Careers at Pillsbury United Communities

Pillsbury United Communities has more than 150 employees working in a variety of positions, from childcare to youth work to employment assistance to administrative positions. Employment opportunities do change frequently. Potential employees are encouraged to view current job openings online or stop by one of our locations to review current job openings.



Pillsbury United Communities is accepting resumes/applications for current job openings. If your experience, skills, and employment interests match our current needs, we may call you for additional information and/or to arrange an interview. Please, no phone calls. Click here for current job openings.

How to apply



Please send us your resume and cover letter, along with a completed Equal Employment Opportunity Survey.

Mail to:

Pillsbury United Communities Admin Center

Human Resources Department

414 South Eighth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55404-1081

or fax to: 612-341-1653 or email to: [email protected]. Please include the position for which you are applying as the subject of your email.



If you do not have a resume, please complete the attached printable application form.

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 Get Involved – Become a Volunteer!



Different types of volunteer opportunities at Pillsbury United Communities include:

• Special Events: Volunteers serve between two to eight hours at one of over a hundred community events sponsored annually by our community centers
• Student Internships: Apply classroom learning to real life situations.
• Group Projects: Open to school, corporate, service and church groups. Projects may involve three to 40 volunteers who serve collectively at special or individually designed events.
• Partnerships: Groups may “adopt” a portion of a community center by providing ongoing service in a specific area such as a reading program, computer labs, food shelf service, and many others.
• Ongoing:  These volunteers serve a minimum of two hours per week for at least three months, engaging in activities like tutoring school-age children, tending community gardens, helping prepare food for our community cafe or chairing a special event committee, among many others.  Ongoing volunteer positions vary at each site.  Positions are available at all times. The following is a general list of ongoing service possibilities:
  • Child Care Aides
  • Youth Tutors/Readers
  • Gym & Game Room Attendants
  •  Athletic Coaches
  •  ESL Instructors
  •  Food Shelf Assistants
  • Computer Lab Aides
  • Senior Program Aides
  • Office Assistants/Receptionists
  • Job Coaches
  •  Foster Families: Short and Long-Term Care  

All volunteers must complete an application and attend an orientation session. Placement may take up to two weeks.