Lead CNA / Caregiver Trainer – Full-Time Salaried Position
Location: Lansing, Brighton, Howell, and surrounding areas
Schedule: Full-time, salaried, 40 hours per week
Availability: Must be available every other weekend and able to travel throughout the Lansing and Brighton territories.
FirstLight Home Care is seeking an experienced, dependable, and highly skilled CNA for a leadership position supporting our caregivers, clients, and office team.
This is not primarily a caregiving position. Your responsibilities will include caregiver training, interviewing, supervisory visits, client meet-and-greets, administrative support, and assisting with on-call coverage.
When caregiver call-offs or staffing emergencies occur, you must be willing to provide direct client care. Up to 20 hours of your 40-hour workweek may include caregiving when coverage is needed.
Responsibilities
- Train, mentor, and evaluate new and existing caregivers.
- Assist with caregiver interviews and onboarding.
- Conduct caregiver skills training.
- Complete client and caregiver meet-and-greets.
- Perform caregiver supervisory visits.
- Coach caregivers and provide additional training when needed.
- Communicate professionally with clients, families, caregivers, and office staff.
- Assist with administrative and care coordination duties.
- Provide on-call support and help resolve staffing issues.
- Provide direct caregiving when call-offs or emergencies require coverage.
- Travel between Lansing and Brighton territories as needed.
Experience Needed
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Minimum 2 years of hands-on caregiving experience.
- Current CNA certification.
- Experience in home care, senior care, assisted living, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, or a similar setting.
- Experience with dementia and Alzheimer's care.
- Strong experience with transfers, gait belts, mobility assistance, and fall prevention.
- Experience safely using Hoyer lifts and other transfer equipment.
- Experience with bathing, dressing, toileting, personal care, and activities of daily living.
- Previous experience training, mentoring, supervising, or leading caregivers is strongly preferred.
- Leadership, care coordination, or supervisory experience is a plus.
The Right Candidate
We are looking for someone who is:
- Responsible, dependable, and professional.
- Compassionate about caring for older adults.
- Confident in their caregiving skills.
- Comfortable teaching and correcting caregiving techniques.
- A strong communicator and people person.
- Organized and able to handle multiple responsibilities.
- Able to work independently and make sound decisions.
- Calm and dependable when unexpected situations arise.
- Willing to step in when clients or caregivers need assistance.
- Available every other weekend.
- Flexible with on-call and shift coverage responsibilities.
Requirements
- Current CNA certification.
- Minimum 2 years of caregiving experience.
- Valid driver's license.
- Reliable transportation and current auto insurance.
- Successful background and drug screening.
- Negative TB screening as required.
- Strong attendance and communication skills.
What We Offer
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Full-time salaried position – 40 hours per week.
- Paid ongoing training.
- Supportive office and leadership team.
- Referral bonuses.
- Benefits after 90 days, including health, dental, vision, accident, disability, and life insurance.
- Opportunities for advancement into a Care Coordinator or other leadership position.
If you are an experienced CNA who enjoys leading, teaching, solving problems, and providing excellent care, we want to meet you.
Immediate interviews available. Call 517-483-2784 to schedule an interview or apply today.
Becoming a Caregiver
Professional caregivers go by many names: homemakers, home care aides, home health aides, certified nursing assistants, personal care assistants, direct care workers. No matter the name, what they all have in common is a calling to care for people in the comfort of their own homes.
As our population ages, the demand for caregivers is growing every day! Is this career right for you?
