Leading Edge Skills is a focused IT and Business training center, based in California, right in the heart of Silicon Valley, that prepares students in transitioning and launching a new career quickly. We feel pride in offering a unique learning experience through training programs that are aligned with the industry requirements and are affordable.
Our trainers are the most valuable and respected asset for us. We make sure our trainers make use of their full potential to not only transform the skill set among the student body but make them feel comfortable when they come across unexpected and challenging scenarios they may face at the workplace.
We’re looking for humans with a passion, empathy, and accountability to develop contents and train/prepare senior officers within defense sector, for their successful transition upon retirement.
Senior Executive Counselor/ Coach must:
Be trained in communication, job search, Job placement, resume building, networking and addressing post retirement challenges of executives . Customize placement programs to fill the needs of an executive population, with at least 10 years of experience.
- Have at least 10 years of experience as councilor/trainer to the COO, CEO level/equivalent military officer/professionals to train and coach them for transitioning into the private sector.
- Be able to provide professional coaching tailored specifically to the needs of the retiring senior military officers which includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Job Market Research
- Building Resume
- Interviewing skills
- Personal Branding
- Corporate Culture
- Small Business Options
- Job talks
- Media Presence
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SCOPE & GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB:
At Leading Edge Skills (LES), we refer to our instructors as trainers because they go above and beyond mere instruction. Our trainers are IT experts that possess engaging personalities, a strong passion for technology, and a knack for making the complicated simple. In addition to imparting training, the LES trainer role supports our organization’s overall objective to continually improve the effectiveness of learning by creating IT-related videos and learning experiences that our learners can trust. Responsibilities include researching current trends and certifications in the IT industry, developing curriculum, creating instructional videos, product demonstrations, virtual labs, quizzes, and supplemental files designed to help individual learners, small businesses, enterprise teams, and government agencies achieve their IT-related goals. The LES trainer is also responsible for reviewing content created by other trainers to ensure that we always deliver our learners the highest quality content.
MEASURES OF SUCCESS:
- Create accurate, concise, and engaging content on a regular basis
- Increase traffic to LES website (www.leadingedgeskills.com) by delivering timely and relevant content
- Increase usage of products and features such as virtual labs and practice exams
- Receive positive learner reviews
- Meet or exceed the Quality Control Standards set forth by the Learning Content team
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Stay up to date on current technologies, certifications, exams, and other Business & IT news
- Develop course curriculum leveraging your real-world experience and exam-related objectives
- Design, develop, edit, and submit knowledge & skill-based instructional videos
- Create effective learning experiences utilizing quizzes, demonstrations, labs, and other tools at your disposal
- Collaborate with other instructors, illustrators, and other teams (e.g., Learning Content and Marketing)
- Provide timely & constructive peer review of content created by your colleagues
- Act as a brand ambassador for LES
- Participating in recruitment campaigns.
SKILLS/ COMPETENCIES/EDUCATION:
A graduate degree in communication, adult learning, organizational psychology,
leadership, or similar, related field.
- Skills/experience required:
- Influencing Presenter
- Executive level interaction
- Independent thinker and self-starter
- Attention to detail
- Collaborative and comfortable working on a team
- Be able to present a short lecture/demo (max 6 min) on the topic related to sciences. Pre-recorded video lecture/demo can be sent with your resume referencing this job posting.
- Attitude required:
- Honesty, humility, and integrity
- Inclusive and respectful
- Strong work ethic
- Passion for learning
- Comfortable with autonomy
- Eager to add new skills and grow professionally
- Skills that are preferred, but not required:
- Curiosity
- Assertiveness
- A love of IT and/or technology
- Proficiency with Gmail, Google Docs, Slack, and internal LES tools.
Job Types: Part-time, Contract
Pay: $100.00 - $150.00 per hour
Expected hours: 8 – 16 per week
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
Work Location: Remote