Selfhelp’s Home Health Aide (HHA) and Personal Care Aide (PCA) training programs are approved by the New York State Department of Health and are provided free of charge. Students attend core curriculum training in the classroom and then progress to the laboratory to demonstrate clinical skills.
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Participants in this program will receive 75 hours of training, including a minimum of 59 hours of classroom instruction, eight (8) hours of practical training in a lab setting, and eight (8) hours of field training in a patient care setting. Classes are available in both English and Spanish. The English language class includes approximately fourteen (14) days of instruction, with lab training and one (1) full day in the field. The Spanish class is approximately nineteen (19) days of class, including two (2) hours of English as a Second Language (ESL) daily and one (1) full day in the field.
New York City
261 West 36th Street, New York, NY 10018
Brooklyn
626 Sheepshead Bay Road, Brooklyn, NY 11224
Long Island
498 Union Ave, Westbury NY 11590
To learn more or register for free training, please call:
Participants in this program will receive forty (40) hours of basic personal care training, in both classroom and lab settings. The class is approximately 8 days in total, and is offered in English.
Upon graduation from our two training programs, qualified Selfhelp aides will be offered employment. Continuous in-service training and classes are offered so aides can keep up to date on the newest health care practices, enhance their skills, and fulfill ongoing certification requirements.
Training Sites
New York City
261 West 36th Street, New York, NY 10018
Brooklyn
626 Sheepshead Bay Road, Brooklyn, NY 11224
To learn more or register for free trainings, please call us at 212-971-7714
Upon graduation from either of our two FREE training programs, qualified Selfhelp aides will be offered employment. Continuous in-service training and classes are offered so aides can keep up to date on the newest health care practices, enhance their skills, and fulfill ongoing certification requirements.
Get a job with Selfhelp today! After successfully completing HHA or PCA training, Selfhelp has jobs available immediately for qualified certified aides.
Benefits to working with Selfhelp:
To learn more, please call us at 212-971-7714.
NYC office: 212-971-7714
Long Island office: 516-505-2571
HHA and PCA jobs are available for English, Spanish, Russian, and Mandarin speakers.
Selfhelp’s Austin Street Older Adult Center is a vibrant community that offers older adults socialization, nutritious meals, health and wellness activities, as well as educational classes. Located in the Forest Hills Jewish Center, the senior center has offered a wide variety of life-enhancing programs for over 11 years. Classes are offered in person and virtually. The social worker is available to assist with entitlements and benefits, community referrals, and more. The Older Adult Centers offers social and health classes online to reduce the extreme social isolation felt by many Older Adults during the pandemic. Catered lunches are Kosher and all are welcome to join!
Our director: Barrington McFarlane
Austin Street Senior Center
106-06 Queens Boulevard
Forest Hills, NY 11375
MONDAY – FRIDAY: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
SATURDAY – SUNDAY: Closed
Director: Barrington McFarlane
Phone: 718-520-8197
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At Selfhelp, we’re hopeful that vaccinations will reduce the spread of COVID-19. We’ve advocated on behalf of our clients, supporting them in planning and scheduling for their vaccines.
In February 2021, we were proud to partner with the Charles B Wang Community Health Center (CBWCHC). With CBWCHC, we opened a vaccination site from our Benjamin Rosenthal Senior Center in Flushing, Queens.
For more information on the vaccine, visit COVID-19 – NYC Health.
