South Texas College
Location
McAllen, Texas
Salary
$32 - $32 / HOUR
Instruct students in Continuing Education CNA courses focusing on occupational theory, skills, and basic patient care. Manage classroom records, track attendance, and evaluate student academic performance to ensure successful course completion.
Requires a Registered Nurse (RN) license and a minimum of two years of nursing experience in any healthcare setting. Experience in teaching adult students or supervising nurse aides is also required.
Job Description: Department: Continuing Education & Workforce Development
$32.25 General Statement of Job The Continuing Education Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Trainer instructs students in Continuing Education CNA courses for the development of specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts essential to provide basic care to patients. Including patient’s rights, communication, safety, observation, reporting, and assisting residents by helping them maintain basic comfort and safety. Specific
Essential Functions: Instruct students in Continuing Education courses related to CNA as directed by supervisor. Implements educational curriculum to ensure student success. Evaluates and optimizes educational curriculum. Motivate students to attend class, learn, and be successful. Creates individual educational plans to support timely coursework completion; ensures that students complete their individual educational plan in a timely manner. Maintains student and class records. Tracks student attendance. Assesses students' academic performance. Completes and submits course documentation when due. Informs Coordinators of students not meeting attendance and academic goals and/or not complying with behavior expectations. Inform Coordinators of support services for students. Maintains a positive, productive classroom and handles behavior problems effectively. Communicate with students, staff and peers in a professional, respectful, and constructive manner. Conducts sponsor-teacher conferences. Travels throughout the College district, as needed. Performs other duties as assigned. Required Education and Experience Minimum of two (2) years of nursing experience in any healthcare setting Experience in teaching adult students or supervising nurse aids. Required
Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills. Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete multiple tasks with attention to detail, within stated deadlines. Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred. Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed; willing to travel throughout the college district using own means of reliable transportation. Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Ability to apply practical understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations Registered Nurse (RN) License Security Sensitive position: All applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy. Must have or qualify for a valid Texas driver's license and proof of liability insurance. Physical Requirements Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. Occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles. Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely. Standing particularly for sustained periods of time. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly. Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; and/or extensive reading. Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another. The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job. Minimum Compensation $15.75 Hourly Desired Start Date July 10, 2026 Posting Close Date (No Close Date if Blank) 3 July 2026 11:59pm Founded in 1993, South Texas College offers more than 127 degree & certificate options, including associate degrees in a variety of liberal art, social science, business, math, science, technology, advanced manufacturing, and allied health fields of study. Additionally, South Texas College is the only community college in the State of Texas to offer 5 baccalaureate degrees. South Texas College has a faculty and staff of more than 2,200 to serve the college’s five campuses, two higher education centers, and one virtual campus. Since 2000, the Dual Credit Programs has served 130,000 high school students at 70 high school partners, saving families over $340 million dollars in tuition.
Market context
In Texas, continuing education trainer roles for Certified Nurse Assistants are typically tied to ongoing workforce training needs in healthcare and long-term care settings. Competition often centers on candidates who combine an active RN license with at least two years of nursing experience and prior teaching or supervision of adult learners or nurse aides. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to quickly compare fit, then confirm your RN license status and prepare examples of training or coaching experience before applying.
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