Residential Services of NE MN
Direct Support Professional (DSP)
Residential Services of NE MN, Brookston, Minnesota, United States, 55711
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Residential Services, Inc. (RSI) is hiring part-time Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) for our adult foster care home in Brookston, MN. As a DSP, you will help people with disabilities and mental illness live their best, most fulfilling lives. If you are compassionate, warm-hearted, and reliable with a passion for caring for others, apply to join our team! No prior experience or certifications are required to get started in this exciting and rewarding field.
The Westbrook program is located in Brookston, MN about 30 miles outside of Duluth. Westbrook provides supported living settings and an apartment on a beautiful, wooded 160-acre working farm with cows, horses, a donkey, and vegetable gardens. Westbrook's unique setting and structured environment offers a diverse outdoor recreation program of hiking, biking, fishing, carpentry and crafts, agate hunting, animal tracking, and other outdoor activities. Shifts for this position include a blend of day and evenings. Every-other weekend is required.
Schedule and Salary Shifts: 16–30 hrs. Shift times: 8:30 am–4:30 pm, 10:00 am–6:00 pm, 11:00 am–7:00 pm, 12:00 pm–8:00 pm, 1:00 pm–9:00 pm, 2:30 pm–10:30 pm, 4:30 pm–10:30 pm. Every other weekend is required.
Salary: $20.50–$21.00 per hour. This program pays a rate exception of $1.75 per hour on top of RSI's regular wages. Rate exceptions are tied to the individual(s) receiving services and will no longer be offered if the individual terminates service with RSI or no longer needs the additional supports.
What We Offer
Health and dental insurance (Full-time)
403(b) retirement plan with employer matching
Paid Time Off (PTO) for full-time and part-time staff
Paid training
$500 refer a friend bonus
Employee Assistance Program
Long term/Short term disability and life insurance (Full-time)
Other benefits: flexible scheduling, free meals, employee recognition and rewards, and every other weekend off. Eligible employees may also qualify for tuition assistance and student loan forgiveness through state and federal assistance programs.
What You’ll Do As a DSP As a DSP, you will help people with disabilities and mental illness live their best, most fulfilling lives. You will assist in a variety of day-to-day tasks based on the needs and goals of the people you are caring for. Duties may include medication administration, household duties, behavioral management, assistance with personal hygiene and medical cares, and community activities such as shopping, concerts, going out to eat, movies, fitness, outdoor recreation, and more. You will develop meaningful relationships and be part of a person-centered culture that values the people we support and team members.
Your schedule will typically include 4–8-hour shifts with hours scheduled during the week and every other weekend. We support people 24/7 and have a variety of shift times available.
For This Position You Will Need
To pass a post-offer background check
A valid driver’s license and be able to pass an MVR check if working days or evenings
How To Apply You can apply online by visiting our employment website at https://www.rsi.jobs. You may also fill out a paper application at any of our office locations. Interviews are conducted over the phone, video chat, or in person.
RSI hosts walk-in interviews every Thursday from 9am–4pm at our Duluth and Virginia offices. Apply and interview on the spot!
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, or participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to our HR Department at (218) 727-2696 or info@residentialservices.org.
Equal Opportunity Statement RSI is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, age, marital status, familial status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance.
Keywords: DSP, HHA, PCA, advocate, adult foster care, behavioral aide, behavioral specialist, caregiver, community advisor, community support staff, companion, counseling, counselor, developmental disabilities, direct care, direct care worker, direct support professional, direct support staff, disabilities, disability, elderly, entry-level, group home, healthcare, home care, home health, homemaker, human services, independent living, mental health, person-centered, personal care attendant, personal cares, psychology, residential, residential coordinator, residential counselor, social services, sociology, special education, special needs, support services, supported living, therapy, treatment, youth, youth foster care
Department: Westbrook
This is a part time position
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Direct Support Professional (DSP)
role at
Residential Services of NE MN .
Residential Services, Inc. (RSI) is hiring part-time Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) for our adult foster care home in Brookston, MN. As a DSP, you will help people with disabilities and mental illness live their best, most fulfilling lives. If you are compassionate, warm-hearted, and reliable with a passion for caring for others, apply to join our team! No prior experience or certifications are required to get started in this exciting and rewarding field.
The Westbrook program is located in Brookston, MN about 30 miles outside of Duluth. Westbrook provides supported living settings and an apartment on a beautiful, wooded 160-acre working farm with cows, horses, a donkey, and vegetable gardens. Westbrook's unique setting and structured environment offers a diverse outdoor recreation program of hiking, biking, fishing, carpentry and crafts, agate hunting, animal tracking, and other outdoor activities. Shifts for this position include a blend of day and evenings. Every-other weekend is required.
Schedule and Salary Shifts: 16–30 hrs. Shift times: 8:30 am–4:30 pm, 10:00 am–6:00 pm, 11:00 am–7:00 pm, 12:00 pm–8:00 pm, 1:00 pm–9:00 pm, 2:30 pm–10:30 pm, 4:30 pm–10:30 pm. Every other weekend is required.
Salary: $20.50–$21.00 per hour. This program pays a rate exception of $1.75 per hour on top of RSI's regular wages. Rate exceptions are tied to the individual(s) receiving services and will no longer be offered if the individual terminates service with RSI or no longer needs the additional supports.
What We Offer
Health and dental insurance (Full-time)
403(b) retirement plan with employer matching
Paid Time Off (PTO) for full-time and part-time staff
Paid training
$500 refer a friend bonus
Employee Assistance Program
Long term/Short term disability and life insurance (Full-time)
Other benefits: flexible scheduling, free meals, employee recognition and rewards, and every other weekend off. Eligible employees may also qualify for tuition assistance and student loan forgiveness through state and federal assistance programs.
What You’ll Do As a DSP As a DSP, you will help people with disabilities and mental illness live their best, most fulfilling lives. You will assist in a variety of day-to-day tasks based on the needs and goals of the people you are caring for. Duties may include medication administration, household duties, behavioral management, assistance with personal hygiene and medical cares, and community activities such as shopping, concerts, going out to eat, movies, fitness, outdoor recreation, and more. You will develop meaningful relationships and be part of a person-centered culture that values the people we support and team members.
Your schedule will typically include 4–8-hour shifts with hours scheduled during the week and every other weekend. We support people 24/7 and have a variety of shift times available.
For This Position You Will Need
To pass a post-offer background check
A valid driver’s license and be able to pass an MVR check if working days or evenings
How To Apply You can apply online by visiting our employment website at https://www.rsi.jobs. You may also fill out a paper application at any of our office locations. Interviews are conducted over the phone, video chat, or in person.
RSI hosts walk-in interviews every Thursday from 9am–4pm at our Duluth and Virginia offices. Apply and interview on the spot!
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, or participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to our HR Department at (218) 727-2696 or info@residentialservices.org.
Equal Opportunity Statement RSI is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, age, marital status, familial status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance.
Keywords: DSP, HHA, PCA, advocate, adult foster care, behavioral aide, behavioral specialist, caregiver, community advisor, community support staff, companion, counseling, counselor, developmental disabilities, direct care, direct care worker, direct support professional, direct support staff, disabilities, disability, elderly, entry-level, group home, healthcare, home care, home health, homemaker, human services, independent living, mental health, person-centered, personal care attendant, personal cares, psychology, residential, residential coordinator, residential counselor, social services, sociology, special education, special needs, support services, supported living, therapy, treatment, youth, youth foster care
Department: Westbrook
This is a part time position
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