Vocational Services within Mall Services at Napa State Hospital (NSH) has a permanent full-time vacancy for a Vocational Instructor-Upholstery. Candidates need to be positive, energetic, enthusiastic, have excellent communication skills and a willingness to readily engage with forensic patients. Applicants should be familiar with the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Education Model, Curriculum Standards for your trade, and the California Standards for Career Ready Practice. Curved Needle is an established custom furniture upholstery training center that provides training and paid rehabilitative work assignments for patients. This worksite is part of a non-profit business that accepts projects from the community and has service contracts with the Napa State Hospital and Yountville Veteran's home. Curved Needle also functions under a 14C certificate with the Department of Labor and the instructor will be required to survey prevailing wages in the community and perform time-studies. This Vocational Instructor provides both individual and group instruction to NSH patients in upholstery trade skills/techniques for furniture, automotive seats/panels, and boat seats/panels. Vocational Instructors are expected to coordinate their curriculum with NSH Adult School to help students connect educational experiences with real-life work activities. Therefore, applicants must be proficient in creating engaging instructional programming that integrates academic and technical preparation that ultimately leads to career awareness and employability. Additionally, one should be able to use the anchor standards and core academic standards as the basis for a pathway within the upholstery industry sector. Patients at the NSH are admitted under a legal commitment, forensic patients, which requires them to engage in treatment and rehabilitation for their mental illness. Patients exhibit a large variety skills, abilities and academics levels. The instructor must be able to adapt their curricula and training to meet the needs of their individual students. Instructors should also be able to Identify educational and vocational rehabilitative needs and help patients set goals. The instructor will then document and evaluate their progress in the instructional program. Other tasks include planning, assigning and supervising the work of forensic patients including managing the materials, tools and equipment. Vocational instructors often act as mentors who offer guidance, support and encouragement while building a student's confidence and competence.
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Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Industry
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
Education Level
Bachelor's degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees