Workforce Solar Trainer

GRID Alternatives; Oakland (CA); Presencial; USD 60 000 - 80 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

GRID Alternatives is a national leader in making clean, affordable solar power accessible to low-income communities. The Workforce Solar Trainer will deliver Installation Basic Training (IBT) across classroom, lab, and on-site settings, ensuring participants achieve strong solar installation competencies in residential projects.

This on-site role is based in Oakland, CA and requires up to 40% travel to training sites and job locations, contributing to GRID’s mission of environmental justice and

Responsabilidades

• Implement curriculum, lesson plans, training calendars, and activities in line with content and standards.
• Deliver curriculum and ensure participants achieve learning outcomes.
• Teach solar installation skills including safety, wiring basics, racking mounts, array layout, conduit bending, customer service and tool use.
• Teach and supervise safety procedures for use and handling of equipment and cleanup of the classroom, lab, and construction area.
• Teach handling of construction problems arising at the building site through demonstration and modeling.
• Provide on the job training supervision for learners on customer installations.
• Uphold GRID’s value for EID.
• Set up, supervise and maintain high standards for the execution of course exams.
• Help supervise worksite activities and schedules with the Workforce Program Manager.
• Keep learners’ progress and skill attainment records; review and document progress.
• Turn in required documents in a timely manner.
• Ensure learners attend and adhere to program policies.
• Assist in recruitment and job placement activities.
• Collaborate with the workforce development team and provide feedback.
• Build and maintain lab equipment.
• Work closely with Solar Installation Training Officer on training logistics, documentation, feedback, and improvements.
• Assist in solar installation, service calls, site assessments or design projects as assigned.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

GRID Alternatives is a national leader in making clean, affordable solar power and solar jobs accessible to low-income communities and communities of color. GRID is an entrepreneurial, high-growth non-profit organization that provides direct solar installation and project development; clean mobility options; workforce training and service-learning opportunities; and low-income solar policy advocacy.

Our Vision: a rapid, equitable transition to a world powered by renewable energy that benefits everyone.

Our Mission: to build community-powered solutions to advance economic and environmental justice through renewable energy.

What it's like to work at GRID

At GRID, we care about each other and know that each employee has a whole self that includes life outside of work. Our culture supports learning, growth and well-being of all of our team members.

Summary of the role:

The Workforce Solar Trainer is responsible for teaching Installation Basic Training (IBT) curriculum and other related workforce programming to trainees in the classroom, lab, and on installation sites. Training Officers require a strong background in residential solar installation, a demonstrated command of the classroom, subject matter expertise across all IBT curriculum areas, and an ability to relate the knowledge and skills covered in IBT.

This is an ON-SITE position based out of our OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA location and will travel 40% of the time.

What you will be doing (essential responsibilities):

• Implement curriculum, lesson plans, training calendars, and activities in line with content and standards. This includes set up and maintenance of the training classroom, training lab, and training equipment.
• Deliver curriculum ensuring participants achieve learning outcomes
• Teach and actively train/supervise solar installation skills including, but not limited to jobsite safety, electricity basics, racking mounts, array layout, conduit bending, customer service and communication, site evaluation, commissioning and O&M, and the appropriate use of tools and equipment through demonstration and modeling skills.
• Teach and supervise the necessary safety procedures for use and handling of equipment & tools and cleanup of the classroom, lab, and construction area through demonstration and modeling skills.
• Teach appropriate handling of construction problems arising at the building site through demonstration and modeling skills.
• Provide on the job training supervision for learners on customer installations
• Uphold and model GRID’s value for EID
• Set up, supervise and maintain high standards for the execution of course exams
• Help supervise worksite activities and schedules with the Workforce Program Manager
• Keep the Solar Installation Training Officer informed regarding performance issues of learners
• Review, evaluate and document learners’ progress and skill attainment
• Turn in required documents in a timely manner
• Ensure learners compliance with attendance and other program policies.
• Assist in facilitating and leading recruitment and job placement activities.
• Collaborate and provide feedback to the workforce development team
• Build and maintain lab equipment
• Work closely with Solar Installation Training Officer on training logistics, documentation, feedback, and improvements
• Assist in solar installation, service calls, site assessments or design projects as assigned