Support Aide to CNA Track

Elderwood • Buffalo, NY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Elderwood at Cheektowaga is hiring a Support Aide for its Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program at 225 Bennett Road in Cheektowaga. Support Aides are employed for approximately 15–60 days before becoming eligible for placement in the CNA training course. Until placed in the course, the employee is designated as a Trainee on a specific shift.

The paid CNA course lasts three weeks, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., although times may vary slightly. The first two weeks consist of classroom training, followed by a clinical week. Employees are clocked in and paid during training. After passing the course, the employee's status and pay are adjusted from Support Aide to CNA. Elderwood pays for the CNA certification test and applicable onboarding requirements, including PPD and physical examinations, for eligible candidates. The advertised pay is $16.50 per hour.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years old.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Employment Certificate/Permit required for applicants aged 16–17.
• Must have no findings or convictions of resident abuse, mistreatment, or misappropriation of property through any current or previous licensing agency.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English at an intermediate or more advanced level.

Responsibilities

• Transport residents or accompany ambulatory residents to locations in the building, including the dining room, activity areas, and therapy or treatment areas.
• Make unoccupied resident beds as assigned.
• Assist with food service in the dining room under the direction of licensed therapy staff, including passing trays, cutting meat, and opening cartons or other containers.
• Distribute supplemental nourishment to residents who do not need to be fed, as directed.
• Conduct informal activities on the nursing unit when time permits, as directed.
• Supply fresh water in residents' rooms, as directed.
• Prepare residents' beds and bedwear at bedtime, as assigned.
• Help keep assigned nursing-unit general areas neat and orderly, as directed.
• Clean residents' equipment, such as wheelchairs, geri-chairs, and beds, as assigned.
• Keep residents' rooms orderly, as assigned.
• Notify the therapist of unusual incidents involving residents.

Benefits

• Paid CNA training.
• Employer-paid CNA certification test and applicable onboarding requirements, including PPD and physical examination, for eligible candidates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED