The best part of my job is helping someone find a home to call their own. I love watching residents grow within our communities. Hearing the laughter and seeing the smiles of residents just warms my heart to the fullest.
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When you choose a career with Presbyterian Homes & Services (PHS), you join a collaborative and inspiring culture – and are rewarded for your contributions and achievements. PHS offers a competitive total rewards package with programs supporting your physical, financial and emotional wellbeing. Retirement plans are available to help you plan for the future.
More than $17 million in wages and benefit increases have been invested in recent years, and PHS continually seeks ways to help support you.
Together, all of the wonderful people at PHS make it a great place to grow and thrive.
As a PHS team member you have access to a variety of benefits, training, educational assistance, and more to help you advance your career.
Apply for up to $5,250 each year to pursue professional certification, vocational training and undergraduate or graduate degrees in the field of aging services through an accredited educational institution or agency. Scholarship awards are paid directly to the school or program by PHS. Scholarship funds are not applicable to expenses incurred in past semesters or programs. Eligible expenses include tuition, books, required fees, supplies, equipment and reasonable costs for child care and transportation. A computer/laptop is not considered an eligible expense.
Eligibility requirements
PHS offers employees nursing loan forgiveness for newly-hired or newly-promoted RNs and LPNs. Reimbursement will be paid quarterly to your paycheck or direct deposit for the minimum loan payments (not the loan balance).
Eligibility requirements
Take the first step toward becoming a nursing assistant through the PHS OnTrack 2-Week Training Program. Designed to work with your busy lifestyle, this flexible program provides graduates with the skills needed to pass the state exam.
The curriculum is flexible, interactive and fun! You must work a regular core schedule within a care center setting. This training program is available to employees serving at any Minnesota PHS location (not currently available in Iowa or Wisconsin).
OnTrack requirements
Sessions start every month.
PHS partners with several higher education institutions in the Twin Cities. As a PHS employee, you may qualify for discounts. To learn more explore each website or contact the desired institution directly with questions.
Provides up to $5,250 per year in scholarships to continue your education.
The Nurse Loan Forgiveness Program reimburses full-time RN or LPN employees who are hired or promoted within 12 calendar months of employment at PHS.
Become a certified nursing assistant with no-cost training with PHS (OnTrack 2-Week Program). PHS offers Nursing Assistant training programs that work with your busy lifestyle.
Monthly learning and development courses.
Opportunities for new assignments to help you advance to the next step in your career.
Presbyterian Homes & Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance.
What staff are saying.
The best part of my job is helping someone find a home to call their own. I love watching residents grow within our communities. Hearing the laughter and seeing the smiles of residents just warms my heart to the fullest.
When I came in the front doors I could feel God’s presence and knew this warmth.
Why I stayed at PHS? I’m not going to lie, it hasn’t always been easy, especially through Covid. I stayed because I had wonderful, hard-working, fun-loving teams and volunteers both at Lake Minnetonka Shores and now here at Beacon Hill who shared the goal of enriching people’s lives and providing meaningful opportunities.
I feel very welcome at Presbyterian Homes. It’s my second family here in the U.S., and we love each other.
I try to be an example and inspire the residents here, that when you get up in the morning just be determined that you’re going to be happy. I also want to help make life meaningful for people so that they know they are cared for and loved. Presbyterian Homes makes my life meaningful by giving me a job that I absolutely love.
Prayers and StandUP were so helpful when I first started working. I had a hard time when a resident died. I was so close to them I didn’t know what to do with my heartache. StandUP and the Lord’s word being spoken over us is a gift.
I have so much respect and admiration for seniors, so it’s something that makes me feel fulfilled when I’m able to serve them, as they did for me when I was younger. Food brings people together, and I love watching them smile and laugh with each other in the dining room.
We are like family. We work as a team. We help and are there for one another.
I love assisting immigrants in their new life in the U.S. I feel I make an imprint on their lives when I hear declarations of their gratitude. This inspires me to be diligent in tasks bestowed upon me. I feel honored to be part of PHS.
I firmly believe God loves us, and we are called to love others. When I look at what God has done for me in my own life and the people He has placed in my life … it is absolutely my privilege to extend that same love to other people. I want to help older adults live with strong bodies and minds so they can share their life experiences with other people, leaving a legacy for their grandkids, for their families, and others.
A lot of good happens here. That’s why I’m still here.
It’s my passion, deep to my heart, I believe in God. I love to go above and beyond, providing the ‘little extras’ like singing and reading devotionals with residents.
We have an amazing team at Maranatha! Not only do we work towards cultivating an environment of teamwork, but staff truly love what they do and they look out for each other and the residents. Help is always available when it’s needed, and the team does a great job communicating with each other to ensure residents receive quality care. I’m truly humbled to have the pleasure of working with such a dedicated and passionate group of professionals.”
It’s not a feeling of I have to go to work, but it’s more a question of who do I get to work with today? Who do I connect with and work alongside?
It’s so nice to work in a Christian community. The residents here are amazing. I connect with all of them very well. Everyone is so kind, so compassionate. You feel the love and warmth. It’s wonderful.
I’m grateful for Mill Pond: I feel the love from my coworkers as we work as a team. The residents are our inspiration. Above all, I thank God for the opportunity to honor him by serving those entrusted to my care.
I fell in love with the role and the mission to enrich the lives of older adults. When I went away to college, I would drive home every weekend to serve at Croixdale. Croixdale has always been my second home. I’m so grateful each and every day to continue to serve the residents and help staff with growth opportunities and PHS education assistance, just like I was able to take advantage of.
I appreciate the rest of my life enrichment team and really enjoy meeting the residents and hearing their stories. I think about my grandma who lived in assisted living when she passed and how much she looked forward to the daily activities. I realized that I could make that thing, or host that event, or play that simple game with someone and totally make their day.
Presbyterian Homes has played a big role in my educational journey. I will forever be grateful for the scholarships I received to keep chasing my dreams — to make the community a better place as well as honor God by enriching lives and touching the hearts of older adults. Now as an RN, I am still in the learning process, and whenever I have a question, someone is always there to inform me and educate me so that I become better.
I just love seeing our whole team making a difference every single day. Families and the community see it, too, on social media. It’s giving everyone hope during these challenging times — it gives me hope.
I love caregiving. I love working here, I love what I do and I love the people here. My motto is ‘I was born to serve’ and that’s what I do.
The first time I entered Timber Hills, it felt so much like home. There’s this comfort, warmth and peace that you feel. And from my first day, it didn’t feel like a job.
It is just really important, meaningful work. So if I can use the things I’ve been blessed with — whether it’s my family background or communication skills to break things down to ensure understanding and make people feel comfortable — then I feel I’ve helped a vulnerable population. It’s all about compassion and serving people who may be less fortunate. And as a faith-based ministry, it’s also family based: we’re all so close and have a personal connection with each other. We care about each other’s well-being and families. It’s just a very understanding and compassionate place to work.
I love interacting with the residents. They warm up to you and so they share, and I love listening to their stories.
It seems that everyone, or nearly everyone, here knows from their life experiences how important a smile, a cheery hello, and friends are to a happy life. Liza and I quickly made new friends and became part of the Norris Square Community. If you’re thinking about making a change in your life situation, I strongly suggest you give our Norris Square community a good hard look-over. I did and I’m very satisfied.
God is good by providing a team that can share openly. We can pray for each other, carry loads for each other, and have fun together. I think that is the beauty of the PHS culture and PHS’s success.
My mother was a resident of one of PHS’ senior living communities. The care she received there was truly exceptional. When I was ready to return to work, I sought out a role with PHS specifically because of how well they treated her. Always eager to go the extra mile, and always seeking out ways to make our communities feel more inviting, our staff’s dedication to our residents’ quality of life is apparent in everything that they do.
I felt good because I knew where they were; I could check on them and I knew all of their caregivers. After they passed, it was a comfort to be there. I still walk by their apartments 20 years later and think of them!
I love coming to work every day to put smiles on the faces of my residents and coworkers and making them happy.
I wanted to make a difference in people’s lives on a wider scale.
At PHS you are truly a part of a community, you are not a number. The CEO knows me by name and genuinely cares and the Campus Administrator steps in to help whenever possible.