Employment Opportunities in Assisted Living

It’s never been easier to enter the health care field.

WisCaregiver Careers is a free program to train and reward caring individuals who wish to pursue careers in health care. Caregiver careers are in-demand, and anyone can sign up for training no matter the individual’s age or work experience.

The Certified Direct Care Professional (CDCP) Program prepares individuals to provide personal care and supportive home care duties while creating several career pathway options. Watch this short video to learn more about the program.

CDCP designation helps the individual:

• Build a resume with the standard skills that employers accept throughout the health care industry.
• Earn extra credentials, called badges, to show you have specialized skills.
• Fast-track career with certifications that lead into future positions such as certified nurse aide (CNA), medication aide, licensed practical nurse (LPN), registered nurse (RN), or administration.
• Advance into other roles in health care settings like resident activities, facilities, food service, human resources, management, or business office services.

Training Is Available for Your Current Employees
Enhance your current team’s skillset by offering them this professional development opportunity. Your current employees can also take the 30-hour, online CDCP training, gain critical knowledge in 14 core competencies, and earn bonuses of up to $500 at no cost to you. All the employer needs to do is register as an eligible provider on WisCaregiver Connections.

The Certified Nursing Assistant Program offers individuals flexible options to pursue nurse aide certification while working on the job in Wisconsin. This is a free program designed to allow the individual to:

• Choose the organization to work with.
• Get paid while participating in nurse aide training and testing (up to two attempts).
• Promote growth into future positions such as Medication Aide, LPN, RN, or administration.

Benefit for WCCEAL ALCs – WisCaregiver Connections

Employers Get First Access to New Caregivers! - Find certified caregivers to fill open positions. As a WCCEAL benefit your ALCs can be automatically registered and pre-qualified.

We would like to invite each of you to join WisCaregiver Connections. This is a no-cost solution for home and community-based services (HCBS) providers and workers! WisCaregiver Connections is a free online platform specifically created to connect certified workers with eligible providers. As an employer, you have exclusive access to trained direct care workers, and direct care workers can easily find your open positions.

WisCaregiver Connections makes it easy for eligible HCBS providers to find CDCPs to fill your open positions and gain a competitive edge in finding certified caregivers—at no charge. This one-stop platform lets the employer:

• Post job openings.
• Auto-match with jobseekers.
• Screen candidate profiles and credentials.

Questions about the CDCP program and the WisCaregiver Connections workforce platform you can be sent to cdcp@uwgb.edu.

Another way to identify assisted living employment opportunities is to visit the WCCEAL Member List. You can zoom in on the map or click the table and filter by the county you live in. Call the number listed for assisted living communities (ALCs) near you and ask about employment opportunities.