
Direct Care Professional
Burnsville, MNFull-time$16/hrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
REM Community Services, part of the Sevita family, provides community-based support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Direct Care Professionals help participants develop skills, build relationships, and take part in community activities. The role includes assisting with personal hygiene and supporting people with behavioral challenges and complex needs. The schedule is full-time, with weekday shifts and every other weekend.
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Full job description
REM Community Services , a part of the Sevita family, provides community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Here we believe every person has the right to live well, and everyone deserves to have a fulfilling career. You’ll join a mission-driven team and create relationships that motivate us all every day. Join us today, and experience a career well lived.
Pay $16.00 an Hour!
Schedule Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:00 am -4:00 pm Every Other Weekend 8:00 am -4:00 pm Full Time
This position requires someone who has a Driver's License for at least one year (post-permit) and a clean Motor Vehicle Registration record that meets Sevita's insurability policy.
THRIVE AS A CAREGIVER AT SEVITA. EACH DAY, YOU’LL
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Be proud of rewarding work helping people grow, learn, and live well
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Develop real, meaningful relationships with the individuals you serve
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Experience ownership and trust from your leaders to do what’s right for participants
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Take initiative to help participants be part of the community and enjoy their favorite activities
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Support participants with developmental goals like budgeting, exercise, and nutrition
You’ll assist people with their personal hygiene and support individuals who can have behavioral challenges and other complex needs. If you’re compassionate, patient, and find meaning in this type of work, you'll find a promising future at Sevita.
EVERY PERSON DESERVES A FULFILLING CAREER
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Competitive Pay: Pay on Demand , Full benefits package for full-time employees, including a 401(k) with a 3% company match
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Time Off: Paid time off plus holiday pay to recharge so you can be your best at work
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Network of Support: Supervisors who care deeply about the participants and your wellbeing
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Job Security: A stable job at an established, growing company
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Learning and Development: We invest in your development and provide the tools and training you need to have a fulfilling career
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO SEVITA
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Education: High School Diploma or equivalent
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Experience: Six months of experience in human services, direct care, or care coordination preferred
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Skills: Communication, adaptability, multi-tasking, teamwork, time-management
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Behaviors: Patient, compassionate, reliable, responsible
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Vehicle: Valid Driver's license and access to a registered vehicle with proof of insurance
Apply today and explore careers, well lived at Sevita.
Sevita is a leading provider of home and community-based specialized health care. We believe that everyone deserves to live a full, more independent life. We provide people with quality services and individualized supports that lead to growth and independence, regardless of the physical, intellectual, or behavioral challenges they face.
We’ve made this our mission for more than 50 years. And today, our 40,000 team members continue to innovate and enhance care for the 50,000 individuals we serve all over the U.S.
As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
How this job compares
Set against the 7,645 open Caregiver jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$16/hr
- Minnesota median$18–19/hr303 hourly ranges
- US median$17–19/hr5,580 hourly ranges
This rate, $16/hr, is 15% below the Minnesota median midpoint ($19/hr) — in the middle half of Caregiver hourly ranges in Minnesota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 318 open Caregiver jobs in Minnesota and 7,645 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Minnesota
- Sevita (this employer)183 open
- Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota42 open
- AccentCare, Inc.21 open
- Experience
- Caregiver postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (1,316 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 2,556 of the 7,645 open Caregiver jobs (33%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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