Caregiver - Care d One

Haven Home Care | Hiring Caregivers in Summit County, Ohio

Care for someone you love. You can refer your own family member — a parent, a grandparent — and be the one who cares for them. You can also refer friends or neighbors. If you bring us a private pay client, you earn a higher rate and a bonus.

Don't have someone in mind? That's fine. Most of our Caregivers work with clients we match them to. The family option is just one way in.

What the work is. You help people in their homes. Mostly older adults. Baths, getting dressed, meals, light cleaning, errands, companionship. This is physical work. You're on your feet most of the day and you help people move around. If you need help doing these tasks, tell us. We can talk about what might work.

You do NOT give medicine or do medical tasks. That's for nurses.

The pay. STNA license: $18/hour, HHA certificate or experience: $16-18/hour based on interview, free training pathway: $16/hour. Caring for a private pay client you referred: HHA: $19/hour, STNA: $20/hour. 10% extra on holidays. Paid every 2 weeks. Direct deposit. Drive time between clients is paid; to your first client or from your last is not.

Bonuses. $75-$1,500 when you refer a private pay client, based on their hours. $300 when you refer a caregiver who stays — $100 at 60 hours, $200 more at 200 hours. $100 after 30 days with perfect attendance. Three raises over 2 years, based on performance: +$0.50 at 90 days, +$0.50 at 1 year, +$1.00 at 2 years. Miss one and it carries over.

Four ways to qualify.
1. STNA (active or expired): $18/hour, 1-3 days, skip our test. 2. HHA certificate (30+ hours, RN-signed unless done online): $16-18/hour, 5-8 days.
3. Experience — 1+ year at one company under an RN or LPN: $16-18/hour, 5-8 days after we verify. 4. No experience — free 32-hour training (6 days, not paid): $16/hour, 1-2 weeks.

Can't verify your experience? Certificate doesn't qualify? Maybe the company you worked for closed. Maybe there's no one left to call, or they only use a service like The Work Number. That's okay. You're not turned away. You can still join by taking our free online training to qualify. And because you already have a care background, your pay stays based on your interview ($16-18/hour), not the brand-new rate.

Only people with no experience at all start at $16. Every path: phone talk (20 min) → short online questionnaire → test if needed → sign paperwork online → online orientation + document check (30-40 min) → fingerprinting.

About the test. Ohio requires a written and skills test for HHAs — 80% on both parts. You take it in person at our Cuyahoga Falls office. We schedule the time with you. One thing we ask: our nurse drives to the office just for your test — nothing else. If you can't make it, text  BEFORE your test time. We'll reschedule you, no problem.

But if you just don't show up, our nurse waited for nothing. We take that seriously. STNAs skip the test — your license proves you passed. Already passed an HHA test with 80% or higher somewhere else? Show us your results and you skip it too.

How client matching works. You tell us your limits during your phone interview: pets, smoking, travel distance, days and times. We only assign clients that match YOUR limits. Period. The guarantee:
If you can travel anywhere we have clients AND work with any client — you WILL start working. Quickly. We always have clients somewhere. And if there's no immediate match in your area, you're first in line when one opens up. The reality:
If you have travel limits or preferences — specific cities, certain days/times, no pets, no smoking — we respect them 100%. But your client availability WILL be smaller. That's not a "maybe," that's math. Example:
We have 5 clients open today, but all 5 are in Akron. If you only want Stow clients, you WILL wait until a Stow client opens up. Same for any limit you set. The stricter your limits, the longer the wait. Every time. During your first 2 weeks, we gauge reliability with fill-in shifts. But if permanent clients match you right away, we assign them right away.

After that, you have your regular clients — same people every week. Most Caregivers have…