Microsoft Instructor in Bedford

Here at Firebrand, part of Lyceum Education Group, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced and technical individual to join the team as a Microsoft Instructor. You will be responsible for delivering a range of essential accreditations.

Why work for Firebrand? It is a great time to join Firebrand as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. There are many more great reasons to join Firebrand such as:

• Brilliantly, you can study any of our courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.
• With hybrid working available, you’ll be able to split your time between one of our centres and wherever you choose to call home.
• We also provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, and there’s a rewards package that includes retail discounts and much more.
• Other key benefits include our Group Personal Pension Plan, dedicated private healthcare and dental plans that offer additional assurance to look after you and your family.

What you’ll be doing:

We have an opportunity for a Microsoft Instructor able to demonstrate these essential accreditations, skills and attributes. As such, you will be responsible for:

• Delivering world class training courses for which you must be certified/qualified to the standards required.
• Continually developing expertise across multiple fields through personal development and accreditation activities.
• Developing peer networks to keep abreast of current thinking and engage with the community relating to your area of expertise.
• Training to high quality and organisational standards in order for delegates to achieve outlined objectives and pass the examinations.
• Liaising with other Instructors, Subject Matter Experts (SME) and the Learning Resources Manager (LRM) to identify curriculum updates and enhancements.
• Creating justification proposals for submission to the Firebrand Training Product Team to support learner needs and outcomes.
• Employing Technical Authoring capabilities to contribute to the development/revision of appropriate curriculum, where necessary liaising on such activities with the SME.
• Working with Firebrand Product Managers to ensure that courseware and other supporting materials for courses delivered and Pre-Reading materials are appropriately maintained as current and version controlled.
• Supporting fellow Instructors and the Curriculum Manager in the adoption of new products.
• Working with Vendor Partners and Customers where bespoke training requirements are identified to develop and deliver suitably appropriate training solutions to their specification needs.
• Supporting the business in conception, development and maintenance of internal systems to drive efficiency and create a Centre of Excellence in such systems.
• Ensuring all appropriate Education systems are updated with relevant learner information following course delivery.
• Providing feedback on learner engagement and learning outcomes.
• Classroom provisions for SEND.
• Performing any additional duties reasonably requested by management to support the needs of the business.

What we’re looking for:

To be successful in this role you will need to have a proven track record in the following areas:

• Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Certified 365 Messaging admin associate.
• Enterprise Admin associate.
• Modern Desktop admin associate.
• Security Admin associate.
• Teams Admin associate.
• Experience working with apprentices.
• Minimum 2 years working with Microsoft Products.
• Microsoft Certified trainer.
• Highly focused and self-motivated individual.
• Flexibility towards working hours.

Working Hours/Overtime:

You will be engaged in duties classified as either Development/Preparation Days (typically 9:00am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday); or Teaching Days (typically starting on a Sunday evening and working 9:00am to 9:00pm through the duration of the course which may include weekends and Bank Holidays). Taking into account your annual leave and bank holiday entitlement, your working days will be a maximum of 229 reducing by 1 day each year up to 5 years of service, with a Teaching Day measured as 1.5 working days. Overtime is payable for additional hours worked.

Please note:

The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS and qualification check. Firebrand actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates. Firebrand will select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.

Firebrand reserves the right to amend or withdraw this advertisement at any time prior to the closing date, should we receive a high volume of applications or if business needs change.