Support Aide to CNA Track

Elderwood • Williamsville, NY

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About The Position

Elderwood at Williamsville is hiring Support Aides for a paid pathway to Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) training. Support Aides are employed for approximately 15–60 days before becoming eligible for placement in the CNA training course. During this period, they learn the CNA role and may assist other departments as needed. Until scheduled for training, they are assigned to a specific shift as a trainee.

The CNA course lasts three weeks, Monday through Friday, generally from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The first two weeks are classroom training and the third week is clinical training. Training hours are paid. 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 a PPD and physical, for eligible candidates.

Requirements

• Must be at least 16 years of age.
• 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 such as the dining room, activity areas, and therapy or treatment areas.
• Make unoccupied resident beds as assigned.
• Assist with dining-room food service under the direction of licensed therapy staff, including passing trays, cutting meat, and opening cartons or other containers.
• Assist in other departments as needed.
• Distribute supplemental nourishment to residents who do not need feeding, 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.
• Keep general areas of the assigned nursing unit neat and orderly, as directed.
• Clean resident equipment, such as wheelchairs, geri chairs, and beds, as assigned.
• Keep residents’ rooms orderly, as assigned.
• Notify a therapist of unusual incidents involving residents.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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