GDOT IT Trainer/Content Developer (Georgia)

Sharp Decisions; Georgia; On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp Decisions seeks an IT Trainer to deliver on-site and remote IT training to client staff. The role includes traveling to District 1 (Gainesville) and District 2 (Tennille, GA) for on-premise classes several times per month and conducting remote classes via Microsoft Teams.

You will develop and maintain training content, create PowerPoint presentations, trainer guides, user manuals, and CBTs, and collaborate with client teams to tailor offerings.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering IT training to adult learners.
• Ability to develop and update training content (presentations, guides, manuals, videos).
• Proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, Scribe, Camtasia, Captivate, and/ or Articulate 360/Storyline.

Responsibilities

• Deliver IT training to client staff (adult learners) on desktop, web, and mobile apps.
• Identify training needs, publish schedules, enroll learners, administer assessments, and assign grades.
• Develop/update training content including PowerPoint presentations, trainer guides, manuals, storyboards, videos, and CBTs.
• Engage technical staff to develop content and collaborate with client business units to increase enrollments.
• Publish course materials and track time/activities, timecards, and performance indicators.
• Conduct virtual classroom training, on-site classes, and webinars using Teams.
• Complete recordkeeping and ensure data accuracy for reporting.

Skills

Training delivery

Content development

Communication

Teamwork

Customer service

Results orientation

Planning & organization

Travel

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Scribe

TechSmith Camtasia

Adobe Captivate

Articulate 360/Storyline

Job description

The client is seeking a candidate who can travel to District and Area Office locations in District 1 (Gainesville), District 2 (Tennille, GA), to conduct on-premise classes several times a month and conduct classes remotely online through Microsoft Teams.

The job will be to deliver IT training to client staff (adult learners) on custom client IT developed and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) applications. The client will train the candidate in these products. Candidate will deliver training for desktop, web, and mobile applications. Candidate will work with client users to identify training needs, courses, and content. Candidate will publish training schedules/course offerings within client Learning Management System (Oracle/Workday), administer learner enrollments/testing/completions, assign grades/scoring or awarding of certifications. Candidate will send and review training surveys to obtain feedback to improve training delivery and client IT products. Candidate will collaborate/develop relationships with client business units to increase class enrollments and address technical needs. Candidate will also facilitate vendor or contractor delivered training.

The candidate will develop/update/maintain IT training content. They will compile information to create PowerPoint presentations, IT Trainer Guides, Quick Reference Guides, User Manuals, Storyboards, Videos, and/or Computer Based Training. Candidate will engage technical staff to develop training content.

Client highly desires a candidate who can develop training content using Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Scribe, TechSmith Camtasia, Adobe Captivate, and/or Articulate 360/Storyline.

Candidate will complete recordkeeping for tracking time/activities, timecards, performance indicators, and ensure submitted data is accurate.

Candidate will be working as a team member within the IT organization of the client and report to a Team Leader/Supervisor. The IT Training Team is composed of IT Trainers, Instructional Designers and a Team Leader. The team delivers training statewide on ~40 applications. Training courses cover a variety of transportation topics such as contract administration, material testing, construction inspections, asset management/maintenance, and emergency operations.

Core Competencies

Location: Atlanta, GA

Local candidates only.

Job Summary

The client is seeking a candidate who can travel to District and Area Office locations in District 1 (Gainesville), District 2 (Tennille, GA), to conduct on-premise classes several times a month and conduct classes remotely online through Microsoft Teams.

The job will be to deliver IT training to client staff (adult learners) on custom client IT developed and Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) applications. The client will train the candidate in these products. Candidate will deliver training for desktop, web, and mobile applications. Candidate will work with client users to identify training needs, courses, and content. Candidate will publish training schedules/course offerings within client Learning Management System (Oracle/Workday), administer learner enrollments/testing/completions, assign grades/scoring or awarding of certifications. Candidate will send and review training surveys to obtain feedback to improve training delivery and client IT products. Candidate will collaborate/develop relationships with client business units to increase class enrollments and address technical needs. Candidate will also facilitate vendor or contractor delivered training.

The candidate will develop/update/maintain IT training content. They will compile information to create PowerPoint presentations, IT Trainer Guides, Quick Reference Guides, User Manuals, Storyboards, Videos, and/or Computer Based Training. Candidate will engage technical staff to develop training content.

Client highly desires a candidate who can develop training content using Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Scribe, TechSmith Camtasia, Adobe Captivate, and/or Articulate 360/Storyline.

Candidate will complete recordkeeping for tracking time/activities, timecards, performance indicators, and ensure submitted data is accurate.

Candidate will be working as a team member within the IT organization of the client and report to a Team Leader/Supervisor. The IT Training Team is composed of IT Trainers, Instructional Designers and a Team Leader. The team delivers training statewide on ~40 applications. Training courses cover a variety of transportation topics such as contract administration, material testing, construction inspections, asset management/maintenance, and emergency operations.

Core Competencies

• Training: Employs a variety of instructional techniques; effectively obtains learner engagement; delivers competency-based learning; actively seeks feedback to improve.
• Content Development: Produces high quality training content quickly with minimal rework.
• Communication: Routinely and effectively communicates with client learners/customers; with Team Leader on work assignments/priorities, timelines, risks/issues, travel issues, etc.
• Teamwork and Cooperation: Supports their team and IT to accomplish common goals, objectives, projects, and tasks. Demonstrates a “can-do” or “team player” attitude. Assists in conducting scheduled classes when other instructors are unable to conduct (e.g. call in sick).
• Customer Service: Provides helpful, courteous, responsive, and knowledgeable service. Ensures customer IT needs/issues get routed to appropriate support staff/IT management. Demonstrates patience and empathy with learners. Honors commitments and provides follow-up/follow-through. Provides learning opportunities to meet client business needs, offer the complete course catalog, and schedule classes equitably across Districts.
• Results Orientation: Consistently delivers required business results; demonstrates successful attainment of performance indicators for courses, classes, and enrollments; sets and achieves achievable, yet aggressive goals; consistently complies with quality standards in meeting deadlines; maintains focus on achieving client IT goals/objectives.
• Planning and Organization: Plans schedules, work assignments, and travel arrangements sufficiently in advance. Confirms work priorities and manages time effectively.
• Travel: Able and flexible in travelling to conduct scheduled on-site training.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to the priorities, procedures, objectives, and guidance of their Team Leader and IT management.
• Keeps Team Lead fully informed of work schedule, technical issues/risks, or any travel or accommodation concerns. Proactively communicates and takes steps with Team Leader and IT management to mitigate any issues/risks.
• Learns and maintains knowledge of client IT applications to a level sufficient to effectively teach and guide learners in its use and operation.
• Maintains, coordinates, and communicates training schedules/course offerings with end users and stakeholders.
• Ensures training environments and data are ready prior to training classes.
• Conducts virtual classroom training, on-site classroom, and webinars/user group sessions.
• Establishes effective relationships throughout the organization, both within IT, Human Resources, and across business units/customers/stakeholders to identify/address gaps in user training and solicit class enrollment.
• Reserves conference rooms/equipment, confirms enrollments before travel, makes appropriate travel arrangements, and travels safely.
• Conducts online training using Microsoft Teams and on-premise training in conference rooms/computer labs.
• Provides an engaging, interactive, and positive learning experience to learners.
• Maintains professionalism and order within the classroom to complete course objectives.
• Completes enrollments, course attendance/completions, and assigns appropriate scoring/grades within the LMS. Sends out surveys.
• Ensures correct recordkeeping within the LMS, timekeeping/work activity reporting, and performance indicator reporting.
• Ensures travel expenses, taxes, and forms are correct on billing statements, etc. Submits expense reports through appropriate systems and within expected timeframes. Complies with travel policies and reimbursement procedures.
• Reviews and updates training materials and documentation.
• Produces effective training content suitable to course audience. Publishes course materials as needed.
• Participates in IT projects. Provides user training support with IT product user acceptance testing, initial rollouts, and ongoing production operation.
• Able to adapt/respond in a dynamic, fast-paced, customer-focused IT environment.