Full Time Instructor Trainer Educator

American Red Cross • Fairfield, NJ

6d • $23 - $25

About The Position

Joining The American Red Cross is like nothing else – it’s as much something you feel as something you do. You become a vital part of the world’s largest humanitarian network. Joining a team of welcoming individuals who are exceptional, yet unassuming. Diverse, yet uncompromising in unity. You grow your career within a movement that matters, where success is measured in people helped, communities made whole, and individuals equipped to never stop changing lives and situations for the better. When you choose to be a force for good, you’ll have mentors who empower your growth along a purposeful career path. You align your life’s work with an ongoing mission that’s bigger than all of us. As you care for others, you’re cared for with competitive compensation and benefits. You join a community that respects who you are away from work as much as what you do while at work. Where Your Career is a Force for Good! WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (Job Overview): Responsible to instruct Trainer Academies in assigned specialty area or to provide observance of offsite training programs; mentor instructors and ensure compliance with applicable guidelines. Deliver corporate classes to community groups at corporate facilities and/or at community or corporate sites. Provide high quality instruction per program guidelines, provide necessary information/reports in a timely manner and properly maintain equipment in their possession. Provide instructional and curricula guidance to instructors. Primary instructor for major strategic clients. Serve as team lead. Provide support, development and/or leadership guidance to all volunteers. Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures and other applicable Federal, State and local regulations.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Current certification as an Instructor Trainer in good standing with a minimum of five years’ experience teaching multiple instructor courses.
• Recent (within one year) teaching experience in instructor-level courses and recent (within three years) basic-level classes of the specialty area.
• Minimum one year related experience required. Related experience includes education, adult training or service industry.
• Willingness and ability to travel to teach academies.
• Have excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to solve problems in difficult situations and with a variety of customers.
• Ability to demonstrate, evaluate and remediate specialty area skills to the Red Cross standard.
• Demonstrated knowledge of subject matter, including Red Cross materials and program policies as it relates to the specialty area.
• Ability to perform all administrative duties required by the specialty area, including blended learning, online course delivery, and electronic course record entry, as well as the flexibility to transition to alternative tasks when not teaching academies.
• Have experience with technology – ability to communicate via email, use web-based systems, and Microsoft PowerPoint
• Willingness and ability to travel 75% or more and work extended hours, including long and variable workdays, as required

Nice To Haves

• Current basic-level certification in specialty area. (CPR/AED for Professional Rescuers or equivalent)
• Work experience in the industry of the specialty area, i.e., waterpark supervisor, aquatic director, waterfront camp supervisor, swim lesson programmer, EMT, etc. preferred.
• Basic-level certification in the specialty area of the Instructor Trainer Educator.
• Evidence of speaking or teaching experience in adult education environment.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching, including specialty area and/or specialty area-specific industry work experience

Responsibilities

• Teach Instructor Trainer academies as designed in the assigned specialty area for the American Red Cross only when approved and directed by Training Services. Teach ARC courses within current certifications to businesses and to the community where applicable. Achieve instructional authorization for applicable program levels.
• Manage all equipment and inventory as applicable. This may include the transport, unload and set-up of necessary materials and supplies needed to teach class. At conclusion of class, is responsible to clean equipment, report maintenance issues and return to prescribed location as applicable. Coordinate with co-instructor in preparation for academy. Prepare and distribute pre-class assignments for course participants and post-course reporting appropriately and within the defined timelines. Prepare and submit electronic and hard copy paperwork from the course.
• Coordinate with host site management to ensure equipment is available safe and ITE knows how it works.
• Evaluate and communicate IT Candidate performance and progress throughout the course.
• Set up and tear down classroom space each day. Ensure all materials borrowed from the host site have been returned.
• Participate in regular meetings (typically conference calls), to receive updates and provide input on academies. In-service training or engagement opportunities will be offered occasionally.
• Serve as part of a team of Instructor Trainer Educators that will provide constructive feedback and support to improve program quality.
• Serve as a role model for other instructors acting as an ambassador for excellence in training in the specialty area.
• Assist with quality assurance activities, if available. This may involve in-person, online and/or “remote” activity.
• Assist in instructor and instructor trainer engagement activities if needed and or available. This may involve in-person, online and/or “remote” activity.
• Assist in instructor and aquatic examiner service activities as assigned by Service Delivery Leadership.
• Commitment to teach a minimum of 2 academies per month.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental Vision plans
• Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Account
• PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on type of job and tenure
• Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
• 401K with up to 6% match
• Paid Family Leave
• Employee Assistance
• Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
• Service Awards and recognition

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees