Do you enjoy educating others? If so, Modern Woodmen’s Field Education department needs a Field Education Specialist to coordinate and facilitate the delivery of education programs and systems to new field representatives and administrative assistants. You would also track and document the progress through these training programs and provide ongoing reporting to field managers.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Conduct and coordinate training for new Financial Representatives (FR) and Associate Financial Representatives (AFR) by utilizing Modern Woodmen’s education systems and programs. This education will be conducted primarily through virtual meeting platforms.
• Schedule FR and AFR virtual training classes on an ongoing basis.
• Assign required FR and AFR coursework on Modern Woodmen University.
• Track FR and AFR progress through all coursework and provide regular reports to applicable field managers.
• Maintain awareness and knowledge of current and future training methodologies to stay abreast of the latest developments.
• Assist with all Home Office field rep schools and administrative assistant schools, along with post-school follow-up meetings and evaluations.
• Assist in the development of new training programs and video content for Modern Woodmen University.
• Occasional travel may be required.

What we need:

• Bachelor’s degree in education, communications, or related field.
• 3 years of experience in facilitating classroom and/or web-based training in corporate, education or volunteer environment.
• Strong communication, writing and time management skills.
• Must be comfortable using Zoom and other virtual communication platforms.
• Ability to select and creatively use various training/instructional methods appropriate for the situation.
• Strong communication skills, especially public speaking and presentation skills.
• Ability to interact with all levels of staff in a professional manner.
• Excellent organization skills.
• Ability to manage deadlines and resources.
• Service oriented.

Additional information about this opportunity:

• Annual salary range for this position will be $55,000-$70,000. The specific rate will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications and prior experience.
• This is a hybrid position (3 days in office/2 days work from home (WFH) per week), located at Modern Woodmen’s home office in Rock Island, IL. Must be able to work in the office 5 days per week for initial job training. Some WFH days during training would be allowed on a case-by-case basis.
• This is a full-time position: 37.5 hours per week (7.5 hours per day), Monday- Friday, with flexible start time between 7:00AM-9:00AM.
• Full-time benefits include:
  • Company-paid retirement plan
  • Matching 401(k) Plan
  • Medical, Dental, Prescription drug Insurance. We pay 100% of employee health insurance premium and 50% of employee dependents’ premiums.
  • Group Term Life Insurance
  • Long-term and short-term disability.
  • Paid vacation and sick leave.
  • 11 Paid holidays
  • Voluntary benefits: Vision, Flexible Savings Accounts, Accident Insurance

Modern Woodmen is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to maintain a culture of respect and are committed to diversity and inclusion for all employees.