Trainer & Curriculum Writer

University of California San Francisco • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

The Alliance Health Project (AHP) is a community-based LGBTQ+ and HIV-focused clinic located at 1930 Market Street in San Francisco. We provide psychotherapy, substance use counseling, case management, support groups, psychiatry, sexual health services, clinical traineeship, and provider education and training. Our multi-disciplinary staff are a client-centered, collaborative, Harm Reduction-oriented team. We have continued to grow as a community-based clinic by anticipating and addressing the changing needs of our LGBTQ+ and HIV community members for more than 35 years. Our process of continuous improvement of service to our community includes a strong focus on cultural humility and anti-racist service provision.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• Skill in using business software systems to complete work assignments (e.g., Word, Excel, Qualtrics, Keynote, PowerPoint, Zoom) and comfort interacting with online learning management systems (e.g., Articulate, Moodle Cloud) and calendaring programs.
• Advanced analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Advanced knowledge of accredited and/or certificate program instruction and delivery methodologies, the organization, market, and business strategies.
• At least three years’ experience conducting trainings and applying adult learning theory.
• At least two years’ experience researching, writing, and developing synchronous and asynchronous curricula and other learning materials.
• At least two years counseling experience, ideally HIV, HCV, and STI test counseling.
• At least two years’ experience working with HIV and populations disproportionately affected by HIV.
• At least two years working with HIV-related and LGBTQ-related health topics, including sexual and substance use, and comfort approaching them in a client-centered way.
• At least two years’ experience applying theories of cultural humility.
• Willingness to undertake multi-day travel, including occasional national travel.
• Demonstrated excellence in reliability, timeliness, and attendance.
• Thorough and effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills and presentation skills.
• Continuing education in related field.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in counseling, education, public health, or other social science.
• Instructional design degree in online course development.
• Experience conducting trainings and developing written learning materials in Spanish.
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of the organization's policies and procedures; advanced knowledge of functional area and understanding of how work impacts other areas of public educational programs.
• Experience providing services to communities of color, particularly Black/African American and Latinx communities.
• Demonstrated ability to assess a learning or technical assistance goal and plan a training module or technical assistance intervention to successfully achieve that goal.
• Demonstrated knowledge of counseling theory and practice.
• Demonstrated knowledge of harm reduction theory and practice.
• Demonstrated experience planning and overseeing projects.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate training participants.
• Demonstrated experience planning and implementing technical assistance.
• Thorough skills to conduct needs assessment and develop new presentations/courses to meet organizational needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and establish evaluation criteria to measure outcomes and impact for courses, site-specific technical assistance interventions, and individual participants.
• Collaborate with a team of trainers to determine methods and procedures for current and new course offerings across California, covering topics such as HIV, HCV, and STI testing technologies, frontline provider skills, Motivational Interviewing, substance use, Cultural Humility and sensitivity (especially for LGBTQ and BIPOC populations), and HIV prevention interventions including Personalized Cognitive Counseling and HIV Testing in Non-Clinical Settings.
• Plan, develop, and adjust programs and curriculum for the California Department of Public Health Office of AIDS statewide HIV test counselor certification program and CDC high-impact prevention interventions.
• Work with the Program Manager and training staff to evaluate potential program partnerships and draft partnership plans.
• Participate in recruitment, selection, orientation, and evaluation of instructors; provide training and evaluation for staff from other agencies during Training of Trainers sessions for HIV, HCV, and STI counseling and testing interventions.
• Continuously evaluate and adjust course curriculum based on participant feedback and engagement levels.
• Perform additional duties as assigned, including logistics coordination, technical support for online systems, editorial contributions, outreach for educational programs, and limited frontline HIV counseling and testing to maintain subject matter expertise.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees