H-CAP Project Coordinator – Northern Michigan

H-CAP Project Coordinator – Northern Michigan

ABOUT H-CAP 
The Healthcare Career Advancement Program (H-CAP) is a national labor/management
organization that promotes innovation and quality in healthcare career education. We 
build the workforce for quality care through workforce development, training resources, and
partnering for patients and communities.

H-CAP works with employers, unions, and workers to deploy high-quality training to support the
healthcare industry at a time of unprecedented system transformation. These training programs
seek to lift up workers, create a pipeline of well-trained staff for employers, and ensure that
healthcare continues to fulfill its promise as a primary engine of the economy, both nationally
and locally.

H-CAP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a diverse staff and
encourage applications from people of color, women, people with disabilities, the LGBTQ+
community, and other applicants whose background or lived experiences may contribute to our
mission of building equitable, quality jobs and education in the healthcare field.

H-CAP is seeking a Project Coordinator in Michigan to work with the H-CAP team on the
development and implementation of a robust workforce development program and various
organizational educational initiatives that support a labor-management partnership in the
Michigan Nursing Home Industry. Travel within the state required. The position reports to H-
CAP’s Senior Program Manager.  
 
OUR VALUES 
Our organizational values, Accountability, Collaboration, Leadership, and our Worker-Centric &
Equity focus, are important to us and guide the impactful work we do here at H-CAP. A
successful candidate for this position will demonstrate the following qualities in their role:  
Accountability shows up when we exercise continuous self-awareness, ownership, and
responsibility for our words, ideas, and actions.

Collaboration shows up when we build powerful diverse relationships and inclusive teams that
ensure open communication at all levels and create new pathways for solutions jointly.  
Leadership shows up when we organize others around a vision, inspire each other to learn from
our successes and failures, take initiative and courageous action. 
Worker-Centric/Equity shows up when we center the experiences and voices of workers
and continually examine and advance policies, practices, and systems for racial/gender justice
and job quality, with those most impacted at the center.   
 
POSTION SUMMARY 
Reports to: Program Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  
 Build relationships and partnerships with the union, nursing home operators/employers,
education institutions, state and city agencies, and community allies to build and
implement a robust training, recruitment, and retention program in nursing homes across
the state.

 Support the development and implementation of a workforce development program in the
nursing home industry. 
 Identify and collaborate with community partners and state agencies to recruit
community members to enter the long-term care sector. 
 Lead a Member Program to support the development and implementation of grant
programs.
 Responsible for the management of workforce development and labor management
programs that support the current and future demands of union, members, and employer
partners in the long-term care industry.
 Engage in partnership with stakeholders that help build the scope of programs.
 Identify and gather needed information and data to understand the impact of programs. 
 Participate in community conversations about healthcare, specifically long-term care,
workforce.
 Keeps abreast of changes in the healthcare industry regarding workforce development
and training.
 Ability to travel to various locations within the state and nationally when needed.
 Perform other related duties, including supervisory, as assigned by Senior Program
Manager. 
 
Valued Attributes: 
 Commitment to racial, gender, and economic justice
 Familiarity or experience with unions and labor/management education partnerships
 Strong speaking, writing, and editing skills
 Persistence, good follow-up, and a relationship-building orientation
 Ability to balance, prioritize, and follow through on tasks for multiple projects in a timely
manner
 Ability to work independently
 Highly organized with impeccable attention to detail
 Excellent interpersonal communication, including in a remote work environment
 Strong computer skills; ease with recent technology and applica