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Contract Trainer - Microsoft Office: Need in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Washington DC, Chicago, Denver and San Diego

Sterling Ledet & Associates, Inc.

Contract Trainer - Microsoft Office: Need in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Washington DC, Chicago, Denver and San Diego

El Segundo, CA
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Job Description

    Contract trainers are sought for all levels of Microsoft Office training, intro through advanced including:

    • Microsoft Excel
    • Microsoft Word
    • Microsoft Powerpoint
    • Microsoft Outlook
    • Microsoft Access
    • Microsoft OneNote
    • Microsoft Project
    • Microsoft Sharepoint

    This is a contract 1099 opportunity ideal for independent freelance professionals seeking to supplement their business income with fairly regular opportunities to deliver classroom based instruction. Classes are typically 1 to 5 days long. Class times are 9:00 to 4:00 with a one hour lunch break. Instructors are expected to arrive by 8:00 and be prepared to stay up to an hour later, if necessary, to answer customer questions or assist them with any challenges. Classes are delivered during the business work week. We do not offer classes on evenings or weekends. Students are typically currently employed adult business professionals whose employer is paying for the professional skills development.

    Courseware is standardized and provided to students. Instructors are expected to pay for their own courseware. For most Microsoft products we use courseware from Logical Operations. Some classes use Microsoft Official Curriculum (MOC) courseware which does require Microsoft Certified Trainer status. DAILY RATES As independent contractors, trainers can set their own pay rate. Different instructors charge different rates, but typically those contractors who set their daily rate competitive with others in the industry have more training opportunities presented to them. Their are approximately six hours of classroom delivery per day, but time must be budgeted for preparation and setup. Pay is competitive and rates are negotiable.

  • Qualifications

    Qualifications

     

    • Significant real world experience and knowledge of the Microsoft Office products you teach 
    • Must be willing to invest in MOUS (Microsoft Office User Specialist) certification
    • Great presentation skills. Toastmasters membership or previous speaking or teaching experience a big plus.
    • Excellent Preparation skills.
    • Caring attitude
    • Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn and stay abreast of new Microsoft Office technology

    Additional Information

    A great applicant for this opportunity is someone who has both the techical expertise in the technology they are teaching as well as the effective presentation skills and caring attention to their students necessary to help adults learn to use technology more effectively to achieve business results. Instructors who get the best reviews are engaging and entertaining, carefully prepared and organized, and focussed on what class participants can do, not on showing how much they know. They are open to constructive feedback and continually honing both their technical and delivery skills.

    Clarity and precision in all communications are paramount for this role and brevity and relevance of written communications are highly valued by the executive team selecting the person who will join our high-performing team.