Description

Career helping people with special needs build hope, resilience, and well-being!

• No experience necessary

• All training is provided and PAID!!

• Extensive benefit package

Job Functions include assisting people with special needs with:

• Cooking, cleaning, and household chores

• Financial and behavior management

• Medical appointments, health and medication management

• Transportation and involvement with shopping and community activities

General Benefits (all part time employees)

• Discounted home and auto insurance

• Employee assistance program

• Family protection plan

• Holiday pay

• Retirement Plan

Additional Benefits for 30 hr/wk or more

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision Care Plan

• Life

• Short term and long term disability

• Health savings account

• Flexible spending account

• Vacation

• Sick

Starting wage is $16.25/hr for a DSP position with the following requirements:

• Ability to pass a background check including driving record

• Over 18 years old

• Valid driver's license

• Reliable transportation

The Disability Services program is dedicated to promoting self-sufficiency, independence and active community engagement for individuals with developmental disabilities of any age. Support services may be provided in the consumer's home, in their local community, or in a residential setting.

Volunteers of America Minnesota and Wisconsin is a nonprofit health and human services organization that annually serves more than 25,000 children, adolescents and their families, older adults, students, persons with disabilities and special needs, and adults completing incarceration. Since 1896, we have helped people gain self-reliance, dignity and hope.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)