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Haven Home Care · Fairlawn, 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.

Where we need caregivers

Akron, Barberton, Copley, Cuyahoga Falls, Hartville, Hudson, Kent, New Franklin, Norton, Rootstown, Silver Lake, Stow, Tallmadge, Uniontown

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.

Your clients match your limits

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.

Guarantee

If you can travel anywhere we have clients and work with any client—you will start working. Quickly. We always have clients somewhere.

Shift lengths

2–3 hours per visit
4–6 hours
8 hours

It depends on what the client needs. If a client needs help with a morning bath and breakfast, that’s a 2-hour shift. To reach 20+ hours/week, you’ll usually have several clients across different days.

What “flexible” means here

“Flexible” means the days and times you told us you can work. It does not mean calling off whenever you want or skipping shifts you don’t feel like doing. Our clients are older adults who depend on you showing up.

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 US
Must be at least 18 years old

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: STNA license in Ohio—active or expired
How long: 1–3 days if you move fast

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

Apply with your STNA license number
Phone talk (20 minutes)
Short online questionnaire
Sign your 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)
How long: 5–8 days to working

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 your paperwork online
Online orientation + document verification (30–40 minutes)
Fingerprinting

Path 3: Experience under a licensed nurse (no certificate needed)

Pay: $16–18/hour based on interview
Need: 1+ year at one company where your supervisor was an RN or LPN
How long: 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 (supervisor was a care coordinator or office manager)
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 verify your experience by calling your former employer directly. They 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 and no longer has records of your employment
They can’t or won’t verify the details we need

Not sure how your old employer verifies employment? Call their HR department before you apply, or text (330) 400-3423 and we’ll help you figure it out.

Path 4: No experience (we train you free)

Pay: $16/hour
Need: Just a willingness to help people. We teach everything else.
How long: 1–2 weeks to working

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 (scheduled with you)
Sign your paperwork online
Online orientation + document verification (30–40 minutes)
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—not our rule, the state’s. Two parts: written questions and skills you demonstrate. You need 80% on both. Both parts happen in person at our Cuyahoga Falls office. We schedule a time that works for you.

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

One thing we ask: our nurse drives to the office just for your test—nothing else. If you can’t make it, text (330) 400-3423 before your test time. We’ll reschedule you, no problem. But if you just don’t show up, our nurse waited for nothing. We take that seriously.

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. 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 2 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. You can still earn it.

Examples:

$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 yours.

What we look at:

Showing up: Be on time; clock in and out (app or phone); follow call-off steps if you can’t make a shift
Client care: Follow policies; accept clients that match the limits you gave us; report incidents within 24 hours; get good feedback from clients; don’t be the reason a client leaves Haven
Staying in touch: Answer office calls and texts quickly; send updated documents when we ask (insurance, license, training); complete feedback forms when sent

Do these things? The raise is automatic. We don’t hold it back from good caregivers.

Extra earnings

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

Refer anyone—friends, family, neighbors—to work here or as a private pay client. The bonuses above apply.

Document verification

Federal law requires us to verify your identity and work authorization. During your orientation video call, you’ll show your original documents on camera. You choose which documents to bring—we’ll send you the full list.

What we don’t offer

No PTO—time off is unpaid; give us 1 month notice
No 401k