Location: Duluth (1 position) + Cloquet (1 position)
Starting Pay: $18.50 – $20.50/hour (Starting wage depends on relevant experience, education, weekend availability, and type of work)
Hours (NO Overnights. NO Mandating): Part-time (15hr/wk-32hr/wk) needs
- Applicants are assigned custom, set schedules at hire. This means you know when and where you are working each season because team members work with the same people week by week. Staff can also amend their weekly capacity and availability season by season to reflect and prioritize their personal life - be that kids at school, a rigorous fall semester at college, or a bowling or softball league.
- Current team needs (both Duluth & Cloquet) are primarily Monday - Friday, with clients largely preferring female care givers.
Make a Difference in Someone’s Life — and Love Your Job While Doing It!
TLC of Duluth is seeking a compassionate, dependable, and motivated Community Supports Specialist (DSP) supporting adults with disabilities who live independently in the community. Your work is all 1:1. You will empower individuals in their homes, in the community, and at their place of employment to learn life skills, gain confidence in the community, and achieve success at work, helping them to reach their personal goals, live with more independence, and engage fully in life. At TLC, there are no personal cares (showering/toileting) and no passing medications. Instead, our team members work with their people to expand joy in their growing independence.
Why Join TLC?
- Custom Set Weekly Schedule + Competitive Pay
- Interesting & Impactful Work
- Supportive Team without Micromanaging
What You’ll Do:
As a DSP with TLC, you’ll support others build daily independent living skills such as:
- Cooking, shopping, and cleaning
- Time and money management
- Navigating community resources
- Building social connectedness and refine communication skills
- Encouraging self-advocacy and independence
TLC DSP's that job coach support others at work by:
- Fostering a work-ready mindset
- Assisting in consistent, timely arrival
- Reinforcing the employer's task and position expectations
- Supporting positive and appropriate communications with peers & customers
- Navigating the impact of employment on unearned benefits
- Encouraging self-advocacy and independence
You’ll be part of a mission-driven team that values trust, compassion, and growth.
Benefits:
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) with employer match
- Holidays off
- Referral Bonus
- Paid Training: Both initial training (no experience required) and continuing education.
- Pay Incentives: Every TLC Employee participates in annual performance evaluations that qualify them for performance-based compensation increases from 2% - 6% every year.
Requirements:
- Driver's license
- Ability to pass MVR check
- Ability to pass the DHS NetStudy 2.0 background check
- Ability to work independently, yet warmly receive direction. Make independent decisions based upon standard policies and procedures, as well as use personal judgment in-step with TLC's core values in day-to-day activities.
- HS Diploma or GED equivalent
Preferred:
- (1) year experience in a DSP, human services, teaching/education, nursing.
Helpful Applicant Attributes:
- Dependable, timely, attentive to detail
- Problem solver, flexible, compassionate, positive
- Solid verbal and written communicator
- Self-aware and mindful of others
Join the TLC team today! Visit www.tlcofduluth.com for more information about TLC of Duluth and apply.
TLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and seeks a respectful, diverse workforce.
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Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $18.50 - $20.50 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Paid training
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Work Location: In person
