CHHA - Certified Home Health Aide

About the Role

Make a meaningful impact every day. Join our caring, resident-focused team. Reporting to the Assisted Living Nurse Manager, the Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) provides 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

Pay & Schedule

Hourly pay: $18.92 - $22.00 per hour. Sign-on bonus available.

Schedules available:

• Full-Time - 11pm-7:30am, every other weekend, plus two shifts per week (24 hours per week)
• 7am-3:30pm Every Other Weekend
• 3pm-11:30pm

Benefits

• 403(b) Retirement
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Health Insurance Waiver
• Life Insurance
• MetLaw