Residential Services’ Wicklow children’s foster care home is seeking patient, self-motivated staff to work with children with severe and persistent mental illnesses, including Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Reactive Attachment Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Oppositional Defiant Behavior Disorder.

This position entails working with children with challenging behaviors, transition skills and adaptations necessary in skill development, social skills, independence, etc. Experience working with children, disabilities, and behavioral modification planning and crisis prevention, intervention and de-escalation of crisis and is preferred.

Hours will vary, applicants must be able to work days, evenings and every-other weekend. Day shifts are typically 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. The home is located in Duluth.

For more information or to apply online, please visit residentialservices.org.

Last night, I saw Sorcerer and the Shorts festival at the Duluth Superior Film Festival… and I will be adding more to my thoughts before I post them.

But I ran into Kathleen Roberts, a local poet and a leader in the Duluth arts scene (one of the engines behind Prove Gallery). I teased that she would probably spend the weekend watching the movies in her gallery, but this is what she shared with me, instead — the movies she wants to see in the festival. Maybe she or I will see you there?

Friday we got a call from Samantha, Annabelle, and Lorelei. While these girls were out walking, they found a woodchuck who was stuck in a storm drain. They couldn’t turn away from an animal in trouble, so they called Animal Allies. Animal Allies gave them our number.

Residential Services, Inc., is a nonprofit organization that provides support to adults and children with disabilities, founded in 1978 on the belief that all people can live successfully in a community-based setting, given the adequate support.

RSI has openings for full-time and part-time direct support professionals. For more information or to apply online, visit residentialservices.org.

The Arrowhead Regional Arts Council (ARAC)…

The Minneapolis Egotist showcased Duluth advertising agency Swim Creative for its Thursday Tour last week.

The RSI Oregon Creek program serves four male adults ranging in age from 35-75. The diagnoses for clients include, but are not limited to, dementia, schizoaffective disorder, traumatic brain injury, dysphagia, Huntingtons Chorea, other convulsions, diabetes, mood-disorder, aspiration pneumonia and depression.

DRCC is hiring an IT coordinator. Main duties are to assist in development, deployment and maintenance of web mobile and desktop applications for easing workflow in the organization. Secondary duties could include server and network maintenance as well as occasional user support for desktop and software problems.

On-site interviews on Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m to 5 p.m.

Trillium Services provides family services, community living and supported employment in Duluth and the surrounding areas. We offer both  full-time and part-time positions.

Applications can be found online at trilliumservice.com or in person at 4629 Airpark Boulevard in Duluth.

A high-school diploma, valid driver’s license, clear background study and insured vehicle required. Trillium Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.