Training Instructor
About the California Association of Peer Supporters Academy
The CAPS Academy is a statewide collaboration between three Peer Run agencies in California who have joined together to combine our experience, history, geographic reach, staffing, expertise, and capacity to meet the training needs for Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists in California.
Mental Health Association of San Francisco is officially certified as a Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Training Vendor and is working with Mental Health America of California (MHAC) and Project Return Peer Support Network (PRPSN) to offer innovative and unique learning opportunities for Peers statewide, leveraging their collective resources and knowledge.
Together we have over 40 years of combined education and training experience and the infrastructure to provide training in any urban, rural, virtual, in-person, or hybrid setting.
Through advocacy and education, we strive to achieve these goals. Our organizations and affiliates provide a conduit through which statewide coalitions on mental health are maintained and work together to promote these values.
Summary: Training Instructor position has responsibility for ensuring that students receive regular blended virtual and/or classroom training instruction to prepare students to take the Statewide Certification and to enhance their skills; to provide support to our CAPS ACADEMY (California Association of Pee Supporters-Academy); and travel to conferences to promote our agency and training institute.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This person ensures CAPS contractual requirements are met, students are up to date with trainings and all documents are up to date and correct. This person must have strong organizational skills, excellent communication skills, a passion for teaching utilizing core adult learning techniques and relatability to variety of personalities in students and coworkers.
Work activities may include any or all the following:
Equal Opportunity Employment Statement
Mental health challenges can affect anyone at any time, regardless of identity or background, and consequently the communities we serve are highly diverse. As a peer-run organization, we also recognize the importance of lived experience as an irreplaceable form of expertise and as a basis for building trust and providing effective services. We welcome and strongly encourage people from historically marginalized and economically disadvantaged groups, including people who identify as disabled or neuro-divergent, to apply to work with us.
CAPS is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants for employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other factor not related to ability to successfully fulfill the requirements of the position.
Location: Combination of remote and in-person, preferred ability to occasionally commute to Main office
Reports to: Training Institute Director
Hours: Full-time; hours vary 9:00 am – 10:00 pm, morning and/or evenings (8 hour/day). FLSA status: non-exempt.
Qualifications and Skills:
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04/30/2023