Hiring now for Direct Support Professionals across the Iron Range!

Base starting pay:

• $17.00/hour- Standard base rate
• $18.00/hour- Enhanced Services Tier 1
• $20.00/hour- Enhanced Services Tier 3
• $21.00/hour- Enhanced Services Tier 4

Eligible employees receive a Starting Bonus!*

*New employee starting bonuses to be paid after 90 days of employment:

• Full-time positions: $250.00
• Part-time positions: $125.00

Direct Support Professionals work with individuals with disabilities in one of our residential program sites located throughout the Minnesota Iron Range communities, from Grand Rapids to Embarrass. Direct Support Professionals provide care and supervision to our clients by assisting them with daily living skills & personal cares, promoting community involvement and helping with household chores such as cooking and cleaning. This position offers a team environment while working assigned shifts with other direct support staff.

Enhanced Services positions will have the opportunity to work at a Residential Program location with an applied rate exception from the Minnesota Department of Human Services. NHS Northstar requests rate exceptions to provide enhanced staffing support for specific individuals. Enhanced services pay rates are applied to time worked in the designated program location or program specific training. Standard base pay rates are applied to non-enhanced service work, including onboarding and most classroom trainings. Enhanced services pay rates are subject to change and will no longer apply if a DHS rate exception is discontinued for any reason.

Multiple locations in the following communities:

• Grand Rapids
• Bovey
• Keewatin
• Hibbing
• Chisholm
• Mt. Iron
• Virginia
• Eveleth
• Gilbert
• Biwabik
• Aurora
• Embarrass

Enhanced Services Locations in the following communities:

• Chisholm (Tier 3)
• Hibbing (Tier 4)
• Virginia (Tier 1)

Available time types:

• Part-Time
• Full-Time

Available shifts options:

• Days
• Afternoons
• Overnights
• Weekends

Qualifications

Experience/Education/Training

• High School Diploma or GED is preferred

Regulatory Requirements/Licensure

• Valid Driver’s License preferred
• Department of Human Services Background Check

NHS Northstar is proud to offer the ultimate employee benefit: Company Ownership. When you join our team, you share company ownership with all of the other employee owners of NHS Northstar through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Benefits:

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

Work Location: In person