Securities Instructor (Part-Time)

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Ascend Learning is the connection between a powerful portfolio of brands serving students, educators, and employers with outcomes-based, data driven solutions across the lifecycle of learning.

Our values-driven culture unifies our teams and inspires a mindset of action, innovation, and collaboration, with a relentless focus on customers.

We're always looking for talented, passionate professionals to join us in our mission to help change lives. If this sounds like an environment where you'd thrive, read on to learn more.

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Ascend Learning’s Safety & Security segment is a leading provider of online training in a range of high growth professions and academic areas, including computer science and cybersecurity. We combine authoritative content with innovative educational technology to help educators teach more effectively and students learn more efficiently. Our comprehensive suite of print and digital education solutions is designed to enrich the educational experience and deliver results for secondary, post-secondary, and professional education markets.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a part-time Securities Instructor, you will have two roles within education and instruction:

Live Classes:  You will teach live, interactive Webinar-based courses on high-demand securities industry qualification exams. You will be an ambassador of our organization, empowered to find creative ways to deliver our material. You will assist students with advancing in their study program by providing them with an in-depth understanding of securities products and rules and an understanding of the functioning and structure of the securities industry.

Support: In this role, you will also assist, train, and coach students over the phone and through the Instruction email system by responding to their content-specific questions so they are successful in passing their qualification exams.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

This position offers the flexibility of remote work within the United States. 

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME

• Teach product knowledge to students in written and oral formats
• Coach students to help them pass their qualification exams and thereby advance their career
• Track updates to material and communicate with team members
• Handle customer issues and escalate to management when necessary
• Assist with editorial projects, which are not limited to writing content, questions, reviewing rule, or regulation changes

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• 5 years of experience in a teaching or training role
• 5 years of experience in Financial Security industry
• Have a passion for teaching, tutoring, training
• Knowledge of the compliance rules that govern the security industry
• Experience and knowledge with either the Series 7 and Series 66 securities licensing exams or the Series 65
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Enjoys working with people
• Excellent interpersonal and English skills
• Punctuality is a must
• Trustworthy, reliable, flexible
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Familiar with current technology (desktop and mobile platforms), including Microsoft Office, Internet browsers, and search engines
• Team player

Fostering A Sense of Belonging

We seek out and celebrate all people and perspectives and cultivate an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued and be their authentic selves. Our culture is firmly rooted in the belief that by embracing our differences and drawing on diverse perspectives, we are a stronger, more innovative, and more successful organization where employees experience a sense of belonging.

About Ascend Learning

As a tech-enabled services company, Ascend Learning is a national leader in developing and delivering data-driven online educational content, software, assessments, analytics, and simulations serving institutions, students and employers across healthcare, fitness and wellness, public and workplace safety, skilled trades, insurance, financial services, cybersecurity, and higher education. We're committed to accelerating the learning pathways that can move people into careers where they have the knowledge and skills to have an impact and help change lives in the communities they serve. Headquartered in Burlington, MA with additional office locations and hybrid and remote workers in cities across the U.S., Ascend Learning was recognized by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group as one of America's 2023 Greatest Workplaces for Diversity.

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S. based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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