If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families. Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Acts as a steward for carrying out WGU's mission and strategic vision.
• The Program Mentor must demonstrate a high level of commitment to student success as evidenced in goal setting, student outcomes, and student notes. Student success, by MSS standards, includes identifying urgent student need as displayed by LCD and Caseload tools as well as notes and documentation for each student, responding to emails and phone calls in a timely manner, and overall attention to urgent student need.
• Offers direct, comprehensive support, coaching, and guidance to a load of assigned students.
• Provides WGU and program level expertise to students and maintains that expertise through ongoing development activities.
• Fosters student learning through innovative and motivational teaching and coaching practices.
• Responds with urgency to meet student needs and communicates professionally and respectfully with students and all other members of the WGU community.
• Maintains a consistent, student-friendly schedule with a selection of outside hours to accommodate various student needs.
• Monitors the progress of assigned students and offers proactive support and outreach to those students.
• Uses technology-based teaching and communication platforms to aid students in their academic progress.
• Collaborates with other professionals within the university to promote a positive, student-obsessed atmosphere.
• Consistently exhibits WGU Leadership Principles.
• Maintains knowledge within assigned college.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities: * Well organized - conscientious and thorough with detail. * Must demonstrate technological competency: Data entry, email, calendar, word processing, and database programs. * Extraordinary customer service and communication skills. * Strong interpersonal and written communication skills, with ability to present information clearly, concisely, and accurately; friendly, persuasive speaking and writing style.

Job Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: * Ability to work every Saturday and Sunday from 9am-7pm Mountain Time * Masters or Advanced degree and all applicable licenses or certifications for a degree program. * Minimum 3 years of experience providing student support, mentoring, coaching and/or instruction. * Demonstrated ability to work with diverse learner profiles. * Ability to work a student-friendly schedule (evenings/weekends). * State and/or federal legislative requirements and/or college accreditation requirements may apply to maintain the necessary credentialing for this role. * Separate qualifications and/or licensure may be required for some degree programs.

Preferred Qualifications: * Strong experience with distance education and... For full info follow application link.

Western Governors Univeristy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other clas sification protected by federal, state or local law.