Retirement Education Counselor

Are you interested in pursuing or continuing a career in financial services but don't want to be in a 100% commissioned sales position? Do you feel that people would save more for retirement if they only understood how their retirement plan and investments worked?

This is an opportunity to join Great-West Retirement Services, a leading provider of group retirement services with more than a century of providing financial security to people across America, as a Retirement Education Specialist. We provide you with all of the training, equipment, career growth and support – you bring the professionalism and passion for educating.

In this role you will be responsible for meeting with employees of the West Virginia Teachers Defined Contribution Plan to help them understand the retirement benefits they have available to them through their employer. You will accomplish this by leading seminars, discussion groups and meeting one on one with the employees. You will have flexibility with your hours, a solid base pay with incentive compensation and the challenge of increasing the participation and contribution rates of the employees.

This position is not for everybody. This is not a position for people that want to do cold-calling, outside, 100% commission sales.  We want to increase participation and contribution rates but we do that through a philosophy geared towards education and not hard sales tactics. 

Also, you are responsible for setting up presentations and appointments and the training is mostly self-directed.  Therefore, you have to be able to work independently and have strong organizational skills.   

We require that you travel to our clients’ sites although we do reimburse for travel.  There will be some overnight stays required.

This position requires FINRA Series 6 and 63 licensing as well as state Life and Health licenses. This means that we do a thorough background check and drug test. Great-West will provide the training materials and sponsorship for these licenses.

At Great-West you’ll enjoy incredible benefits such as:

• Medical and dental benefits that start on your first day of employment.
• A generous 401(k) plan. Matching and 100% vesting immediately.
• Paid time off accrued at 1.25 days per month.
• Flexible schedule (within reason of course!)
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• And much more!

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company encompasses business lines nationally known for providing group retirement and individual insurance products and services. Great-West Retirement Services provides retirement savings programs to clients in the corporate, government, and healthcare/nonprofit markets. FASCore, LLC, a Great-West affiliate that specializes in retirement plan recordkeeping and administration, serves more than 3.5 million participant accounts including those of financial institution clients. Great-West’s Individual Markets group provides life insurance and annuity products to a broad market, from middle-income Americans to businesses and corporate executives. Great-West is a leader in the delivery of products and services that help customers across the country secure their financial future.

For more information, please visit Great-West Life & Annuity at http://www.greatwest.com/. We are an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. We are committed to providing a drug-free workplace.

You’ll find good people at Great-West.