Support Aide to CNA Track

Salary: $17.35 / hr Overview: Are you passionate about helping others and looking to start a rewarding career in healthcare? Elderwood at Williamsville is offering a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program designed to give you the skills and experience needed to succeed. Have you always been a caretaker by nature? Perhaps you are a nursing student, former CNA, HHA or PCA? This is an opportunity to make a difference (and a paycheck), up close and personal, helping to take care of our loved ones. Apply today to our Support Aide position. Support Aides will be employed for approximately 15-60 days before becoming eligible to be placed in our CNA training course. Support Aide Overview:* You will begin employement as a Support Aide, learning the role of a CNA. Additionally, you will assist in other department as needed. * Elderwood at Williamsville's CNA Training course will last for three weeks, Monday to Friday from 7:30a-3:30p (times may vary slightly). Until you are officially slotted for training, you will be designated on a specific shift as a Trainee. * Once in the course - the first two weeks are classroom training; third week will be the clinical portion. * Once you pass, your status (and pay) will be adjusted from Support Aide to CNA. * Elderwood will pay for the CNA certification test as well as any applicable onboarding requirements, including but not limited to PPD and Physical for eligible candidates. * Training is PAID - you will be clocked in during training hours and get paid while you train.

Responsibilities

(CNA Training Track - Support Aide):* Transport residents or accompanies ambulatory residents as assigned to various locations in the building including the dining room, activity program areas, therapy or treatment areas. * Make unoccupied resident beds, as assigned. * Assist in the Dining Room with food service to residents, under the direction of licensed therapy staff; duties include passing trays, cutting...