Staff Educator - Instructor for Cheshire Independent Living Services

at  Cheshire Independent Living Services

Cheshire is an organization of caring people, who care for people. We are a community-based healthcare agency who supports frail seniors and adults with physical disabilities and enables them to remain active and independent in their own homes and communities.
Cheshire is committed to fostering an empowering environment for our staff. If you are driven by the opportunity to make a significant impact in guiding community based Personal Attendants and support staff in their work through in-house training and development, we invite you to apply.
As a Staff Educator, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality education, promoting enhanced skills and professional service delivery. You will be an integral part of Cheshire’s success in meeting the goals of our agency, our staff, our consumers and our community partners.
This position requires a strong commitment to curriculum development, participant assessment, ensuring a holistic and supportive educational skills enhancement journey for all participants.
A career with Cheshire is an opportunity to know that what you do matters. Every day.

• Design and deliver engaging and effective lessons aligned with curriculum objectives.

• Consistently and fairly evaluate performance of participants.

• Support administrative functions to optimize the participant experience.
• Prepare and conduct lectures, lead classroom discussions, and engage participants through theoretical and practical training.
• Employ innovative teaching methods suitable for adult learners to facilitate understanding of course material.
• Ensure the use of authorized teaching materials and adopt a structured approach involving lectures, presentations, demonstrations, and discussion groups.
• Apply effective adult learning strategies to communicate with a diverse participant body.
• Provide timely feedback on quizzes, assignments, and exams.
• Address participant queries and concerns with sensitivity and professionalism in a multicultural environment.
• Keep accurate attendance records and maintain classroom decorum.
• Participate in scheduled meetings and annual events.
• Uphold the confidentiality of participant information.
• Remain current in your field through ongoing professional development.
• Foster a collaborative and solution-oriented team environment.
• Consult with leadership and conduct needs assessments of service provider organizations to understand the learning needs, with a focus on community support services within the assigned geography.
• Develop, deliver and evaluate education programming, including in-person and through virtual media.
• Assist service provider organizations in the application of assessment tools and best practice guidelines.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key contacts with other community support services organizations.
• Develop and implement educational programs.
• Provide program reports and statistics as required.
• Perform other related duties as necessary.