Aide Trainee

Are you ready to launch a rewarding career where you can grow professionally while helping veterans and their spouses each day? As an Aide Trainee with the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) at the Gino Merli Veterans' Center, you will receive training that builds your confidence and prepares you for certification as a Nurse Aide. This position allows you to support residents as they work toward their highest level of well-being. Your dedication will help strengthen the care and comfort offered throughout the facility.

Click here to learn more about the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

This position provides training and hands-on experience that prepares you to deliver basic care and support to residents in a long-term care setting. As an Aide Trainee, you will perform the following duties:

• Training Participation: Attend classroom sessions and complete clinical instruction to build essential care skills
• Resident Support: Assist residents with daily needs, comfort, and room safety while following infection control practices
• Meal Assistance: Distribute trays, support intake, and help feed residents under required supervision
• Activity Help: Transport residents and assist them during events, programs, and recreational activities
• Equipment Care: Clean and maintain medical devices, wheelchairs, and other care equipment
• Safety Awareness: Report concerns, follow safety policies, and support emergency procedures to protect residents and staff

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 40 hours per week
• Work hours: After you obtain certification on an 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM shift for classroom orientation, you will work 2nd shift (3:00 PM to 11:30 PM) or 3rd shift (11:00 PM to 7:30 AM), rotating days, weekends, and holidays, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Additional Requirement:

• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Willingness and ability to work in Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA
• Willingness to work a full-time permanent position for the 2nd shift (3:00 PM to 11:30 PM) or 3rd shift (11:00 PM to 7:30 AM) with rotating days, weekends, and every other holiday (after certification is obtained on an 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM shift in a classroom orientation)
• Willingness to successfully complete an 8-hour online training course prior to hire and provide a certificate of completion
• Work experience caring for geriatric or physically ill individuals

Legal Requirements:

• A conditional offer of employment will require a medical examination.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Older Adult Protective Services Act.
  • Under the Act, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports, including but not limited to, PA State Police and FBI clearance.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant's own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.