Community Support Specialist ($250/$125 Starting Bonus!)

Support individuals with disabilities in their daily lives, where your success is their success. Find fulfillment in helping these individuals grow and excel in their everyday lives, and in the communities they live.

Have fun sharing common interests and activities while making a difference is someone’s life—creating experiences and bonds that will last a lifetime. You will see the impact you make, and feel the impact from those around you.

Work in either a residential program site or a 1:1 community-based service setting providing individual living skills. With flexible schedules and locations, benefit from a great opportunity in the community you live!

NHS Nothstar is 100% employee owned and provides a team-centered environment that gives you support, variety, challenges, diversity and culture. We offer competitive benefits such as: medical, dental, life, short-term disability, 401k match, company stock, education reimbursement, and much more!

Overview

The Community Support Specialist/Direct Support Professional works 1:1 with semi-independent individuals with disabilities in their homes and local communities across the Minnesota Iron Range and surrounding communities. The position will support independent living and daily task management through teaching life skills, promoting community involvement and facilitating leisure activities. This position offers a high level of independent working, decision making and flexible schedule management based on client needs. *Drivers license and personal vehicle is required, must meet the driving requirements and criteria acceptable to NHS Northstar’s insurance carrier (paid mileage reimbursement available).

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

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

Base starting pay:

• $17.00/hr

Multiple locations in the following communities:

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

Available time types:

• Part-Time
• Full-Time

Available shifts options:

• Mornings
• Days
• Afternoons
• Overnights
• Weekends

Qualifications

Experience/Education/Training

• High School Diploma or GED is preferred

Regulatory Requirements/Licensure

• Valid Driver’s License
• Department of Human Services Background Check
• Meet the driving requirements and criteria acceptable to NHS Northstar’s insurer