Minnesota Department of Human Services Hiring for Direct Support Professional Senior – Hiring Incentive $2,500! at Farmington, MN Full Time

Candidates may be eligible for up to a $2,500 hiring bonus!

Every person needs the support of others. The Minnesota Department of Human Services – Direct Care and Treatment is looking for person-centered, caring people to support individuals with intellectual disabilities, mental illness, brain injury, and other emotional, behavioral, medical complexities. Our goal is to ensure the people we serve achieve their highest quality of life and personal growth. This vacancy is part of the Community Based Services division of Direct Care & Treatment.

The Community Based Services residential short and long term housing program offers housing and supports to individuals throughout the state of Minnesota who require ongoing staff support/intervention due to cognitive disabilities, medical conditions, physical challenges, Autism Spectrum Disorders, various behavior challenges, and/or lack of adequate survival skills.

As a Direct Support Professional Senior you will be responsible for supporting individuals who are in our short and long-term housing program. These individuals may have intellectual disabilities, mental illness, brain injury, and other emotional, behavioral, medical complexities. In this position you will ensure the people we serve achieve their highest quality of life and personal growth! You will do this by:

• Assisting in assessing individual’s needs by performing direct care duties
• Developing and implementing residential and habilitation support plans with goals and methods.
• Evaluating and documenting out-comes, maintaining or modifying the plans and performing related work as required.
• Respond therapeutically using de-escalation strategies and positive behavior supports to individuals with challenging behaviors.

This posting will be used to fill multiple permanent, full-time (80 hours), part-time and intermittent (on-call) Direct Care positions within DHS Community Based Services sites in Farmington, Minnesota. Shifts Available: Day, rotating (day/evening combination) OR overnight. We also offer shift differential for hours between 7pm and 7am!

With locations across Minnesota, it is likely we will have a vacancy near you, working at one home rather than multiple locations!

Please apply directly to our Careers website by copying and pasting this link into your browser: https://bit.ly/DCT64801

For any questions regarding this position, please email: [email protected]

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $20.41 – $26.89 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Holidays
• Night shift
• Overnight shift
• Overtime
• Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

• Signing bonus

License/Certification:

• Driver’s License (Required)

Work Location: In person