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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Brainerd, MN
Brainerd, Minnesota

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Caregiver( Job Number: 15000236) Primary Location United States-MN-MNBrainerd

Looking for a career opportunity with competitive pay and opportunity for advancement in a rewarding field?

Jump start a career in human services, counseling or healthcare by becoming a Caregiver/Direct Support Professional today!

REM Central Lakes, Inc. Offers:

  • Flexible and Scheduled hours
  • Competitive Pay and Benefits
  • Opportunities for advancement with one of the largest national networks of human service providers
  • Paid training
  • Excellent opportunities for advancement into leadership roles
  • Access to employee discounts with various vendors, such as: Sprint, Verizon, Adidas, travel and more...


Join our team of dedicated human service professionals today! Apply Now!

EOE/AAE

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Description

By joining the REM Central Lakes team as a Caregiver/Direct Support Professional (DSP), you will work with individuals with a range of challenges including intellectual and developmental disabilities, severe and persistent mental health, children's behavioral health and individuals with medically complex challenges. You will work to restore and retain basic health functioning, independent living and community skills.

REM Central Lakes offers residential services with supports tailored to the needs of each individual, including assistance with daily activities such as meal preparation and planning; medication administration; and personal cares. DSPs may also facilitate community involvement by accompanying individuals on outings in their community or providing transportation to work or other activities. In addition, DSPs support therapeutic and behavioral plans in partnership with clinical staff to encourage individuals to be as independent as possible and enhance the quality of life for those we support.


Qualifications

Requirements:

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Must be 18 years of age
  • Valid driver’s license in good standing
  • Six months of experience in human services preferred
  • Successful clearance of local and/or state background checks

Founded in 1980, The MENTOR Network is a national network of local human services providers offering an array of quality, community-based services in more than 30 states to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain and spinal cord injuries and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses, and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families.

About REM Central Lakes, Inc., a partner of The MENTOR Network:

REM Central Lakes, a part of REM Minnesota, supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as well as autism spectrum disorders, mental health challenges and brain injury. Through a range of home and community-based program settings, REM central Lakes offers a range of residential services with supports tailored to the needs of each individual as well as hourly support and respite services designed to allow each individual to be as independent as possible.

REM Central Lakes is a partner of The MENTOR Network, a national network of local health and human services providers offering quality, community-based services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain and spinal cord injuries and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses, and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families. With opportunities from coast to coast, when you join REM Central Lakes and the MENTOR Network, you'll make a difference every day and help to provide quality of life enhancing services to individuals across the country.

EOE/AAE