Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30am-3:30pm
Pay Type: Hourly
Wage: $22.88
Full-time Primary Counselor
Home and Community Options, Inc. (HCO)
- Location: Winona MN
- Hourly Wage: $22.88
- Hours: Monday-Friday 7:30am-3:30pm
Position Overview:
This position requires a dedicated individual to provide daily support to individuals with disabilities. Responsibilities include assisting with daily living skills, health care management, financial planning, and community integration. The ideal candidate will be passionate about promoting independence and empowering individuals to reach their full potential.
Why Apply?
- Earn PTO at a competitive rate
- Retirement 401(k) plan with generous employer match
- Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for personal and professional support.
Qualifications:
Preferred
- A baccalaureate degree in a field related to human services, education, or health and work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older, or equivalent work experience providing care or education to vulnerable adults or children.
Required
- An associate degree in a field related to human services, education, or health and 1 year of part-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older, or equivalent work experience providing care or education to vulnerable adults or children; or
- A diploma in a field related to human services, education, or health from an accredited postsecondary institution and two years of part-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older or equivalent work experience providing care or education to vulnerable adults or children; or
- A minimum of 30 hours of education and training related to human services and disabilities; and three years of part time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older under the supervision of a staff person who meets the qualifications identified in the first three bullet points.
- Possess a valid driver’s license.
- Pass criminal background study.
- No active warnings.
Essential Job Functions:
- Respond to individual needs by having a full range of communication abilities (hearing, verbal, and vision).
- Respond to and provide guidance to operational situations.
- Move about and travel to program sites, given reasonable accommodations.
- Read and write printed material related to the job.
- Use a computer and develop written correspondence efficiently.
- Drive a vehicle for the agency.
- Provide physical assistance to individuals which consists of: lifting (35 lbs. max.) , bending, twisting, ambulating up and down stairs, maintaining balance on a variety of surfaces, working with challenging behaviors that may require physical support, assisting individuals with personal care, and emergency situations.
- Access people’s homes that are not handicap accessible as needed.
To apply, click the button above and complete the application.
Position open until 03/02/2026 at noon.
Join us in our mission to support individuals with developmental disabilities and help us continue to make a positive impact in our community!
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
