IT Trainer

4 months ago


Wakefield, United Kingdom Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) Full time

**Salary**:£35,745 to £38,223 per year (Grade 9)

**Contract**:Fixed-term (Up to 18 months)

**Hours**:37 hours per week, full-time

**Location**: Hybrid working from our Head Office in Wakefield, WF2 0XE (the role requires at least 3 days per week in the office)

**Benefits**:29 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays, plus 3 discretionary closedown days and Local Government Pension Scheme

YPO are seeking an experienced, proactive, and self-motivated IT Trainer to work in the organisations existing IT and Business Change departments. This is a new role supports the existing IT Trainer with the training support around the digital project implementation.

**“If you're looking for a friendly and rewarding working environment, then YPO could be the place for you.”**

As an IT Trainer you will take full responsibility for the delivery of IT training courses and modules (face-to-face and online) to internal customers, as well as the development of IT related training content identified within the projects.

You will be responsible for the development of system manuals, help-content, user guides, e-learning content and development plans for individual users and teams, which require excellent documentation and communication skills.

Key aspects of the role include:

- Ensuring that IT related user training is delivered on time, to budget and to the required quality standard (within agreed specifications).
- Formally managing any requests for project training or related content.
- Prioritise training activity to meet the overall project, business as usual, or strategic objectives.
- Monitor that the objectives of training, and educational and support content, are met.
- Pro-actively communicate the IT training offering and purpose to the wider organisation and work with users to build awareness, desire, and knowledge.
- Provide on-going support to users post training.

For the IT Trainer Job Description and Person Specification, his on the YPO Careers Page.

**“Our mission is to help the public sector achieve the best possible value when buying products and services across the UK.”**

YPO have almost 50 years' experience in giving back to the public sector. Five decades ago, 13 local authorities came together to combine their buying demands and achieve efficiency, and that's when our organisation as it's known today began.

We supply products and services to a wide range of customers including schools, local authorities, charities, emergency services, the public sector, and other businesses such as nurseries and care homes.

We're 100% publicly owned, by our 13 member authorities, which means the profits we make are returned to our public sector customers, delivering even better value for money.

**Benefits of working at YPO**:

- Local Government Pension (WYPS)
- Family friendly policies
- Generous holiday allowances
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Access to Occupational Health Service
- Discounted sports and leisure memberships
- Health care plans
- Commitment to staff development and training

Interviews will take place week commencing **15th April 2024** at our Wakefield office.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 18 months

**Salary**: £35,745.00-£38,223.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wakefield, WF2 0XE