Family Resource Home Care is a leading home care agency dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to our clients in their homes. We specialize in personalized in-home care to help our clients maintain their independence and improve their quality of life. Our mission is simple - to improve more lives!
Summary
The HCA (Home Care Aide) Training Specialist plays a pivotal role within the organization, responsible for overseeing and managing the training of new caregivers to prepare them to take and pass the HCA certification in Washington state. The role typically involves a wide range of responsibilities, including the primary objectives below.
Culture: The HCA Training Specialist (HTS) is an advocate for Family Resource Home Care's culture, which
seeks to balance a family like culture of support, engagement, and respect with a high-performance
culture, committed to operational excellence. The company's purpose is to improve more lives, and in
pursuit of this goal, we aspire to be the preferred provider of home care services and an employer of
choice.
Leadership : The HCA Training Specialist works with the Director of Training and Development to provide
training, mentoring, and coaching to new and existing caregiving staff. In alignment with regional
objectives, the HTS drives training and development of caregiving and administrative staff in alignment
with Family Resource Best Practice to ensure staff performance aligns with FRHC mission and values and
State requirements.
Operational Efficiency : HTS is responsible for designing, developing, and delivering training programs to
optimize caregiver proficiency, completion of HCA training and the HCA exam. HTS provides training,
mentoring, and coaching utilizing strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills informed by
adult learning theory to foster an engaging learning environment, which is expected to yield role
proficiency within prescribed time limits.
Duties
• Develop comprehensive statewide HCA training programs and materials, including instructor-led
training, one on one coaching, and other resources to support learner success.
• Ensure training programs adhere to legal and regulatory requirements.
• Creates, organizes, plans, and presents various forms of training for caregivers – including live,
conference calls, video recordings and written formats.
• Conduct engaging and informative training sessions that may include in-person or virtual training.
• Tailor training programs to meet the specific needs of different learning styles.
• Provide mentoring when need is identified to foster successful completion of the HCA course and
role proficiency.
• Continuously assess the effectiveness of training programs through feedback, evaluations, and
performance metrics, and make necessary adjustments.
• In collaboration with supervisor, identify skill gaps and training opportunities within operations
such as skills lab support, continuing education offerings, and specialty training.
• Maintains records of training activities, attendance, results of tests and assessments.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure smooth and efficient operation of HCA training
program.
• Meets regularly with supervisor to review HCA program progress and provides analytics
surrounding program attendance, program completion and exam results.
• Maintains records of expenses and timely expense submission.
• Support other projects and initiatives as directed by supervisor.
• Any other duties as assigned. Position may also be modified to accommodate specific needs
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
• Education or experience in the adult learning field
• Proven experience as a field trainer or in a similar role
• Able to travel to assigned locations as directed by company needs and initiatives
• Demonstrated abilities in excellent communication, presentation, and relationship building skills
• Ability to work effectively with diverse groups and adapt training methods to different learning
styles.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Critical thinking skills and the ability to adapt to changing requirements.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Valid driver's license, current auto insurance, and a clean driving record
• Able to speak, read and write English fluently
Preferred Qualifications:
• 2+ year experience in long term care or related healthcare field
• HCA certification or FOC certificate
• WA DSHS Mental Health and Dementia instructor certificate
• WA DSHS Adult Education certificate
The usual business hours for this role will be Monday through Friday 8am-5pm, but this role may require evening and weekends to meet job requirements.
This position will require travel as appropriate, approximately 30% of the time. This position will have administrative supervision.
Benefits & Perks
FRHC is an equal opportunity employer.
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