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Haven Home Care · Hudson, OH · 2 days ago

OTHR$16–$18/hrInternship

About the role

You go to people’s homes and help them with daily life. Mostly older adults. Baths, getting dressed, meals, light cleaning, errands, companionship. This is physical work—you help people move around and you’re on your feet most of the day.

You do NOT give medicine or do medical tasks. That’s for nurses.

Responsibilities

Be on time
Clock in and out (via app or phone)
Follow call-off steps if you can’t make a shift
Follow policies
Accept clients that match the limits you gave us
Report incidents within 24 hours
Get good feedback from clients
Answer office calls and texts quickly
Send updated documents when asked (insurance, license, training)
Complete feedback forms when sent

Requirements

Driver’s license
Your own car with insurance that covers work driving
Pass background checks
Work at least 20 hours/week
Available between 6 AM–8 PM (most work is 8 AM–5 PM)
Legal right to work in the U.S.
At least 18 years old

Qualification pathways

Pick the path that fits you. All four lead to the same job.

Path 1: STNA License (fastest start)

Pay: $18/hour
Need: STNA license in Ohio—active or expired
Timeline: 1–3 days if you move fast

Your STNA means you already passed the state test. You skip our written and skills test entirely.

How it works: Apply with your STNA license number → phone talk (20 minutes) → short online questionnaire → sign paperwork online → online orientation + document verification (30–40 minutes) → fingerprinting.

Path 2: HHA Certificate

Pay: $16–18/hour based on interview
Need: HHA certificate, 30+ hours, signed by RN (unless completed online)
Timeline: 5–8 days to working

How it works: Apply and send your certificate → phone talk (20 minutes) → short online questionnaire → take the HHA test at our Cuyahoga Falls office (scheduled with you) → sign paperwork online → online orientation + document verification (30–40 minutes) → fingerprinting.

Path 3: Experience Under a Licensed Nurse

Pay: $16–18/hour based on interview
Need: 1+ year at one company where your supervisor was an RN or LPN
Timeline: 5–8 days after we verify your experience

Where this kind of experience comes from: nursing homes, hospitals, skilled home health agencies (Medicare-certified), assisted living with licensed nurses on staff.

This does NOT count: non-medical home care agencies, private caregiving for family or friends, any job where your supervisor was not a licensed nurse.

Ohio requires Home Health Aides to have training OR supervised experience under a licensed nurse.

How we verify your experience: Ohio law requires us to call your former employer directly to confirm your dates, that you worked there 1+ year, and that your supervisor was an RN or LPN.

This pathway will NOT work if your former employer uses The Work Number or another third-party verification service, the company has closed, or they can’t or won’t verify the required details.

How it works: Apply—include your former employer’s name, phone number, your RN or LPN supervisor’s name and title, and the dates you worked there → we call to verify → phone talk (20 minutes) → short online questionnaire → take the HHA test at our Cuyahoga Falls office → sign paperwork online → online orientation + document verification → fingerprinting.

Path 4: No Experience (we train you free)

Pay: $16/hour
Need: Willingness to help people
Timeline: 1–2 weeks to working

How it works: Apply → phone talk (20 minutes) → short online questionnaire → complete free 32-hour online HHA training (at home, 6 days to finish, NOT paid) → take the HHA test at our Cuyahoga Falls office → sign paperwork online → online orientation + document verification → fingerprinting.

Don’t finish training in 6 days? We close your application. If something comes up, text us right away.

HHA Test

Ohio requires all Home Health Aides to pass a competency test. Two parts: written questions and skills you demonstrate. You need 80% on both. Both parts happen in person at our Cuyahoga Falls office.

Already passed an HHA test at another job? Show us your results. 80% or higher means you skip it.

STNAs skip the test entirely. Your license—active or expired—proves you passed.

Pay

$18/hour — STNA license (active or expired)
$16–18/hour — HHA certificate or experience, based on interview
$16/hour — free training pathway
$19–20/hour — when you refer and care for a private pay client
10% extra on holidays

Paid every 2 weeks via direct deposit. W-2 job. Drive time between clients is paid. Drive time to your first client or from your last client is not.

Built-in raises

Three raises in your first two years:

90-day review: +$0.50/hour
1-year review: +$0.50/hour more
2-year review: +$1.00/hour more

That adds up to $2.00/hour more if you hit all three. Miss one? It carries over to your next review.

Example progression:

$16/hour → 90 days: $16.50 → 1 year: $17.00 → 2 years: $18.00
$18/hour → 90 days: $18.50 → 1 year: $19.00 → 2 years: $20.00

Start higher because of experience? Your increases stack on top.

How you earn raises: At your 90-day, 1-year, and 2-year reviews, you fill out an evaluation form. You grade yourself on 11 items first, then sign it. Then we grade you on the same items. Score all 1s (highest) on every item and the raise is automatic.

What we look at:

SHOWING UP: Be on time; clock in and out; follow call-off steps
CLIENT CARE: Follow policies; accept clients that match your limits; report incidents within 24 hours; get good feedback; don’t be the reason a client leaves
STAYING IN TOUCH: Answer office calls and texts quickly; send updated documents when asked; complete feedback forms when sent

Bonuses

Earn $100 after 30 days with perfect attendance—every shift on time, zero call-offs
Earn $300 when you refer a caregiver who stays—$100 when they hit 60 hours, $200 more at 200 hours
Earn $75–$1,500 when you refer a private pay client, based on their hours

Schedule

Shifts can be as short as 2–3 hours per visit; some are 4–6 hours; some are 8 hours
Most caregivers have 2–4 regular clients per week
“Flexible” means the days and times you told us you can work; it does NOT mean calling off whenever you want
Attendance is one of the biggest things we look at—it’s part of the raise criteria

We match based on how far you’ll travel, not just city names. Tell us 30 minutes and we may assign clients anywhere in that range.

During your phone interview, you tell us your limits: pets, smoking, travel distance, days and times. We only assign clients that fit what you said.

If you can travel anywhere we have clients AND work with any client, you WILL start working quickly. If there’s no immediate match in your area, you’re first in line when one opens up.

If you have travel limits or preferences, your client availability will be smaller. Example: We have 5 clients open today, but all 5 are in Akron. If you only want Stow clients, you will wait until a Stow client opens up.

Your first two weeks, we gauge reliability with fill-in shifts. After that, you have your regular clients—same people every week.