Job Summary:The CNA Earn to Learn is a paid, full-time role within our Long Term Care team. This is not a tech school or outside training course. You are hired as an employee and complete classroom learning, skills labs, and clinical shifts that prepare you for promotion into a CNA role at the end of the program.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities
Attend weekly classroom instruction, typically on Wednesdays from 7:30am to 4:00pm.
Participate in skills labs during the first three weeks, usually held on Fridays with some schedule variation.
Complete clinical rotations starting in week four, following standard 7:00am to 3:00pm shifts that include weekends.
Maintain reliable attendance across classroom, lab, and clinical components.
Complete required coursework, testing, and certification steps.
Provide supervised direct care and support to residents during clinical rotations.

Program and Certification Details
After classroom and lab phases, clinical rotations continue for about six weeks.
Participants take the state CNA exam and follow the registry steps afterward.
Graduates may work as CNAs in Long Term Care for up to four months while state registry activation is in progress, provided the program has been successfully completed.

Required Qualifications
High school diploma or GED.
Ability to pass a ninth-grade reading assessment (CASAS).
Successful completion of background screening and onboarding.
Commitment to three to five hours of study time per week outside regular work hours.
Ability to work scheduled weekend shifts during clinical rotations and CNA placement.

Program Expectations
This program is designed to fill CNA roles in our Long Term Care facilities.
Successful completion of all training components and reliable attendance are required to remain in the role and to be promoted into a CNA position at the end of the program.

Schedule
32/hrs - Week
Clinical and CNA shifts typically run from 7:00am to 3:00pm.
Weekend scheduling varies by location and staffing needs.

What We’re Looking For
Interest in hands-on care for older adults.
Reliable and motivated within a learning environment.
Comfortable working scheduled shifts, including weekends.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:40

Scheduled Work Shift:

Job Exempt: No

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.

Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.

A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances.

Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.

We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.

Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.

We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability  Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .