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Elder Achievers Llc

Home Health Aide

Brookline, MA · On-site

$20/hr

Supportive Home Care Aides (both tracks with training documentation), HHAs, CNAs, and Companions to ... Respite Care Reply to this post or send resume via FAX (1-617-344-4660), ATTENTION: Larry or Jock ...

Elder Achievers Llc

Home Health Aide

Brookline, MA · On-site

$20/hr

Supportive Home Care Aides (both tracks with training documentation), HHAs, CNAs, and Companions to ... Respite Care Reply to this post or send resume via FAX (1-617-344-4660), ATTENTION: Larry or Jock ...

Elder Achievers Llc

Home Health Aide

Brookline, MA · On-site

$20/hr

Supportive Home Care Aides (both tracks with training documentation), HHAs, CNAs, and Companions to ... Respite Care Reply to this post or send resume via FAX (1-617-344-4660), ATTENTION: Larry or Jock ...

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How much do respite aide jobs pay per hour?

As of Sep 5, 2026, the average hourly pay for respite aide in Boston, MA is $17.54, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $15.14 and $19.57 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a respite aide?

Respite aides are caregivers who provide temporary relief to primary caregivers of individuals with disabilities, chronic illnesses, or special needs. They assist with daily activities such as bathing, meal preparation, companionship, and ensuring safety. By stepping in for a few hours or days, respite aides help prevent caregiver burnout and allow families to take necessary breaks. Their work is crucial in supporting both the individual receiving care and their family members.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a respite aide?

To thrive as a Respite Aide, you need a basic understanding of caregiving, first aid, and personal care, often supported by a high school diploma or equivalent and relevant training. Familiarity with documentation tools, mobility aids, and sometimes CPR certification is typically required. Compassion, patience, and strong communication skills help build trust and provide emotional support to clients and families. These skills are vital to ensure client safety, comfort, and high-quality temporary care for individuals with special needs or chronic conditions.

What are some common challenges faced by respite aides and how can they be managed?

Respite Aides often encounter challenges such as adapting to diverse client needs, managing unpredictable schedules, and balancing emotional demands of caregiving. To manage these, it's important to maintain open communication with families and supervisors, stay organized with scheduling tools, and seek regular feedback or support from your team. Many organizations provide training and peer support networks, which can help Respite Aides develop coping strategies and improve their caregiving skills.

What is the difference between Respite Aide vs Personal Care Assistant?

AspectRespite AidePersonal Care Assistant
CertificationsCPR, First Aid, sometimes state-specificCPR, First Aid, sometimes state-specific
Work EnvironmentHomes, care facilities, community settingsHomes, healthcare facilities, community settings
Job DutiesProvide temporary relief to primary caregivers, assist with daily activitiesAssist with daily living activities, personal hygiene, mobility
Employer & IndustryHome care agencies, community programsHome health agencies, assisted living facilities

While both Respite Aides and Personal Care Assistants support individuals with daily needs, Respite Aides primarily offer temporary relief to caregivers, focusing on companionship and basic assistance. Personal Care Assistants often provide ongoing personal care and support for individuals with disabilities or chronic conditions. Both roles require similar certifications and work in comparable environments, but their main focus differs: relief versus continuous personal care.

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Respite Aide (CNA)

Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program

Boston, MA • On-site

Temporary

Re-posted 12 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Assist the team RN with patient care activities and delegated interventions.

  • Collect patient data such as vital signs, weights, and specimen samples, and communicate abnormalities to the team RN.

  • Support patients with personal hygiene, transfers, and safety needs, and assist with basic patient testing and procedures.

Job description

Who We Are:
Since 1985, BHCHP’s mission has been to ensure unconditionally equitable and dignified access to the highest quality health care for all individuals and families experiencing homelessness in greater Boston. Over 10,000 homeless individuals are cared for by Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program each year. We are committed to ensuring that every one of these individuals has access to comprehensive health care, from preventative dental care to cancer treatment. Our clinicians, case managers, and behavioral health professionals work in more than 30 locations to serve some of our community’s most vulnerable—and most resilient—citizens.
From our earliest days as a program, we have always sought to do work that is transformational: recognizing our shared humanity; centering dignity, compassion, mutual respect and supporting the right of every individual to access the highest levels of health care and every staff member to reach their fullest potential. We continue to be committed to building bridges and breaking down barriers, including systemic racism which harms us all. We provide community-based health care services that are compassionate, dignified, and culturally appropriate, incorporating social determinants of health, with the goal of breaking down the physical and systemic barriers that our patients face.
Job Summary:
Hours: Per Diem; as needed, Days/Evenings, 7:00 am - 3:30pm/3:00pm - 11:30pm
Union: Yes
Union Name: 1199 SEIU
Patient Facing: Yes
The Respite Aide (CNA or MA) is an important and integral part of the nursing department at the Barbara McInnis House (BMH). With direction from the team RN, the Respite Aide will offer clinical support services to the patients and will offer assistance and support to the BMH team RNs. These duties are essential to the overall functioning of the BMH respite program.  The position is crucial to ensure the continuity of patient care, providing an essential link for communication involving all departments.
Responsibilities:
Under the direction of the Assistant Director of Nursing, the Respite Aide performs a variety of appropriately delegated patient care interventions. Each Respite Aide is responsible for two teams.
  • Treats patients in a manner that preserves and supports patient confidentiality, patient rights, and patients dignity; Act as a member of the team of care givers
  • Collaborates with the team RN throughout the shift to determine appropriate work assignments and priorities, as well as communicating the status of delegated task completion and outcome of patient data findings
  • Maintains timely ongoing verbal communication to the team RN in order to assure good patient care and the effective running of the specific team
  • Assists nurse/provider during complex treatments/ dressings/ procedures, including but not limited to, doing preps and set-ups for examinations/treatments, assisting during procedures when requested or required
  • Accurately collects requested patient data (e.g. vital signs, weights and reason for visits), notifying the team RN of abnormalities
  • Performs basic patient testing, including, but not limited to urine dip, glucose finger stick and FIT testing; Assist patients with personal hygiene, including bed baths and showering
  • Assist with patient transfer from wheelchair to bed or to shower; Provide personal care and one-to-one support for safety for patients needing end of life care
  • When necessary, escort patients to off-site appointments; Maintains diabetic cart; Maintains the oxygen supply for the patients in their care; Cleans the oxygen condensers
  • Collects, labels, and sends specimens to the lab,( stool & urine) with appropriate laboratory slips and/or requisitions; Check inventories on a weekly basis, order clinic supplies and stock them in their appropriate location upon arrival in order to avoid a shortage or misplacement of necessary supplies
  • Maintains appropriate equipment logs and records per standards; Copying, faxing and filing as needed 
Qualifications:
  • Medical terminology; Vital signs
  • Proficient with basic computer skills; Ability to operate basic office equipment (fax, copier)
  • Proficient reading and writing skills in English; Excellent communication and customer service skills
  • Phlebotomy preferred
  • High School Diploma or Equivalent required
  • Minimum of two years’ experience as a Nursing Assistant or Medical Assistant; Current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), successful completion of a Medical Assistant (MA) program
  • Life support training certification (e.g. CPR, BLS, ACLS) from a course that includes a hands-on, in-person component.  If not certified prior to the start date, applicant must submit certification within 90 days of the start date
  • AED trained; experience in a Medical environment preferred
Compensation:
  • The compensation for this position is $22.25 per hour.

 

Does this amazing opportunity interest you? Then we'd love to hear from you.

As an equal opportunity employer, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Covid-19 Vaccination: Proof of Covid-19 vaccination(s) is optional for employment. Candidates who are offered employment will be given details about how to demonstrate receipt of vaccination if they choose to.

Please Note: Employment at Boston Health Care for the Homeless is at-will. Boston Health Care for the Homeless does not sponsor work authorization visas.

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