Spathe is currently searching for a Instructor/Trainer to join our team.

Spathe Systems is a rapidly growing SOF led, 8(a) defense contractor headquartered in Tampa, FL with offices in Fayetteville, NC and strategic partner locations in Virginia Beach and Coronado. As a small business with a tight knit family feel, Spathe empowers its employees to solve problems and make decisions.

Instructor/Trainer position require a combination of in-depth subject matter expertise, as well as excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication and presentation skills. They must be able to explain difficult technical material clearly and patiently to students that have varying levels of proficiency. Candidates should be outgoing and comfortable working with diverse groups of people while maintaining professionalism at all times. Instructor/Trainers require a breadth of technical knowledge that they continually update and refresh in order to maintain subject matter expertise in their specialty field.

The Instructor/Trainer assesses, designs, and conceptualizes training scenarios, approaches, objectives, plans, tools, aids, curriculums, and other state of the art technologies related to training.  The Instructor/Trainer identifies the best way to approach training requirements, to include, but not limited to, hardware, software, simulations, course evaluation and refreshment, assessment centers, oral examinations, interviews, computer assisted and adaptive testing, behavior-based assessment and performance, and team and unit assessment and measurement.

The Instructor/Trainer utilizes various iterative process-improvement and best practice methodologies in applied psychology, psychometrics, human factors engineering, educational measurement, and other related disciplines.  The Instructor/Trainer develops and maintains knowledge bases, conducts applied and advanced research methodologies, develops tests, surveys, training materials, data collection measures, statistical and other analyses, and identifies, conceptualizes and secures new research and development areas.

Typical duties include:

• Conducting the research necessary to develop and revise comprehensive training courses
• Determining training objectives and developing course curriculums
• Identifying the best ways to approach training requirements
• Creating course materials, handouts, instructional aids, audio/visual materials and similar teaching aids
• Performing classroom training
• Testing and evaluating student performance
• Preparing appropriate training catalogs
• Assembling or creating necessary training materials (e.g., course outlines, background material, and training aids)
• Producing student materials (e.g., course manuals, workbooks, handouts, exercises, completion certificates, and course critique forms)
• Executing training activities, such as training the trainer efforts, formal classroom training courses, course facilitation, online facilitation, workshops, exercises, and seminars
• Developing tests, surveys, and other data collection measures to evaluate students, as well as the effectiveness of course materials
• Creating computer-based training modules (CBTs) and web-based instruction

Clearance Required:

• TS/SCI

Experience Requirement: 

• Five years intensive or progressive experience in the individual’s field of study or specialization and a minimum of three years of experience in the development and delivery of training and instruction are required

Job Type:

• Full-time

Work Location:

• One location – Little Creek Naval Base, Virginia

Travel:

• Up to 10% travel during the year.

Benefits:

• Health insurance


• Dental insurance


• Retirement plan


• Paid time off


• 11 paid holidays per year

Position ID: PS3129IN