Life Skills Educator

Nascentia Health

Life Skills Educator supporting participants with career planning and life skills education. Providing individualized support to help with training and employment in healthcare roles.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeSyracuse • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $62,353 - $81,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing personalized career plans and providing coaching to support trainees in achieving their career goals. Proficient in connecting individuals with community resources and addressing barriers to training and employment success.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Career PlanningCoaching and MentoringBarrier Identification and ResolutionCommunity Resource ConnectionDocumentation and Reporting

ATS Keywords

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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills

Individualized AssessmentsCareer Pathway SupportLife Skills EducationData CollectionQuality Improvement

Soft Skills

CommunicationProfessionalismTime ManagementConflict ResolutionSelf-Advocacy

Industry Keywords

Direct Care RolesPCAHHACNAEmployment Readiness

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Meet with trainees to complete individualized assessments that identify career goals, strengths, barriers, support needs, and readiness for training and employment.
Develop and maintain personalized career plans that outline short and long-term goals, action steps, timelines, and follow-up needs.
Support trainees in understanding career pathways from entry-level direct care roles, including PCA and HHA, to advancement opportunities such as CNA and related health care positions.
Provide ongoing coaching, encouragement, and accountability to promote attendance, engagement, training completion, and successful transition to employment.
Provide education and coaching on essential life skills, including communication, professionalism, time management, conflict resolution, financial literacy, self-advocacy, and workplace readiness.
Assist participants with identifying and addressing barriers related to transportation, childcare, tutoring, technology access, emotional support, housing instability, food insecurity, or other needs that may affect training or employment success.
Connect trainees with appropriate community resources, public benefits, support services, and partner organizations across the Central New York region.
Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential documentation of participant assessments, individualized plans, referrals, follow-up contacts, progress, outcomes, and barriers addressed.
Collaborate with program leadership to support Direct Caregiver Flexibility Grant deliverables, data collection, quality improvement activities, and required reports.

Requirements

What you’ll need

No specific requirements listed.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Retention Bonuses
Internal Mentoring Program
401K with generous Employer match
On-Site Gym (free for all employees)
Medical, Dental, Vision plans
Tuition Reimbursement (BSN after only 6 months of employment!)
Partially funded HSA
Employee Recognition Platform
Paid Time Off, Holidays, Sick and Extended Sick Leave
Short/Long term Disability
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Much More!