month from 7am to 9pm. Available to address operational problems when not at test center.
- **Willing to travel across Canada for Temporary Test location 3 times in a year.**

**Responsibilities**

**60% of daily tasks are Test Administrator responsibilities**:

- Performs on-time site opening and closing procedures.
- Understand all testing procedures.
- Checks in examinees, verifies identification, and explains the exam process.
- Monitors examinees while testing.
- Maintains a secure testing environment.
- Communicates with internal technical support to investigate and fix technical issues.
- Strictly adheres to company policies using careful judgment.
- Responsible for maintaining a professional and clean testing center with light housekeeping duties.
- Arrive on time for all scheduled shifts
- Other duties as assigned.

**40% of daily tasks are Test Center Manager responsibilities**:

- The Test Center Manager is the onsite manager of a small team of Test Administrator employees.
- Site staffing/hiring/retention/conflict resolution/scheduling.
- Trains, develops and coaches staff.
- First contact for facility issues.
- Ability to multi-task.

**Qualifications**
- Minimum of 1 year customer service experience preferred.
- One year supervision experience in customer service preferred.
- High school diploma or equivalent is required. Bachelor's degree or equivalent business experience preferred.
- Team leading and training skills, and exposure to a testing environment are strongly preferred.
- Strong communication and customer service skills are a must, delivered with focused attentiveness and moderate interaction.
- Must be flexible in work hours and days.
- Ability to complete all tasks in a timely and efficient manner, and handle a reasonable amount of stress.
- Ability to operate a computer, fax, and telephone
- Must be able to work in a quiet, focused environment and hear spoken words in soft voices.
- Ability to lift up to 20 lbs on occasion.
- Must have the ability to sit for long periods of time
- Must be able to bend, stoop & lift from a stooped position
- Must be able to see small details at a distance.
- Ability to see names clearly on ID cards and the computer screen.

**What to expect from Pearson**

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