Software Trainer
Expected Education and Experience
- 4-year Bachelor’s degree or a year of experience in a similar position within education or a technology-related industry
- Background in an educational setting is strongly preferred
- Focus moves fast. You will be expected to hit the ground running, and perform self-start training.
Job Requirements and Skills Categories
- Focus Products and Work Environment
- Includes extensive travel.
- Comfortable with rapidly updating training documentation for client and company approval.
- Work environment is comprised of both phone and onsite demonstrations of educational processes in the Focus.
- Planner/organizer who understands what our products offer and how they work to assist educators meet a variety of needs.
- Versatility with Office and Mac computers.
- Demonstrates solid character, integrity, and share our small business ethics.
- Defining, Understanding, and Meeting Deadlines
- Makes attention to fine details a personal priority.
- Comfortable with leading a variety of training sessions – large, small, and sometimes unplanned – within a short time frame.
- Ability to work in a co-train environment and understand the “train the trainer” model
- Flexibility in work schedule may be necessary to meet deadlines.
- Communication Needs and Facilitating Success
- Excellent oral communication, including informative and persuasive speaking skills.
- Extensive group presentations, both large and small.
- Willing to accept constructive criticism that results from training sessions to improve future sessions.
- Excellent written/grammatical skills, extensive writing involved.
- Development of electronic and written training materials.
- Excellent “people skills,” a natural leader with the ability to motivate, facilitate learning, and keep a group’s interest and confidence high.
- Comfortable facilitating learning during small group activities.
Focus School Software’s compensation package offers the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation and Sick Time
- Casual dress code
- Paid parking in downtown St Pete
- Free lunch on Fridays