Trainer and Course Developer

[Note: Please read this entire posting and answer our numbered questions* at the bottom of this posting in your cover letter. We cannot respond without answers to them. -- Thank you!]

Join our remote team!

Care Courses is a mission driven, adult continuing education distance-learning school. Together we make a difference in the lives of tens of thousands of early childhood educators and hundreds of thousands of children.

We are: A friendly, casual, small business. Our regular hours are 8:30-5:30 ET M-TH and 8:30-5 ET on Fridays.

We do: Train childcare providers in all 50 states and around the world through the internet, phone and mail. We work remotely from home, convening not more than two “team weeks” a year in a shared office space in the Washington D.C. area.

We have: Been in business 34 years, have tens of thousands of thrilled loyal customers, offer fully remote work, provide a work computer, offer benefits for full-time employees (retirement plan, medical, dental, 15 days paid vacation, 5 days paid sick leave), are closed major holidays and have a casual dress code. We know that the key to a happy customer is a happy employee!

We need: Someone great! Someone caring, honest, punctual, motivated, friendly, professional, efficient and focused who will thrive in a fast-paced, diverse environment. Someone with exceptional writing skills, a can-do attitude, excellent work ethic, superior problem-solving skills and a positive approach. Someone who wants to help a lot of people, work hard and truly cares about the quality of his or her work. Someone interested in part-time work (about 10-30 hours a week).

Experience & Education:
• Bachelors Degree in Early Childhood Education (or in a related field with a minimum of 15 semester hours in child development/ECE) - Master’s (or Doctorate) degree preferred but not required.
• Minimum of 3 college credits in "early childhood development" and 3 college credits in "early childhood curriculum" covering infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.
• Minimum four years paid work experience in a licensed child care setting with infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Additional experience with school age children is preferred but not required. This experience can be substituted with years of experience teaching at the college level about early childhood topics.
• Two years of experience teaching or training adults/college students.
• Must have taught one college-level course or CDA credential course (or the equivalent).
• Experience creating online training and curriculum for adults (preferred but not required)

Skills:
• Caring and kind with a desire to support early childhood professionals and the children for whom they care
• Inquisitive—asks great questions
• Thinks analytically—excellent problem solver
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Organized and detail oriented
• Resolves issues effectively—identifiesy trouble areas
• Strong understanding of how to use Microsoft Word and Google Drive applications
• Ready and excited to learn and use new web applications to solve problems and create training content
• Confident when troubleshooting computer technical issues
• Works well under pressure

Primary Responsibilities: • Review, proofread and support our education team with curriculum development • Create, update, and review professional development content for early childhood professionals using our learning management system • Grade online coursework • Work with students via phone and email • Answer incoming customer support phones phone calls and enters data while assistingassist customers when needed. We are a small team, and we all do some phone-answering, data entry, and related shared office administrative tasks. • Maintain alignment with, and respect for, the company values and vision • This role will require some travel for our team week(s) in the Washington D.C area and possibly for industry conferences in the U.S. • Other tasks as needed

Work from Home Requirements: • A consistent, strong internet connection (at least 50 mbps download speeds) • A home Wi-Fi connection • Ideally, a home Ethernet connection (wired internet connection) • A dedicated home workspace • Questions:

Please send a current resume plus a cover letter addressing the following items:
• 1.) Why you are looking for employment right now (or why you are unemployed if you're not currently employed). What happened with your last position? If we were to speak with your last supervisor, what might he or she say about you?
• 2.) What you are looking for in your career and why this job looks interesting to you. Where are you located currently?
• 3.) Tell us about your experience in the workforce. What are your goals for the future?
• 4.) How many (cumulative) months experience do you have as an instructor/educator/professor/trainer of adults? Candidates must have taught one college-level course or CDA credential course (or equivalent).
• 5.) How many (cumulative) months of paid experience do you have in a licensed childcare setting? (minimum 48 months) With what age groups did you work?
• 6.) What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Thank you for answering our questions! We greatly appreciate your time.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $30.00 - $33.00 per hour

Expected hours: 10 – 30 per week

Schedule:
• Day shift

Education:
• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:
• professional childcare: 4 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Remote

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