Working Hours:

Flexible Schedule, include daytime and afternoon as required by the needs of the position. Specific work hours to be agreed upon by the supervisor and employee prior to the onset of employment.

Summary:

The Career Training-CPR instructor reports to the Director of Career Training, Community Education, & Professional Development who will assign location and hours of the Career Training Instructor activities that focuses on CPR training skills.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1.         Maintain responsibility for CPR training and instruction

2.         Provide CPR and First Aid training for the community and on-campus healthcare programs.

3.         Provide training skills as approved by the American Heart Association (AHA).

4.         Plan to be available to teach one or two days a month.

5.         Must have a current AHA BLS and AHA Heart Saver First Aid Card.

6.         Ensure training settings to enhance the learning process.

7.         Communicate with CPR Coordinator with information regarding training concerns.

8.         Maintain good communication and working relationships with appropriate staff, appropriate agencies and class site location staff.

9.         Maintains current CPR AHA approved training materials for instruction.

10.       Performs tasks designed to ensure the quality and consistency of academic instruction.

11.       Prepare materials and equipment to meet the needs of students.

12.       Lift and move CPR equipment as needed.

13.       Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Education and/or Experience:

Required       

High School diploma or GED is required. 

Preferred

Previous teaching experience in a college and or Adult Education/Career Training Program

Associates Degree in Healthcare field.

Bilingual: English/Spanish

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Current AHA BLS and AHA Heart Saver First Aid Card is required
• Teaching (preferred)

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills required

• Experience with adult education population, curriculum development, mandated welfare reform, and dislocated workers are preferred

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet  software; Excel spreadsheet software, Word processing software and PowerPoint. Also, experience using Quick books and Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas is a plus.

Communication Skills:                                                    

Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Reasoning Ability:                                                

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations.

Mathematical Skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. 

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, to sit and to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:  

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.