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AM Resident Assistant

Part-time

Vista Prairie Communities

New Ulm, MNPart-time / Full-time$19.19–22.25/hrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$19.19–22.25/hr
Location
New Ulm, MN
Schedule
Part-time / Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The AM Resident Assistant cares for older adults in Vista Prairie at Ridgeway’s assisted living and memory care community in New Ulm. The role helps residents with personal care, mobility, medications after training and a skills check, and daily routines, while responding to requests and reporting changes in health or mood to the nurse. Full-time and part-time openings are available.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Personal CareSafe TransfersMedication AssistanceResident SupportHealth ObservationReading Care InstructionsWriting Care InstructionsFollowing Care Instructions

Qualifications

Background CheckHigh School Diploma or GEDCaregiving Experience or Health-Related TrainingMinnesota Nursing Assistant Registry or Recent Caregiver Training

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

AM Resident Assistant

New Ulm, MN

Part Time to Full Time

Ridgeway on 23rd

Entry Level

AM Resident Assistant

Vista Prairie Ridgeway, New Ulm, MN

Earn $19.19 to $22.25 an hour as a Resident Assistant caregiver on our Day team in New Ulm. Full-Time and Part-Time openings are available. Apply today and hear back from us within 48 hours.

Who you’ll care for

You’ll care for older adults who live in our assisted living and memory care community at Vista Prairie at Ridgeway. You’ll work with the same residents, learn their names and routines, and help them feel at home.

What you’ll do

  • Help residents with bathing, dressing, grooming, and hygiene

  • Help residents move and transfer safely

  • Give or help with medications after you finish our training and skills check

  • Help residents with evening routines and getting ready for bed

  • Respond quickly when residents need help

  • Notice changes in a resident’s health or mood and report them to the nurse

  • Spend time with residents and build real relationships

What you’ll need

Required:

  • Ability to read, write, and follow care instructions

  • Ability to pass a background check

Preferred:

  • High school diploma or GED

  • Caregiving experience or health-related training. If you’re on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry or finished caregiver training in the last 18 months, tell us. It may count toward your training.

Pay and bonus

  • $19.19 to $22.25 per hour, based on experience

  • $500 sign-on bonus if you’re scheduled 40 or more hours per pay period

  • Shift Differentials: $1 PM (2pm-10pm), $2 NOC (10pm-6am), $3 Weekends (6am Sat-Mon 5:59am)

Benefits

Full-time: paid time off and holiday pay; health, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending account; life insurance; short-term and long-term disability; 401(k); employee assistance program; educational assistance; referral bonuses.

Part-time: paid time off; 401(k); employee assistance program; educational assistance; referral bonuses.

Schedule

  • Evening shift, 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM

  • Every other weekend, plus some holidays

  • Full-time and part-time openings

To apply, please complete the required questionnaire. We accept applications on a rolling basis.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related conditions), political affiliation, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodations during the interview process, please let us know. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants.

Applicants may be subject to a background check. Employees in this position must be able to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of the position. If requested, this organization will make every effort to provide reasonable accommodations to enable employees with disabilities to perform the position’s essential job duties. As markets change and the Organization grows, job descriptions may change over time as requirements and employee skill levels evolve. With this understanding, this organization retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,506 open Caregiver jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$19.19–22.25/hr
  • Minnesota median$18/hr158 hourly ranges
  • US median$17–19/hr3,134 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $20.72/hr, is 13% above the Minnesota median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the middle half of Caregiver hourly ranges in Minnesota.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 164 open Caregiver jobs in Minnesota and 4,506 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Minnesota
Experience
Caregiver postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (913 postings).
Education
44 of the 4,506 open Caregiver jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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