The Nursing Assistant/Home Health Aide (NA / HHA) Training Instructor leads classroom instruction and clinical training for students in the NA / HHA Training Program. They are responsible for teaching lab skills and delivering lecture presentations, as well as overseeing clinical practicums at a long-term care facility for nursing assistant students.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide classroom and laboratory instruction for students.
• Follow established curriculum and make modifications needed for students, ensuring that training adheres to DPH standards and best educational practices.
• Track daily attendance and enter information into program database(s).
• Assess skill level and knowledge acquisition of students on a continuing basis with observation and testing; including student proficiency in nursing assistant core skills, completing documentation of the date when the skill was demonstrated on the checklist.
• Complete progress reports at mid and end points of training utilizing information from quizzes and the nursing assistant core skills checklist and document in the students’ files.
• Monitor students’ patient care assignments in a long-term clinical setting during the training period, ensuring that patients’ plan of care and safety is maintained throughout the process.
• Provide updates and report concerns to the Program Manager / Lead Instructor.
• Provide supportive assistance, advice, mentoring, and role modeling as appropriate to students.
• Work is performed in an office, classroom and congregate care facility with the use of medical props and office technology. Standing, sitting, walking, pushing and pulling equipment are among the daily physical functions of the position.
• Participate in supervision meetings with the Program Manager and Director as needed.
• Travel to nursing homes and other local locations as needed.
• Attend internal and external meetings and trainings as required.
• Maintain professionalism, confidentiality, and exercise good decision making.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have and maintain a current Massachusetts Nursing License in good standing in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with educational experience requirements outlined per Massachusetts state law.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in allied health training and in workforce development with target population of economically disadvantaged adults and youth.
• Previous teaching experience preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with sensitivity to the needs of multicultural/multilingual students and the ability to support individual learning styles and levels.
• Prior related experience working in a nursing facility preferred.
• Interest in supporting students to reach their maximum ability.
• Bilingual skills a plus.
• Strong writing skills with attention to detail.
• Proficient computer skills and user experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, and Outlook as well as videoconferencing platforms Zoom and Teams.
• Ability to work a schedule required to meet the needs of the program.
• Abiltiy to push or pull with assistive devices.
• A valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle for local travel.

Our benefits are competitive and include a 403(b) savings plan and generous time off.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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