Aide Trainee

About the role

As an Aide Trainee with the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, you will learn essential skills that support residents and strengthen daily operations. This position provides guidance, training, and opportunities to develop confidence in providing direct care. It is great for someone who enjoys helping others and wants to build a strong career foundation. Join a team dedicated to delivering respectful and compassionate service to veterans.

Responsibilities

• Training Participation: Attend classroom instruction and complete on-the-job training to learn care techniques
• Care Assistance: Support daily resident needs including rounds, room organization, and safe environment checks
• Basic Support: Respond to call bells, assist with simple requests, and communicate clinical needs to nursing staff
• Meal Services: Help distribute trays, provide feeding assistance, and document information as assigned
• Resident Activities: Assist residents during events, appointments, and recreational programs
• Equipment Care: Clean medical equipment and maintain supplies for resident use

Requirements

• You must be able to perform essential job functions
• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act; a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to PA State Police and FBI clearance

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a long-term care facility (preferred, not required)

Schedule

Full-time employment, 40 hours per week. Work hours are 12:00 PM to 8:30 PM (2nd shift), with a 30-minute lunch. You will work a rotating schedule and every other weekend. Work hours may change based on operational needs. You will not have the option to telework in this position.