Free home health aide job description template
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Home Health Aide
About the job
[Business name] is hiring a Home Health Aide who helps clients with daily personal care and household tasks in their homes, and reports changes in their condition. [One or two sentences about your business and why someone would want to work there.]
What you’ll do
- Help clients with bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting
- Take and record vital signs as directed [if your agency allows]
- Prepare meals that meet clients' dietary needs, and help with eating
- Do light housekeeping and laundry
- Remind clients about medications [as permitted by state law and your agency]
- Accompany clients to appointments and errands
- Document each visit and report changes to [supervising nurse or care coordinator]
What you need
- Completion of the training and competency evaluation required in [your state] and by your agency
- Current CPR and first aid certification [if required]
- Pass a background check
- Valid driver's license and reliable transportation [if traveling between clients]
- Compassion, patience and dependability
Nice to have
- Experience with dementia, hospice or disability care
How to apply
[Apply link, email or phone], by [date].
[Business name] is an equal opportunity employer.
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Example: the template filled in for a small business
Hypothetical example for Rivergate Home Care, a small locally owned home care agency.
Rivergate Home Care is hiring Home Health Aides for weekday day shifts with clients across the county. You'll help clients with personal care, light housekeeping and meals, record each visit in our app, and report any changes to our RN supervisor. State aide certification and a clean background check are required; we pay for CPR renewal.
Notice what makes it work: real hours, the actual tools, who they report to, and one honest reason to want the job. That’s the difference between a blank template and a job description that gets the right applicants.
What a home health aide does
A home health aide helps clients with daily personal care and household tasks in their homes, and reports changes in their condition. Typical duties include:
- Help clients with bathing, dressing, grooming and toileting
- Take and record vital signs as directed if your agency allows
- Prepare meals that meet clients' dietary needs, and help with eating
- Do light housekeeping and laundry
- Remind clients about medications as permitted by state law and your agency
- Accompany clients to appointments and errands
Duties adapted from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Requirements, training and licenses
Agencies that bill Medicare or Medicaid must use aides who completed at least 75 hours of classroom and supervised practical training (including at least 16 hours of supervised practical training) and passed a competency evaluation done by a registered nurse. Many states add their own license, certification or background check rules.
Training: Training may be on the job or through a program; agencies that receive federal funds must follow federal training rules.
Source: Code of Federal Regulations, 42 CFR § 484.80: Home health aide services.
How much does a home health aide make?
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook. A median means half earned more and half earned less. Pay in your area may be higher or lower; check postings for similar jobs near you. A growing number of states and cities require a pay range in job postings, so check your local rules before you post.
Before you set the rate, run the free hiring cost calculator. It adds payroll taxes and other costs and shows how much work the hire needs to bring in to pay for itself.
Free template or written for you?
| Free template | Job Description $99 | Hiring Kit $349 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written for | Any business | Your business | Your business |
| Duties and schedule | Typical, with blanks | Yours, filled in | Yours, filled in |
| Pay | National figure | Set for your local market | Set for your local market |
| State rules | “Check your state” | Checked for your state | Checked for your state |
| Ready to post | No, you edit it | Yes | Yes, plus the job posting |
| Performance review form | — | Included free | Included |
| Interview guide and 30-60-90 day plan | — | — | Included |
| Use the template | Have us write it | Get the Hiring Kit |
Free template
- Typical duties with blanks to fill in
- National pay figure
- You edit it before posting
Job Description · $99
- Written for your business: your duties, schedule and pay
- Checked for your state’s rules
- Ready to post
- Free matching performance review form
Hiring Kit · $349
- Everything in the $99 job description
- The job posting
- Interview guide
- 30-60-90 day plan for the new hire
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Common questions
What's the difference between a home health aide and a personal care aide?
Both help clients at home with daily tasks. Home health aides, especially in agencies that bill Medicare or Medicaid, usually need formal training and a competency evaluation and may do some basic health tasks like checking vital signs. Personal care aides focus on companionship, personal care and household help. State rules decide what each can do.
Can I use this template for free?
Yes. Copy it, edit it and post it. It's a starting point written for any business, so fill in the brackets and adjust the duties to your actual job. If you'd rather have it written for your business, ready to post, our Job Description service is $99.
Is this legal advice?
No. This page is general information. Requirements for some roles, especially in healthcare, vary by state. Check your state's rules, and talk to an employment attorney if you're unsure.
Published by Groundwork Business Advisory. Updated October 2026. General information, not legal advice. Pay data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, May 2025 wage estimates.