CHHA - Certified Home Health Aide

Voorhees, NJ 08043 • Hourly • Entry-Level

About the Role

Join our caring, resident-focused team as a Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) and make a meaningful impact every day. Reporting to the Assisted Living Nurse Manager, you will provide compassionate, hands-on care that supports residents with personal hygiene, activities of daily living, mobility, and overall comfort. Our CHHAs play a vital role in helping residents maintain dignity, safety, and independence in a warm, supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care in alignment with nursing policies, including bathing, grooming, dressing, oral care, and other hygiene needs.
• Assist residents with mobility: ambulation, transfers, toileting, and safe movement throughout their day.
• Support residents with elimination needs in a respectful, professional manner.
• Maintain a clean, organized living environment—make beds, tidy rooms, and encourage resident participation in self-care.
• Take and record vital signs accurately and promptly.
• Assist with body positioning, alignment, and range-of-motion exercises.
• Provide mealtime support, including light meal prep, opening containers, cutting food, and offering post-meal personal care.
• Practice proper infection control and aseptic techniques at all times.
• Observe, document, and immediately report changes in residents’ physical or emotional status.
• Recognize emergencies and follow established protocols.
• Prepare residents for medical appointments, therapies, activities, and internal facility visits.
• Offer companionship and supportive services such as reading to residents, writing letters, operating TV/radio, assisting with activities, and providing light housekeeping.
• Engage in activities and programs for cognitively impaired residents as directed.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support exceptional resident care.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED
• Active New Jersey CHHA certification in good standing (NJ Department of Consumer Affairs)
• Experience working with seniors in an Assisted Living or similar setting preferred
• Compassion, reliability, and a passion for helping others

About Us

Lions Gate is a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community rooted in Jewish traditions and values. A home to seniors who share a passion for lifestyle, care, community, and tradition, we are committed to honoring the programs and traditions of the Jewish faith. Our employees reflect this commitment through their warm and loving nature in providing care and services to all residents.

Pay

$18.92 - $21.50 per hour

Sign-on bonuses available:

• Full Time: $600
• Part Time (32 hours per week): $500

Schedule

• Full Time
• Part Time (32 hours per week)
• Per Diem (every other weekend rotations)

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Vacation
• Sick Pay
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Uniform Allowance
• Pension
• NJ Earned Sick Leave