Careers at PLACES

Check out our current openings, and then apply online.

Or download and complete our detailed Application for Employment, which will be kept on file.

If you are an internal employee applying for a new position, download and complete the Self-Nomination Form and return it to the at PLACES.

If you are college student applying for an internship/practicum, download and complete the Internship/Practicum Application and return it to the at PLACES.

Diverse Opportunities at PLACES

Both part-time and full-time career opportunities may be available in the executive offices in downtown Dayton or in one or more of the three programs PLACES provides: the Residential Adult Care Facilities program, the Supportive Living Program and the Housing First Program.

Individuals are eligible to apply as substitute employees for certain positions in the Residential Adult Care Facilities program and the Housing First Program. Substitute employees are considered part-time employees and must be able to work when called upon, keep commitments to work and promptly return calls to work. Depending on their performance, substitute employees may be selected for full-time employment at PLACES as needs arise.

Check out our current openings, and then apply online.

Many Employee Benefits

PLACES offers a full range of benefits to employees:

  • Accident insurance
  • Critical illness insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Flexible spending account plan
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid holidays (seven)
  • Paid sick time
  • Paid vacations
  • Prescription plan
  • Retirement plan
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance
  • Social security
  • Unemployment insurance
  • Workers’ compensation insurance

Who’s Eligible to Apply?

PLACES offers a full range of benefits to employees:

Applicants for all entry-level positions at PLACES will:

  • Have at least a high school diploma
  • Hold a valid Ohio driver’s license
  • Be age 18 or older

Successful applicants who are offered an entry-level position at PLACES must:

  • Be insurable under the PLACES auto insurance plan
  • Pass a background check
  • Have a physical exam
  • Pass a drug-screening test
  • Take and pass a tuberculosis test

Note: Other positions have additional requirements.

Check out our current openings, and then apply online.

You Should be Working at PLACES

PLACES currently employs approximately 80 staff in various administrative, professional and direct-care positions at several locations throughout Montgomery County.

Here’s what our current employees say they like about working at PLACES:

  • “The company is small – it feels like a family.”
  • “Everyone is friendly and personable.”
  • “I like the special people we serve.”
  • “I appreciate how we’re treated at PLACES – with dignity and respect.”
  • “There’s opportunity for advancement.”
  • “The work is both interesting and challenging.”
  • “It gives me a sense of fulfillment. I am able to give back on some of the things that were given to me along the way.”
  • “I help facilitate problem solving, and I like that.”
  • “The end result of our work is a positive change in someone’s life. You see people go from being ‘down and out’ to ‘up and over.’”
  • “There’s a comfort level here that allows people to be themselves.”
  • “I like the way PLACES is run. The management always puts people first – the employees and our residents, clients and tenants.”
  • “I like the challenge of working for a nonprofit organization. We have fixed amounts of revenue to deal with, so we need to be as economical as possible and still meet the needs that have to be met for the people we serve.”
  • “I get to collaborate with a team of people I respect and who are good at what they do – and I find that exciting.”
  • “This is a fun place to work because the people here are very diverse and interesting. And they are all so dedicated and work extremely hard.”
  • “The opportunity is always there to work in this department or that department, so there’s a lot of flexibility. I’ve had four or five positions since I’ve been here. Management is always willing to help you learn a new position so you can move up or move over and achieve a work/life balance.”

Check out our current openings, and then apply online.