Director, Education

NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CARE AT HOME•Alexandria, VA

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Education leads the National Alliance for Care at Home’s education portfolio, including strategy, program delivery, accredited continuing education and the development of new certification programs. Reporting to the VP, Operations, this hands-on clinician-educator ensures offerings are clinically sound, responsive to member needs and financially sustainable. The role works closely with events, membership, policy and advocacy, marketing and communications, finance, quality, and external partners to support professionals throughout the care-at-home community. The position is based in the Washington, DC metro area and follows a hybrid arrangement requiring 2–3 days in the office. Candidates must live in or be willing to relocate to the DC area to support in-person collaboration, stakeholder engagement and events. Travel may be required up to 20% of the time, including multi-day conferences and occasional weekend work during peak periods. This is a full-time, exempt position with an annual salary range of $130,000–$150,000, commensurate with related experience. Benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage, life insurance, short- and long-term disability plans, retirement, tuition reimbursement and generous leave.

Requirements

Hold an active, unrestricted license in good standing as a clinician, such as a registered nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, speech-language pathologist, licensed social worker or other licensed health professional.
Bachelor’s degree in nursing or a health-related field.
At least eight years of progressive professional experience, including at least five years designing, delivering and evaluating education for health care professionals across live, virtual and self-paced formats.
Hands-on experience managing accredited continuing education for nursing, medicine or interprofessional audiences, including compliance with independence and integrity standards.
Demonstrated expertise in adult learning, instructional design, needs assessment, curriculum development and outcomes evaluation.
Experience managing education as a business, including budgets, pricing, and participation and revenue goals.
Ability to lead initiatives from concept through launch while personally carrying out work in a small-staff environment.
Strong strategic thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to use data to guide decisions.
Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, with the ability to engage executives, clinicians, volunteers and faculty credibly.
Ability to lead through influence and collaborate across departments, volunteers and external partners.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Teams, SharePoint, Forms and Planner; virtual meeting and webinar platforms; and learning management systems.
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time, including multi-day conferences and occasional weekend work during peak periods.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in nursing, education, health administration, public health or a related field.
Experience working within a home health, hospice, home care or Medicaid HCBS agency.
Clinical experience in the care-at-home community, including home health, hospice, palliative care or home care.
At least three years of experience in a national association, nonprofit or membership organization.
Experience with Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education, including reaccreditation.
Experience developing or managing certification, credentialing or assessment-based certificate programs, including familiarity with national credentialing accreditation standards.
Certified Association Executive (CAE), board certification in nursing professional development or hospice and palliative care, or another relevant clinical, education or talent development credential.
Prior supervisory or team leadership experience.
Experience with association management systems; Re:Members preferred.
Experience with learning management systems; Forj preferred.
Experience with conference management systems; eShow preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement and regularly update a multi-year education strategy and annual plan aligned with the Alliance’s strategic plan and member needs.
Lead education needs assessments with the membership team and analyze member, industry, workforce and evaluation data to identify practice gaps, priority topics and appropriate delivery formats.
Manage education as a business line, including budgets, pricing, revenue and expenses, sponsorship, partnerships and other revenue opportunities.
Set and report measurable goals for participation, learning outcomes, member value, accreditation compliance and financial results to the Vice President, Operations.
Lead internal content strategy planning to connect education with organizational resources, events and other programs.
Manage the development and delivery of education across conferences, webinars, online and self-paced courses, and signature programs.
Apply adult learning principles and instructional design to develop interdisciplinary curricula, learning objectives, case studies and assessments.
Identify, recruit, prepare and support faculty and subject matter experts, ensuring content is accurate, balanced, accessible and relevant.
Direct the annual webinar series, including topic planning, faculty recruitment, scheduling and evaluation.
Manage online learning projects, course development and revision, the learning management system, user experience and vendor relationships.
Introduce delivery approaches and technologies, including interactive, on-demand and AI-supported learning, to increase engagement and reach.
Analyze program evaluations and use results to improve, expand or retire offerings.
Manage Joint Accreditation for interprofessional continuing education and lead compliance with applicable accreditation standards and disciplines.
Lead reaccreditation, annual reporting, documentation, audit readiness and evaluation of the continuing education program.
Ensure accredited activities meet independence and integrity standards, including disclosure and mitigation of financial relationships, faculty agreements and evaluation processes.
Oversee continuing education credit and certificates, resolve credit questions, and manage joint providership with external partners.
Assess market need, member demand and financial feasibility for new certificate and certification programs; develop business cases and launch plans.
Design and launch credentialing programs, including competency frameworks, eligibility requirements, assessments or examinations, renewal requirements and policies.
Ensure certification programs meet recognized credentialing quality standards, including separation of education and certification activities and independent oversight where required.
Work with testing experts, vendors and subject matter experts to develop fair, valid and legally defensible assessments; oversee program administration and quality review.
Partner with the events team on conference education, including session themes, proposals, session and workshop selection, faculty preparation, speaker scripts, run of show, mobile app content and on-site staff orientation.
Partner with the membership team to use education to attract, engage and retain members through needs assessment, member benefits and program bundling.
Work with policy and advocacy colleagues to turn regulatory and legislative changes into timely education, including rapid-response programs.
Partner with marketing and communications to promote education and collaborate with finance, quality and other teams as needed.
Serve as staff lead to the Education Workgroup and liaison to conference planning committees.
Build relationships with national organizations, academic institutions, accrediting bodies and industry partners to expand offerings and identify faculty and collaboration opportunities.
Represent the Alliance as a clinical education leader at conferences, member meetings and industry forums.
Maintain education policies, procedures, timelines and webpages, and manage contractors and vendors.
Recommend the future structure and staffing of the education function and, as staff are added, lead, coach and develop the team.