Caregiver - 4 Ways to Start - Hiring Now

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 and clock in/out via the app or phone
• Follow call-off steps if you cannot make a shift
• Follow all client-care policies and accept only clients that match the limits you set
• Report incidents within 24 hours and maintain good client feedback
• Answer office calls and texts quickly; send updated documents when asked; complete feedback forms when sent
• Travel between clients (paid); travel to your first client or from your last client is not paid

Requirements

• Driver’s license and your own car with commercial-use insurance
• Legal right to work in the US and be at least 18 years old
• Work at least 20 hours/week and be available between 6 AM–8 PM (most work is 8 AM–5 PM)
• Pass background checks and document verification (show original documents on camera during orientation)

Qualification Paths

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

Path 1: STNA License (fastest start)

• Pay: $18/hour
• Need: Active or expired Ohio STNA license
• Timeline: 1–3 days if you move quickly
• Process: Apply with your STNA license number → 20-minute phone talk → short online questionnaire → sign paperwork online → 30–40-minute online orientation + document verification → fingerprinting

Path 2: HHA Certificate

• Pay: $16–18/hour based on interview
• Need: HHA certificate (30+ hours, signed by an RN unless completed online)
• Timeline: 5–8 days to working
• Process: Apply and send certificate → 20-minute phone talk → short online questionnaire → take HHA test at our Cuyahoga Falls office → sign paperwork online → 30–40-minute online orientation + document verification → 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
• Valid experience sources: nursing homes, hospitals, Medicare-certified skilled home health agencies, assisted living with licensed nurses on staff
• Invalid sources: non-medical home care agencies, private caregiving for family or friends, jobs where supervisor was not a licensed nurse
• Verification: Ohio law requires us to call your former employer directly to confirm dates, duration, and RN/LPN supervision
• Process: Apply with employer details → employer verification → 20-minute phone talk → short online questionnaire → take HHA test → sign paperwork online → 30–40-minute online orientation + document verification → fingerprinting

Path 4: No Experience (we train you free)

• Pay: $16/hour
• Need: Willingness to help people; complete free 32-hour online HHA training at home (6 days to finish, not paid)
• Timeline: 1–2 weeks to working
• Process: Apply → 20-minute phone talk → short online questionnaire → complete training → take HHA test at our Cuyahoga Falls office → sign paperwork online → 30–40-minute online orientation + document verification → fingerprinting

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
• Pay increases built in: 90-day review (+$0.50), 1-year review (+$0.50), 2-year review (+$1.00)
• Paid every two weeks via direct deposit
• W-2 employment

Bonuses

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

Schedule

• Shifts can be 2–3 hours, 4–6 hours, or 8 hours depending on client needs
• Most caregivers have 2–4 regular clients per week
• Fill-in shifts available to reach 20+ hours/week
• “Flexible” refers to the days/times you committed to; last-minute call-offs are not permitted

Client Matching

• During your phone interview, you set your limits (pets, smoking, travel distance, days/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 quickly
• Specific limits reduce immediate availability; we respect them 100%