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Job Class: Work Therapy Assistant

Agency: Direct Care and Treatment

+ **Job ID** : 91513

+ **Location** : St. Peter

+ **Telework Eligible** : No

+ **Full/Part Time** : Full-Time

+ **Regular/Temporary** : Unlimited

+ **Who May Apply** : Open to all qualified job seekers

+ **Date Posted** : 1/16/2026

+ **Closing Date** : 1/23/2026

+ **Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit** : Direct Care and Treatment / DCT St Peter AFSCME

+ **Division/Unit** : St Peter / Forensics Vocational

+ **Work Shift/Work Hours** : Day Shift

+ **Days of Work** : Monday - Friday

+ **Travel Required** : No

+ **Salary Range:** $24.12 - $30.89 / hourly; $50,362 - $64,498 / annually

+ **Classified Status** : Classified

+ **Bargaining Unit/Union** : 204 - Health Care Non Professional/AFSCME

+ **Work Area** : St. Peter Regional Treatment Center

+ **FLSA Status** : Nonexempt

+ Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

Direct Care & Treatment (DCT) is unable to provide sponsorship for work visas. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States at the start of employment. DCT does not participate in E-Verify.

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Candidates may be eligible for a hiring bonus up to $2,500!!!

Direct Care & Treatment is seeking qualified and enthusiastic individuals to join our Forensic Services within the Direct Care and Treatment (DCT) division of the agency.

The Forensic Services campus in St. Peter is comprised of the Forensic Mental Health Program and the Forensic Nursing Home. Forensic Services provides mental health evaluation and treatment services to individuals diagnosed with a mental illness who present a risk to public safety. This is a safe and secure treatment environment.

The Work Therapy Assistant position provides direct support to patients in learning vocational skills necessary for successful community integration. This position creates and implements work activity and industrial therapy programs designed to provide a realistic, therapeutic work experience and to teach appropriate work behaviors. It provides positive work habits, job skill development and develops employable work skills by providing supervision and training to patients in a variety of vocational jobs. This position individualizes vocational programming to fit the unique needs of the person. This is done in a manner that ensures a therapeutic learning environment is maintained for patients within a safe vocational setting at Forensic Treatment Services.

To be qualified for and considered for this position, applicants must meet all the minimum qualifications listed below. Please ensure that your resume contains descriptions of your work experiences sufficient for comparison against the requirements stated below and indicates the beginning and ending month and year for each job held.

Minimum Qualifications

+ Knowledge of adult vocational services work activity program sufficient to design work therapy tasks base on the patient’s abilities within a forensic healthcare setting.

+ Minimum one year experience implementing training programs for forensic work therapy patients.

+ Organizational skill sufficient to design work areas and develop project work processes.

+ Knowledge of client groups sufficient to accommodate for special limitations in the work setting.

+ Basic math skills sufficient to add, subtract, multiply and divide.

+ Ability to operate hand and power tools along with workshop equipment sufficient to instruct others in their safe operation and adapt or modify tools to accommodate physical and/or mental limitations.

+ Knowledge of adult behavior modification techniques sufficient to implement prescribed forensic programs.

+ Ability to read, write and speak English.

+ Valid driver’s License

Preferred Qualifications

+ An understanding of manufacturing principles and procedures

+ Experience working in a secure facility setting.

+ Willingness to work with persons committed as Mentally Ill and Dangerous

+ Our employees are dedicated to ensuring cultural responsiveness. Preferred candidates will have a variety of experiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures.

Additional Requirements

To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month and year for each job held.

REFERENCE/BACKGROUND CHECKS - The Department of Human Services will conduct reference checks to verify job-related credentials and criminal background check prior to appointment.

Direct Care & Treatment (DCT) healthcare facilities require employees to provide documentation that they are free from tuberculosis (TB) through a blood test prior to employment. DCT does not accept TB skin testing.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email [email protected] . Please indicate what assistance is needed.