Accommodations & Exam Scheduling Specialist

Pearson; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson is seeking an Accommodations Scheduling Coordinator to provide operational support for testing accommodations, coordinating with clients, candidates, vendors, and test centers to ensure ADA guidelines are correctly implemented.

This role, based in Baton Rouge, LA, runs Monday–Friday 10:30 AM–7 PM Central. The hourly rate is $17.75; 2+ years in customer service and MS Office proficiency are required, with a high school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent experience preferred.
• 2+ years in a customer service position
• Strong professional communication and time management skills as well as excellent attention to detail
• Ability to exercise discretion in handling confidential material
• Proficiency in MS Office

Responsibilities

• Interface with clients, candidates, and internal teams to ensure exceptional service is provided
• Correctly and efficiently execute requests for candidates approved to test with accommodations following client specific guidelines, enabling Accommodation Scheduling team to meet 1 business day KPI
• Work directly with service provider vendors to schedule all ancillary support including readers, recorders, sign language interpreters, and translators per client requirements
• Responsible for coordination with internal teams to ensure all necessary equipment, software, and exam content is prepared and shipped to appropriate test center for exam day
• Communicate all details of exam appointment to Pearson VUE test centers or other external testing locations to ensure site is properly prepared on exam day
• Become a subject matter expert (SME) on test center capacity guidelines to ensure test center efficiency KPIs are met
• Support Contact Center and Channel staff handling accommodations via Accommodation Scheduling Helpdesk lines
• Serve as primary contact for clients on accommodation scheduling and implementation inquiries
• Receive and manage accommodation approval data from clients, ensuring information is updated accurately, securely, and in a timely mannerIdentify and elevate non-standard requests to Accommodation Review team, ensuring proper implementation of the candidate's accommodation approvals
• Able to work overtime when requested, based on business needs

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Time management

Attention to detail

Discretion

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Pearson is seeking an Accommodations Scheduling Coordinator to provide operational support for testing accommodations, coordinating with clients, candidates, vendors, and test centers to ensure ADA guidelines are correctly implemented.

This role, based in Baton Rouge, LA, runs Monday–Friday 10:30 AM–7 PM Central. The hourly rate is $17.75; 2+ years in customer service and MS Office proficiency are required, with a high school diploma or equivalent preferred.