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Direct Care Worker - Youth and Teens

Nexus Family Healing
Onamia, MN Full Time
POSTED ON 8/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/11/2026

$20 per hour!

Employee Commute Incentive Available - up to $670 per pay period!

This opportunity is located in Onamia, MN

Nexus-Mille Lacs, MN, is a Nexus Family Member and offers trauma-informed, family-centered, nationally recognized treatment for boys, ages 10-19, with significant mental health issues and problematic sexual behaviors. We strive to provide the best quality care for our youth as well as our employees. Nexus treatment programs have been creating brighter futures for over 50 years. Through our cornerstone values we encourage lasting transformation and lifelong learning in the care of our youth.

Pay and Schedule:

  • Full-time opportunity
  • Required availability: 6:30am-3pm; 1:30pm-10pm, rotating weekends
  • Commute Incentive up to $670 every 2 weeks!
  • $20-$22 an hour!
  • Advancement and Lead opportunities available!

Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include:

  • Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
  • Health, dental and vision insurance coverage
  • No-cost life insurance
  • Short/long-term disability insurance
  • 401k match
  • NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
  • NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
  • NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
  • Tuition assistance and training opportunities
  • Advancement pathways and internal promotion
  • And much more!

As a Youth Care Professional you will:

  • Provide supervision of client daily activities and behavior according to established trauma-informed, strengths-based guidelines and procedures
  • Participate with coworkers as a team on implementation of trauma-informed, strengths-based treatment plans and therapeutic services
  • Ensure clients’ emotional and physical safety and collaborate with coworkers to maintain an environment that is positive, respectful, clean, strengths-based, and therapeutic
  • Participate in off-campus client activities and assist in the transportation of client for home visits, doctor appointments, planned recreational activities, etc.
  • Work effectively with clients’ families/support networks to reinforce positive family partnerships; follow established protocols in the use of family engagement and involvement techniques

Qualifications:

  • High School diploma or GED required
  • Minimum 21 years of age
  • Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Family Healing driving requirements
  • Experience working with families and trauma-exposed children and adolescents in a residential treatment/counseling capacity preferred

Physical Demands

  • Must be able to assist staff in physical interventions and restraints of clients
  • Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted and up to 100 pounds with assistance
  • Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time (2-4 hours)
  • Must be able to twist, bend and stretch in a manner conducive to the execution of daily activities within a residential treatment facility

ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies:

  • Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches.
  • Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern.
  • Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly.
  • Responsiveness: Being quick, positive and accurate.
  • Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion:

At Nexus Family Healing, we not only support diversity – we celebrate it and rely on it for the betterment of our employees, our services, and our impact on the community. We strive to provide the best quality care for our youth and the best work environment for our employees through an inclusive team culture. Nexus Family Healing is proud to be an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Mileage reimbursement
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Professional development assistance
  • Referral program
  • Retirement plan
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance

Education:

  • High school or equivalent (Required)

Shift availability:

  • Day Shift (Preferred)
  • Night Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $22

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