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Haven Home Care | Caregivers Wanted in Summit County, Ohio
MOST AGENCIES GIVE YOU A STARTING RATE AND THAT'S IT
We don't work that way. You get 3 scheduled raises in your first 2 years — built into your reviews, not something you have to beg for.
90-day review: +$0.50/hour
1-year review: +$0.50/hour more
2-year review: +$1.00/hour more
Total: $2.00/hour more if you hit all three.
Miss one? It carries over to your next review. You can still earn it.
Here's what that looks like:
Starting at $16/hour:
→ 90 days: $16.50 → 1 year: $17.00 → 2 years: $18.00
Starting at $18/hour:
→ 90 days: $18.50 → 1 year: $19.00 → 2 years: $20.00
Come in higher because of experience? Your raises stack on top.
HOW YOU GET EACH RAISE
At your 90-day, 1-year, and 2-year reviews, you fill out an evaluation form. You grade yourself first on 11 items. Then you sign it. Then we grade you on the same items.
All 1s (highest rating) across the board? The raise is yours. What we measure:
SHOWING UP:
Be on time
Clock in and out (app or phone)
Follow call-off steps if you can't make a shift
CLIENT CARE:
Follow policies
Accept clients that match the limits YOU gave us
Report incidents within 24 hours
Get good feedback from clients
Don't be the reason a client leaves Haven. Most common reasons: frequent call-offs, no-call/no-shows. If a client leaves us because of you, it impacts your raise.
STAYING IN TOUCH:
Answer office calls and texts quickly
Send updated documents when we ask (insurance, license, training)
Complete feedback forms when sent
Do those things well? The raise is automatic. We don't hold it back from good Home Health Aides.
MORE WAYS TO EARN
$100 after 30 days with perfect attendance — every shift on time, zero call-offs.
$300 when you refer a caregiver who stays — $100 at 60 hours worked, $200 more at 200 hours.
$75-$1,500 when you refer a private pay client, depending on their hours.
You can refer anyone — friends, family, even your own grandparents — to work here or as a private pay client. The bonuses above apply.
STARTING PAY
Your starting rate depends on how you qualify:
STNA license (active or expired): $18/hour
HHA certificate or experience: $16-18/hour based on interview
Free training pathway: $16/hour
If you refer a private pay client and care for them yourself:
HHA: $19/hour
STNA: $20/hour
10% extra on holidays.
Paid every 2 weeks. Direct deposit. W-2 job.
Drive time between clients is paid. To your first client or from your last is not.
WHAT THE WORK IS
You go to people's homes and help with daily life. Mostly older adults. Baths, getting dressed, meals, light cleaning, errands, companionship. This is physical work — you help people move around and you're on your feet most of the day. 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.
BEFORE YOU APPLY — IS THIS WORK FOR YOU?
Home care isn't just a job. It's a calling.
This work is for people who actually CARE about the elderly community. Not people just chasing a paycheck. Our clients are vulnerable — many can't get through the day without help. They depend on you showing up.
We've seen people quit after one shift. We've seen people quit after 1-2 weeks because the travel between clients was too much, or the work itself wasn't cut out for them. That hurts us — but it hurts the client more. A vulnerable person who needed help suddenly doesn't have it. They can't just "figure it out."
So think hard before you apply. If you start working with a client and then quit or have attendance problems, that client struggles to get through their day.
This line of work is hard. But for the right person — someone with empathy, someone whose heart is in this — it's deeply rewarding.
Most caregivers work with 2-4 regular clients — same people every week. One Home Health Aide has been here 18 years.
CITIES WE SERVE
Akron, Barberton, Copley, Cuyahoga Falls, Hartville, Hudson, Kent, New Franklin, Norton, Rootstown, Silver Lake, Stow, Tallmadge, Uniontown.
We match based on how far you'll travel, not just city names. Say 30 minutes and we may assign clients anywhere in that range.
CLIENTS ARE MATCHED TO YOUR PREFERENCES
During your phone interview, you share your limits: pets, smoking, travel distance, days and times. We only send you clients that fit what YOU told us. 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.
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, your regulars are yours — same people every week. Want more hours? Pick up fill-in shifts anytime.
ABOUT SHIFT LENGTHS
Shifts can be as short as 2-3 hours per visit. Some are 4-6 hours. Some are 8 hours. It depends on what the client needs.
If a client needs help with a morning bath and breakfast, that's a 2-hour shift. To get to your 20+ hours/week, you'll usually have several clients across different days.
Don't expect every shift to be a 6-8 hour block with one client. Most aren't.
WHAT "FLEXIBLE" MEANS HERE
"Flexible" means the days and times you told us you can work.
"Flexible" does NOT mean calling off whenever you want or skipping shifts you don't feel like doing.
Our clients are older adults who depend on you showing up. If you commit to Monday-Friday afternoons during your phone interview, we expect Monday-Friday afternoons. Attendance is one of the biggest things we look at — it's part of the raise criteria.
If your life changes and you need different hours, tell us. We can work with you. What we can't work with is no-shows and last-minute call-offs.
Want to change your limits later? Just let us know.
FOUR WAYS TO QUALIFY
1 — STNA License (fastest)
$18/hour. Active or expired. Timeline: 1-3 days if you move fast.
Your license means you already passed the state test. You skip our written and skills test.
Process:
Apply with your STNA license number
Phone talk (20 minutes)
Short online questionnaire
Sign your paperwork online
Online orientation + document verification (30-40 minutes)
Fingerprinting
2 — HHA Certificate
$16-18/hour based on interview. Certificate must be 30+ hours, signed by RN (unless completed online).
Timeline: 5-8 days to working.
Process:
Apply and send your certificate
Phone talk (20 minutes)
Short online questionnaire
Take the HHA test at our Cuyahoga Falls office (scheduled with you)
Sign your paperwork online
Online orientation + document verification (30-40 minutes)
Fingerprinting
3 — Experience Under a Licensed Nurse (no certificate needed)
$16-18/hour based on interview. Need 1+ year at one company where your supervisor was an RN or LPN.
Timeline: 5-8 days after we verify your experience.
Where this experience comes from:
Nursing homes
Hospitals
Skilled home health agencies (Medicare-certified)
Assisted living with licensed nurses on staff
What does NOT count:
Non-medical home care agencies (supervisor was a care coordinator or office manager)
Private caregiving for family or friends
Any workplace without a licensed nurse supervisor
Ohio requires Home Health Aides to have training OR supervised experience under a licensed nurse. We don't make this rule — the state does.
IMPORTANT — HOW WE VERIFY YOUR EXPERIENCE
Ohio law requires us to verify your experience by calling your former employer directly. They confirm your dates, that you worked there 1+ year, and that your supervisor was an RN or LPN.
This will NOT work if:
Your former employer uses The Work Number or another third-party verification service (those services only confirm basic dates — they don't confirm RN/LPN supervision, which is what Ohio requires)
The company has closed and no longer has records of your employment
They can't or won't verify the details we need
If your old employer uses The Work Number, we cannot use this path for you. You may need 2 (HHA certificate) or 4 (free training) instead.
Not sure how your old employer verifies employment? Call their HR department before you apply, or text us at (330) 400-3423 and we'll help you figure it out.
Process:
Apply — include your former employer's name, phone number, your RN or LPN supervisor's name and title, and the dates you worked there
We call your old employer to verify your experience AND confirm your supervisor was an RN or LPN
Once verified, we schedule your phone talk (20 minutes)
Short online questionnaire
Take the HHA test at our Cuyahoga Falls office (scheduled with you)
Sign your paperwork online
Online orientation + document verification (30-40 minutes)
Fingerprinting
We verify before the phone interview so neither of us wastes time if we can't confirm your experience.
Not sure if yours qualifies? Text us at (330) 400-3423. We'll help you figure it out.
4 — No Experience (we train you free)
$16/hour. No background in caregiving needed. We teach you everything.
Timeline: 1-2 weeks to working.
Process:
Apply
Phone talk (20 minutes)
Short online questionnaire
Complete free 32-hour online HHA training (at home, 6 days to finish, NOT paid)
Take the HHA test at our Cuyahoga Falls office (scheduled with you)
Sign your paperwork online
Online orientation + document verification (30-40 minutes)
Fingerprinting
Don't finish training in 6 days? We close your application. If something comes up, text us right away.
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.
ABOUT THE COMPETENCY TEST
Ohio requires all Home Health Aides to pass a competency test. Two parts: written questions and skills you show. 80% on both. Both parts are in person at our Cuyahoga Falls office — we schedule a 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 (330) 400-3423 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.
Already passed this test somewhere else with 80% or higher? Show us your results and skip it.
STNAs skip the test entirely — your license (active or expired) is proof you passed.
VERIFYING YOUR DOCUMENTS
Federal law requires us to verify your identity and work authorization. During your orientation video call, you'll show your original documents on camera. You choose which documents to bring — we'll send you the full list.
WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE APPLYING
Driver's license
Your own car with insurance that covers work driving
Pass background checks
Work at least 20 hours/week
Available between 6AM-8PM (most work is 8AM-5PM)
Legal right to work in the US
Must be at least 18 years old
THINGS WE DON'T OFFER
No PTO — time off is unpaid, give us 1 month notice
No 401k
No health insurance
THINGS THAT GROW
Your pay — through 3 performance-based raises
Your client relationships — same people every week
Your earnings — through bonuses and referrals
GET STARTED
Text (330) 400-3423 or apply here.
Check your spam folder — our emails sometimes end up there.
Don't call. We might not answer. We always check texts.
If you're a good fit, we'll call you for your phone interview. Calls come from (330) 400-3423 between 8 AM-3:30 PM. Save our number so you know it's us.
Need help with the application process? Contact us at (330) 400-3423 and we'll work with you.
Haven Home Care | Ohio since 1998 | Equal Opportunity Employer | W-2 Position | E-Verify Participant
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