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Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) – $20–$21/hr + $2 Weekend Pay

Senior Helpers
  • New Lenox, Illinois
    30+ days ago

    Job Description

     

    Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) – $20–$21/hr + $2 Weekend Pay

    NOW HIRING CNAs – JOIN OUR GROWING TEAM!

    You earned your CNA certification. Put your skills to work in a setting where you can build real relationships and provide one-on-one care.

    Senior Helpers – Bolingbrook & Southwest Suburbs is growing, and we're looking for experienced Illinois Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) who want meaningful work supporting older adults in their homes.

    Instead of caring for multiple residents at once, home care gives you the opportunity to focus on the individual in front of you—helping them remain safe, comfortable, and independent wherever they call home.

    Your experience matters here.

    CNA Pay

    $20–$21/hour based on experience and demonstrated skills

    PLUS an additional $2/hour for eligible weekend shifts

    CNAs with strong hands-on experience in areas such as dementia care, transfers, Hoyer lifts, Parkinson's care, personal care, and complex client needs may qualify for our higher pay level.

    Why CNAs Choose Senior Helpers

    • $20–$21/hour CNA pay
    • Additional $2/hour for eligible weekend shifts
    • One-on-one care in clients' homes
    • Flexible scheduling
    • Paid Time Off (PTO)
    • Paid ongoing online and hands-on training
    • Yearly reviews and performance-based pay increases
    • Career growth and advancement opportunities
    • Caregiver and client referral bonuses
    • Employee recognition and rewards
    • Support from a local office team
    • Tapcheck: Access earned wages early to help manage expenses and maintain financial flexibility
    • Vitable Primary Care (VPC): Virtual and in-home primary care, mental health support, eligible prescriptions and labs, GLP-1 support, comprehensive lab services, and coverage options for household dependents

    Put Your CNA Skills to Work

    As a CNA with Senior Helpers, your responsibilities will depend on each client's individual care plan and may include:

    • Personal care, including bathing, grooming, dressing and toileting
    • Mobility and transfer assistance
    • Hoyer lift assistance when appropriately trained and assigned
    • Dementia and memory care support
    • Companionship and meaningful conversation
    • Meal preparation
    • Medication reminders
    • Light housekeeping and laundry
    • Grocery shopping and errands
    • Transportation to appointments and activities
    • Observing and communicating changes or concerns to the office team
    • Helping clients remain safe and independent at home

    Our Age-Friendly Care approach focuses on the 4Ms: What Matters, Medication, Mentation and Mobility.

    What We're Looking For

    We're looking for CNAs who are experienced, dependable, compassionate and professional.

    Requirements:

    • Active/valid Illinois CNA certification
    • Professional caregiving or CNA experience
    • Strong hands-on personal care skills
    • Reliable and dependable attendance
    • Professional communication
    • Valid driver's license
    • Reliable transportation
    • Proof of eligibility to work in the United States
    • Willingness to participate in ongoing training

    Experience with dementia, Parkinson's disease, Hoyer lifts, transfers, mobility assistance, or higher-care-needs clients is highly valued.

    Senior Helpers Rewards – Caribou

    Great work deserves recognition.

    Through Caribou Rewards, caregivers earn points redeemable for cash, with 100 points = $1.

    Milestone Rewards:

    • First shift: 500 points ($5)
    • Second shift: 500 points ($5)
    • 50 hours worked: 500 points ($5)
    • 100 hours worked: 1,000 points ($10)
    • 200 hours worked: 2,500 points ($25)

    Additional recognition points may be awarded for picking up shifts, exceptional client care, reliability, teamwork, and going above and beyond.

    Optional Healthcare Benefits

    Voluntary benefit options available through Infinity may include medical, dental and vision insurance, telehealth, life and disability insurance, critical illness and accident insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance, legal/data protection benefits, and health discount programs.

    More Than a CNA Job

    At Senior Helpers, we believe great care starts with great caregivers.

    Your CNA certification, experience, and hands-on skills matter. We invest in training, recognize excellent performance, and provide opportunities for team members who want to continue developing professionally.

    If you're ready to bring your CNA skills into a one-on-one home care environment where you can build meaningful relationships with your clients, we'd love to meet you.

    Apply today and grow with Senior Helpers!

    Senior Helpers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

     
     
     
     

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNew Lenox, Illinois
    IndustryHealthcare Services
    Company Size500 to 999 employees
    Websiteseniorhelpers.com

    About Company

    Welcome to Senior Helpers, Leading Senior Home Care Providers! Senior Helpers is pleased to be the first in-home care provider to develop and implement a comprehensive training program to instruct our caregivers on how best to help clients and families living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. We are proud to have been the first in the industry to partner with renowned occupational therapist and Alzheimer’s expert Teepa Snow and her Positive Approach™ to Care (PAC) on the development of our Senior Gems program. Teepa has over 30 years of experience as a dementia care and dementia education specialist. Our partnership with Teepa over the years has enabled us to expand our range of care and become one of the nation’s leading senior health care providers.

    Skills

    • Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)unmatched
    • Cook Dishesunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Dementiaunmatched
    • Diseaseunmatched
    • Driver's Licenseunmatched
    • Expense Managementunmatched
    • GLP (Good Laboratory Practices)unmatched
    • Health Planunmatched
    • Home Careunmatched
    • Housekeeping/Cleaningunmatched
    • Laundryunmatched
    • Medicationsunmatched
    • Personal Careunmatched
    • Primary Careunmatched
    • Psychiatry and Mental Healthunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched

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