Residential Aide- Healing Center

Requisition Number: RESID
022116

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SMSC Community Center
Prior Lake, MN 55372, USA

Come join the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) Healing Center as a Residential Aide, Full time, 9pm-7:30am. In this role, you’ll help ensure residents’ safety and well-being by supporting daily routines, groups, and admissions; documenting observations; transporting clients to appointments and cultural activities; administering medications and screenings; and partnering with clinical, nursing, and cultural staff to foster a trauma-informed, culturally respectful healing environment.

Enjoy weekly pay, great health benefits, and 401k starting day one. Whatever your career goals may be, let SMSC help you get there!

Job Overview:The Residential Aide provides direct, supportive care to adult clients living at the Healing Center, a residential treatment program for Native Americans with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. This position supports daily operations of the facility, ensures client safety, and helps maintain a structured, respectful, and culturally supportive environment. Residential Aides serve as positive role models and assist with daily routines, transportation, crisis response, and communication with clinical and cultural staff.

Aides play a key role in promoting healing, wellness, and community among residents.

Create Your Path:
The Work You’ll Do:

• Monitor and support residents throughout the facility, ensuring physical and emotional safety at all times.
• Provide supervision during daily routines, mealtimes, groups, free time, and offsite programming as needed.
• Assist with room checks, head counts, wellness checks, and documentation of client behaviors or incidents.
• Support new admissions by orienting clients to the facility and assisting with belongings and room setup.
• Observe and report client progress, behavior, and any safety concerns to clinical or nursing staff.
• Transport clients in motorpool vehicles to appointments, outings, or cultural programming as assigned.
• Administer drug/alcohol screening tests according to protocol and document results accurately.
• Administer medications according to protocol and document accurately.
• Maintain cleanliness and order in common areas and client living spaces, support clients in daily chores.
• Assist with conflict de-escalation and reinforce treatment goals and program rules with empathy and consistency.
• Participate in shift handoffs including documenting shift notes.
• Promote a trauma-informed, strengths-based, and culturally respectful environment for all residents.
• Work in partnership with cultural staff to support traditional activities, talking circles, and ceremonies.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support the Healing Center’s operations and mission.

Job Requirements:

• Experience working in residential, behavioral health, or similar human services setting preferred.
• Ability to maintain healthy professional boundaries and respond calmly to crises.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Respect for and interest in Dakota culture, language, and healing practices.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Must pass a criminal background check and drug screening.
• Must maintain client confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
• Valid driver’s license, clean driving record, and insurability under motorpool policy required.
• Ability to work evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
• This position is subject to testing for drugs (THC included) and alcohol in accordance with Federal Department of Transportation regulations, as well as the SMSC Drug/THC and Alcohol Policy.

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