Professional Skills Instructor

Job title: Professional Skills Instructor

Reports To: Program Manager, Healthcare Career Pathway

Location: Concord, CA

Terms: Permanent, Full Time (40 hours/week)

Salary/rate: $55,000 - $67,500 annually

Classification: Salaried, non-exempt position

Schedule: Monday-Friday with occasional evening hours required for events

About the role:

As part of our Healthcare Careers Pathway team, the Professional Skills Instructor works closely with the CNA Instructor to teach valuable Life and Career Skills and provide wrap-around services

and case management to our Certified Nursing Assistant students in Concord. This position works primarily at Mt. Diablo Adult Education as part of a partnership with Mt. Diablo Adult Education, Empowered Aging, and local Skills Nursing Facilities. Some days will be at Opportunity Junction’s main office in Antioch.

Responsibilities:

• Outreach, screening, and eligibility determination for individuals within our target population;

• Conducting assessments, creating individual employment plans, and coordinating client enrollment in our CNA program;

• Individual case management and support; motivating clients as they overcome personal barriers and gain employment;

• Group instruction on various life and career skills;

• Timely tracking of data using a customized Salesforce database;

• Resume and cover letter writing and revision; and

• Coordinating daily hot lunch and weekly foodbank distribution.

Competencies:

• Relationship building: Ability to establish strong relationships with demographically diverse clients, including those who have difficulty putting their trust in authority figures, and ability and desire to counsel clients using strength-based approaches. Ability to work with external partners and build productive

relationships;

• Written communication: Excellent written and oral communication skills, including clarity, precision, use of English grammar, and ability to hold listeners’ attention;

• Adaptability/Flexibility: Ability to adjust style and approach according to current organizational priorities and situations; and

• Technology: Proficient in Word and Excel, and in the use of Internet-based applications, including the ability to efficiently enter data into online database systems (Salesforce) and understand online job search systems.

Candidate requirements:

• CNA licensing

• Valid CA driver’s license and vehicle with insurance in order to travel to skilled nursing facilities for clinicals.

• Experience in vocational counseling or management

• Comfortable delivering direct instruction to motivated job seekers

• Experience helping clients in job search including resume writing

Instructions for Applying:

Applications will be accepted by email, addressed to Israel Segura (israel@opportunityjunction.org) and must include a resume and cover letter, attached as Word documents, that describe your interest in the position and that serve as an initial demonstration of your qualifications for the position.