NURSING ASSISTANT INSTRUCTOR

Under the direction of an Instructional Administrator, a Regional Occupational Program (ROP) instructor provides instruction to secondary school students in competency-based, career technical education courses in order to prepare them for college and career. ROP classes are taught by instructors who have trained and worked in the industry they are teaching. Once hired, instructors must enter a teacher credential program and ROP provides additional training and coaching support. Many ROP classes provide real-world experience by placing students in work-based learning. Please refer to the instructor's job description for specific responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and requirements.

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REPORTS TO: An assigned Administrator, Instructional Programs

WORK YEAR: 2025-2026 School Year (10 months)

SALARY: Starting Pay Range 5,782.30 - 7,212.70 Monthly

JOB LOCATION: TBD - High School

DEFINITION & SCOPE OF PRACTICE:

Under the direction of an Instructional Administrator, a Regional Occupational Program (ROP) instructor provides instruction to secondary school or adult students in competency-based, career technical education courses to prepare them for college and career. ROP classes are taught by instructors who have trained and worked in the industry they are teaching. Once hired, instructors must enter a teacher credential program, and ROP provides additional training and coaching support. Many ROP classes provide real-world experience by placing students in work-based learning. Please refer to the instructor's job description for specific responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities, and requirements

TYPICAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The following typical duties and responsibilities have been provided as examples of the types of work performed by employees assigned to this position. It is not intended to be a complete statement of essential functions, responsibilities, or requirements. Typical duties and responsibilities are representative of the minimum level of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities. Management retains the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the typical duties and responsibilities of this position at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

• Articulate and consistently implement an approved classroom management plan with clear policies and procedures
• Assist with recruiting and maintaining positive relationships with work-based training sites and advisory board members
• Check instructor email and voice messages at least once each duty day and respond appropriately (usually within 48 hours)
• Collaborate with fellow educators and industry partners in planning and modifying curriculum, instruction, and assessment through Professional Learning Community (PLC) and advisory boards
• Communicate and work effectively as part of a team with all student stakeholders, including administrators, counselors, parents, support staff, and other teachers
• Create a rigorous yet supportive learning environment with high expectations for student achievement combined with appropriate support for student success in mastering course competencies
• Demonstrate a thorough, accurate, and current knowledge of the subject matter competencies taught
• Design, monitor, evaluate, and keep records of individual student training plans
• Develop and organize curriculum to facilitate student mastery of content and skills by connecting subject matter to meaningful, real-life contexts including, but not limited to, service learning
• Develop and utilize a variety of measures through the PLC process to assess student learning and provide formative and summative feedback to both students and parents so that students can succeed
• Differentiate individual and group instruction and learning modalities to keep students engaged as well as accommodate students with diverse and special needs
• Embed college and career readiness skills within learning tasks
• Establish and maintain a safe, neat, orderly, and engaging classroom environment conducive to learning
• Implement and monitor goals established through accreditation, board/superintendent priorities, campus initiatives, and/or external grants
• Implement research and project-based instructional strategies which promote critical thinking through inquiry, problem-solving, and reflection
• Integrate curriculum framework with state content and skill standards
• Integrate the use of digital technologies and web-based programs within instruction and student learning tasks
• Keep abreast of current, evidence-based industry practices, technology, and training methods
• Maintain accurate course budget, inventory, student attendance, grades, and other records as required, then report these in a timely manner using assigned software or management system
• Offer students multiple opportunities and necessary support to demonstrate mastery of course competencies
• Participate in campus, community, student employment and recruitment, and organization meetings and events
• Perform other duties as required including, but not limited to serving as an advisor to a Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO)
• Secure and nurture positive relationships with training sites to place and supervise students in work-based learning
• Submit requested or required documentation, information, and/or feedback in an accurate and punctual manner
• Supervise students for safety both inside and outside of the learning environment

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY

ABILITY TO:

• Commit to and honor NOCROP's Mission, Vision, strategic goals, and student learning outcomes
• Communicate and work effectively as a team member
• Demonstrate respect, sensitivity, and understanding of diversity among staff, students, and communities served
• Follow oral and written instructions
• Follow ROP and school district policies and procedures as well as state and federal regulations, including, but not limited to maintaining confidential student and other required records
• Integrate reading, writing, vocabulary, mathematics, science, social science, and information technology/media literacy skills with the career technical education curriculum
• Interact positively with coworkers, students, administrators, parents, and/or the community
• Interpret, apply, and adhere to NOCROP's Professional Standards and regional partner policies and procedures as well as state and federal regulations, including, but not limited to maintaining confidential student records in compliance with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Maintain punctuality and minimal absences
• Motivate students in planning careers in the industry, and career pathways taught
• Organize and prioritize work, problem-solve, think critically, and meet deadlines
• Organize classroom environment and instruction to facilitate and engage students in learning
• Perform in an independent, self-directed manner with minimum supervision, intellectual awareness, and a high level of initiative
• Present positive first impressions and maintain a lasting professional representation of NOCROP
• Use diverse teaching strategies to meet students' learning styles, abilities, interests, and cultural backgrounds
• Work effectively with educational partners, including industry representatives, academic instructors, administrators, counselors, and work-based learning sites
• Write lesson plans for individual and group instruction

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Correct English usage, including grammar, punctuation, spelling, and writing conventions
• Current teaching strategies, project-based learning, and learning modalities
• Google Classroom applications
• Methods and techniques of effective presentations
• NOCROP CTE programs and services, Professional Standards, policies, and procedures
• Principles and practices of high-quality customer service
• Sensitivity to socioeconomic and diversity inside the workplace and within the communities served by the program

SKILLED IN:

• Analyzing situations and adopting an effective course of action
• Applying common sense and understanding to carry out simple instructions
• Attention to detail
• Dealing effectively with a wide variety of personalities and situations requiring diplomacy, poise, and firmness
• Skilled in verbal and written communications
• Time management
• Understanding of the California Model Career Technical Education Standards, as well as the California Common Core State Standards in order to integrate these within instructional units
• Utilization of technology including, but not limited to learning management systems (LMS) such as Google Classrooms; Microsoft Office Suite (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word); course-specific equipment/software; web-based programs; and interactive student learning systems

Requirements:

NOTE: The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires that applicants must be a U.S. citizens or an alien lawfully authorized to work in the United States to be eligible for hire. All new hires will be required to provide documentation to verify this status.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

All applicants must demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of North Orange County ROP students, instructors, and staff relates to successfully achieving the goals of the position. All applicants must demonstrate how their experience with these factors relates to successfully completing the purposes of the position.

Education, Experience, and Training Requirements:

• Three (3) years of industry work experience directly related to the Patient Care - Nurse Assisting pathway (for Credential eligibility).
• Applicant with High School diploma.
• Teaching Credential: The successful candidate must qualify for or possess a California Career Technical Education (CTE) or Designated Subjects Teaching Credential: Health Science & Medical Technology. NOCROP will assist you in starting the credentialing process. Detailed information for obtaining a Designated Subjects Career Technical Education credential may be found at https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/designated-subjects-(cl-888).
• Applicant must possess and provide documentation of a current CA license as a Vocational or Registered Nurse.
• Applicant is required to have a CA LVN or RN license and a minimum of two years recent experience in the nursing field (must be provided on the applicant’s résumé with dates of service, position roles and responsibilities with supervisor name and contact information).

Applicant must be able to lift at least 50 pounds. Except as where indicated by the specific pathway, the required physical requirements for the position include: walking, talking, sitting, standing, bending, stooping, hearing, reaching above the shoulders, the ability to lift at least twenty-five pounds, and visual acuity (including color, depth perception, and field of vision).

NONDISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT (Board Policy 4030):

The Governing Board is determined to provide ROP employees, volunteers, and job applicants a safe, positive environment where they are assured of full and equal employment access and opportunities, protection from harassment or intimidation, and freedom from any fear of reprisal or retribution for asserting their employment rights in accordance with the law. This policy shall apply to all ROP employees and, to the extent required by law, to volunteers and job applicants.

No ROP employee shall be discriminated against or harassed by any coworker, supervisor, manager, or another person with whom the employee comes in contact in the course of employment, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex, or sexual orientation or his/her association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, at any ROP site and/or activity.

Appendix: Career Pathway Requirements

The following information contains additional requirements only for specific career pathway instructors.

Patient Care - Nursing Pathway

Applicant must provide documentation of a valid, active, and current California license as a Vocational or Registered Nurse. Applicant is required to have a California LVN or R.N. license and a minimum of two years recent experience in the nursing field (must be provided on the applicant's résumé with dates of service, position roles, and responsibilities with supervisor name and contact information), including: 1. one (1) year of nursing experience as a licensed nurse providing care and services to chronically ill or elderly patients in an acute care hospital, skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, home care, hospice care, or long‐term care setting. Within six (6) months of employment and before teaching a certification program, the instructor shall obtain a minimum of twenty‐four hours of continuing education courses in planning, implementing, and evaluating education programs in nursing. The Board must approve these courses of Nursing or courses administered by an accredited educational institution. A transcript of successfully completed course(s) shall be sent to the Department of Public Health and shall be used as a basis for approval of the instructor's qualifications. A copy of the transcript shall be kept on file at the nursing facility, agency, or public institution. Note: Successful candidates must qualify for, apply, and be approved by the California Department of Public Health as an instructor. Applicant must provide documentation of a valid, active, and current American Heart Association for Basic Life Support card; successful candidates must secure an AHA instructor's card to train and certify students before work‐based learning. Applicant must be able to lift at least 50 pounds.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $5,782.30 - $7,212.70 per month

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Nursing: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $5,782 - $7,213