If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Pay Range: $49,800.00 - $74,600.00

Job Description

Job Profile Summary:

The Trainer is a strong and motivated individual who collaborates with team members to create and deliver engaging learning resources and training. This position is responsible for ensuring that their team's training needs are met using a variety of tools including live/synchronous training, web-based resources, multimedia technologies, instructional software, and more. This position is responsible for providing data-driven results to management and works closely to calibrate and collaborate on diverse training needs and ensure all policies, procedures, and changes are communicated in a timely and well-constructed manner. The Trainer creates and manages a range of projects, processes, and initiatives based on best practices. The Trainer has subject-matter expertise within their functional area, along with appropriate education, experience, and skills. They must be a self-directed and innovative training architect who develops training materials, activities, information retention strategies, and evaluations that support effective adult learning. The Trainer is a resource for development and an advocate for success; requiring the ability to develop and maintain strong professional relationships with managers, other trainers, and specialists.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Delivers departmental training to new hires and existing staff. Facilitates effective instruction and discussions regarding new and current training materials.

• Creates assessments, surveys, and other tools for measuring the effectiveness of training.

• Collaborates effectively through diverse avenues with a variety of management, team members, quality assurance, and employees throughout the organization.

• Teaches others to effectively utilize technology and adapt to changes in technology to support essential job functions.

• Collaborates with their supervisor/manager in determining appropriate actions for atypical situations or developments outside the scope of the originally assigned project.

• Identifies and maintains resources needed to support knowledge retention, and quality service for immediate interaction resolution.

• Monitors incoming interactions to identify trends and implement continuing... For full info follow application link.

   

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