Home Care Aide Trainer (Korean, Lakewood)

This recruitment is to establish an applicant pool for future vacancies. Individuals will be contacted as vacancies occur.

NOTE: This position requires in-person teaching assignments in Lakewood, Washington. Online instruction is also required.

Are you looking to make an impact on the future of the healthcare industry? Do you like the idea of a rewarding career in training Home Care Aides to become certified professionals? Are you looking for employment with flexible scheduling, paid training, and ongoing educational opportunities? If so, you may the right person to join our team of instructors! Clover Park Technical College Corporate Education is seeking to add a Home Care Aide Trainer to our talented team who prepares students to take the state home care aide certification exam.

You will provide students with the knowledge and skills to achieve certification, and to provide quality and exceptional care. We are looking to hire individuals who enjoy working independently with minimal supervision and will take responsibility for their own training locations. You are looking to develop your classroom leadership skills with in-person and online learning. This position will allow you to share your passion for healthcare and compassion with others. We provide a highly interactive and activity-based training curriculum to you. Classes include lectures, hands-on skills labs, group discussions, role plays, team presentations, and other participatory activities. If this sounds like a fit for you, we invite you to apply today!

Why Join Our Team? 

• Competitive pay

Flexible scheduling (daytime, evening or weekend classes available)

• Paid training and on-going education/professional development opportunities

• Curriculum is provided for you and ready for delivery

• Share your passion for healthcare in a diverse classroom environment Develop your classroom leadership skills

• Work in a supportive and positive team environment

• No previous teaching experience necessary

Clover Park Technical College celebrates the many individuals that make up our community and embraces the opportunity to learn from both our differences and similarities.  CPTC values equity and respect. We seek to create an environment of innovation and excellence that focuses on student success, lifelong learning, and social responsibility.

• Facilitate training using activity-based curriculum intended to develop the professional skills, knowledge and performance of long-term care workers in their jobs as a Home Care Aide.

• Work with individuals of diverse backgrounds and experience levels and must be comfortable managing differences in opinion and perspective.

• Facilitate the curriculum according to published Instructor and Student guides.

• Observe and evaluate student work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.

• Manage student behavior to maintain a productive, positive, and safe learning environment.

• Administer written or oral performance tests as required by the curriculum.

• Maintain a very flexible schedule.

• Maintain accurate administrative records, such as attendance and test scores.

• Manage classroom materials and room set-up.

• Participate in ongoing paid professional development, including but not limited to conference calls, one-on- one coaching, in-service days, and peer observations.

• Always model professional behavior and exemplary customer service.

• Perform other related duties as assigned.

• High School diploma or equivalent.

• One year of direct care experience.

• Have one hundred hours of teaching adults on topics directly related to the home care aide training; OR be willing to participate in a minimum of 40 hours of co-teaching with a qualified instructor

• Korean and English language proficiency required.

• Must possess a current, valid, unrestricted driver's license.

• Must have reliable transportation and be willing to travel infrequently.

• Must successfully complete a criminal history background check prior to employment.

• Must be willing to take the new Home Care Aide Certification Exam within 6 months of hire.

• Must be 21 years of age. (DSHS requirement)

• Must not have had a professional health care, adult family home, boarding home, or social services license or certification revoked in Washington State.

• Must use the detailed Instructor Guides and Student Materials as designed and attend the instructor training course to familiarize yourself with the new training content, materials, and approach.

• Flexibility in scheduling is required to meet the needs of the department.

Must also meet one of these requirements:

• Have a Community Instructor Code from DSHS. OR

• Have an associate degree in a health field and six months of professional or caregiving experience within the last five years in an adult family home, boarding home, supported living through DDD per chapter 388-101 WAC, or home care setting. OR

• Have a high school diploma, or equivalent, and one year of professional or caregiving experience within the last five years in an adult family home, boarding home, supported living through DDD per chapter 388-101 WAC, or home care setting.

• One year experience with long-term care in a home care setting.

• Meets the requirements to work as a registered or licensed practical nurse, certified nurse assistant, long term care worker, or related professional.

Application Instructions

• Complete application

• Upload resume and cover letter describing your skills and experience

• Complete Supplemental Questions

All offers of employment at Clover Park Technical College are contingent upon successful completion of background checks which include criminal history. Information obtained from the background checks will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the specific position.

Should you have any difficulties uploading your documents, please contact NeoGov Technical Support at 1-855-524-5627, Mon-Fri 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM Pacific Time.

Supplemental Information

At this time, Clover Park Technical College is not sponsoring H1-B Visas.

Land Acknowledgement Statement

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional land of the Puget Sound Salish peoples belonging to the Puyallup, Steilacoom, Nisqually, and Squaxin Island tribes and bands, and we honor and thank the traditional caretakers of this land. We value the tribes in our community, and the impact that they continue to make on our college to this day. For more information about CPTC's commitment to indigenous tribes, please visit http://www.cptc.edu/diversity

Why we work for Washington State's Community and Technical Colleges

There are a host of reasons why we work at Clover Park Technical College, including the fact that we are part of a network called State Board of Community and Technical Colleges (SBTC). We are proud to be part of an institution that believes in building strong people, families and communities. Community and technical colleges help people grow their skills and talents so they can become global citizens. Faculty and staff make colleges come alive, giving each student a place in which they want to learn. You can participate in college events, clubs and committees which engage you, while college guest speakers enlighten and inspire you.

Our History

Clover Park Technical College is located in Lakewood, Washington. Our college has a rich history of professional and technical education dating back to the 1940s, when Clover Park School District established a War Production program, training civilians as auto mechanics, aircraft-service mechanics, ship-fitters, welders and blueprint readers. Now, CPTC offers more than forty programs in Aerospace, Advanced Manufacturing, Health Sciences, Human Services, Business, Hospitality, Science Technology, Engineering, Transportation and Trades. CPTC has two campuses: Our main campus is located in Lakewood, WA and our South Hill Campus is located in Puyallup, WA.  Learn more about Clover Park Technical College by visiting About CPTC.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Clover Park Technical College is an equal opportunity employer and committed to principles of diversity.  We consider applicants for all position without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, marital status, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam-era veteran.

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