Trainer

Come help support home care workers in delivering vital training they need to be successful in their jobs, as part of the Minnesota Home Care Orientation Trust, a critical new labor-management partnership dedicated to empowering home care workers and improving the services provided to Minnesota seniors and people with disabilities.

About the Minnesota Home Care Orientation Trust

In 2023, a new orientation program was created through a groundbreaking union contract between the State of Minnesota and SEIU Healthcare Minnesota and Iowa, the union of over 35,000 Minnesota home care workers. For too long, home care work has been undervalued, despite its importance in the lives of so many people with disabilities and seniors who rely on home care workers every day. Consumer-directed home care workers unionized in 2014 and have made steady progress since in improving the pay, benefits, and training opportunities they receive.

The goal of the Orientation Trust is to support home care workers in being successful in their roles. Through our program, workers will know what is expected of them as professional caregivers, how the state’s programs work, how to care for themselves while doing this work, what benefits are available to them, and where to go for assistance as they learn their new jobs. This ensures that Minnesotans can get the care they need in their homes, live the lives they choose, and that their caregivers are cared for as well.

Position Summary and Qualifications

The Trainer will conduct orientation sessions via zoom to diverse groups of home care workers utilizing a curriculum that was jointly developed by labor and management partners. Orientation sessions include Trainer presentations, group discussions and participatory activities. The curriculum was designed to support home care workers in understanding what is expected of them as professional caregivers, how the state’s programs work, how to care for themselves while doing this work, what benefits are available to them, and where to go for assistance as they learn their new jobs. The orientation sessions will initially be offered as remote sessions. Some travel will be required for those facilitating future in-person sessions.

Trainers may also play a role in performing outreach to home care workers to encourage them to register for and attend orientation sessions.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct orientation sessions utilizing the curriculum as outlined in the Orientation Instructor’s Guide, slide deck and toolkit;
• Provide technical, logistical and other support to ensure an accessible and positive experience for all participants, including managing the virtual meeting tech and assisting participants with navigating tech features, recording attendance, and providing support for the Trainer who is teaching the Orientation. (Each orientation session will be staffed by a team of two)
• Perform outreach to home care workers through phone, text and email outreach to enroll and confirm workers to participate in orientation sessions.
• Collaborate with fellow trainers and managers to develop and test best practices for delivering orientation, including through feedback from your peers and supervisor.
• Accept feedback and utilize different teaching styles and methods to accommodate various learning styles.

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with home care
• Familiarity with labor unions, disability justice and/or other movements for social justice
• Experience delivering adult education, leading trainings/workshops and leading dynamic group discussions
• Demonstrated respect for and ability to work with diverse populations
• Fluency in written and spoken English, with fluency in languages other than English a bonus
• Proficient technology skills, including proficiency with virtual meeting software
• Proficient with basic data entry and database skills
• Reliable internet service
• Excellent organizational and motivational skills
• Timely and reliable
• Flexibility to work varied days and times
• Valid driver’s license and access to reliable vehicle or transportation

Status

• This job is part time and temporary with potential for permanent employment.
• This job does not provide benefits but will provide Minnesota required Earned Sick Time and paid leave.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our team members are also responsible for conducting their work in a way that is consistent with our EEO standards and are expected to demonstrate respect for all coworkers and participants. We also recognize the desirability of increasing employment opportunities for people of color, women, LGBTQIA, bilingual or multilingual people, and people with disabilities.

This job does not provide benefits but will provide Minnesota required time off and paid leave.