Welcome to Partners In Excellence (Partners), a center-based autism treatment center that has served the Twin Cities Autism community since 2001. Our mission is to positively impact the life of each child through our unparalleled commitment and desire to see our clients reach their greatest potential.

Partners was founded in 2001 by Deb Thomas. Deb’s mission is to restore hope for the future for children and their families whose lives have been touched by autism and other related conditions.

Our Mission, Vision, and Values

Our mission is to positively impact the life of each child through our unparalleled commitment and desire to see our clients reach their greatest potential.

Core Values:

• Passion
• Creative problem solving
• We do the Right Thing
• We Work Hard
• Positive Attitudes

Why Work for Us

We strive to add people to our team who have the energy, desire, dedication, and most of all, the heart to help children with special needs. Partner’s commitment is to provide all employees with the best training available, to encourage personal and professional growth, to provide a stimulating, challenging and rewarding work environment, and to nurture a feeling of pride in ourselves and the work we do.

Our Employment Philosophy

• To conduct our business with integrity and efficiency while providing a pleasant and rewarding experience for all employees and clients.
• To respect the individual rights of each employee while treating them with courtesy, dignity, and consideration.
• To seek employees of the highest quality and select employees on the basis of their skills and abilities, which best match the job position.
• To promote employees on the basis of ability, job performance, skills, and experience.
• To provide safe, healthy, and harmonious working conditions.
• To continue to make Partners In Excellence a desirable place to work and a source of pride to our community.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to hiring all employees without regard to race, sex, color, creed, national origin, age, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, familial status, veteran status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, status with regard to public assistance, or any other protected classification as defined under applicable federal, state, or local equal opportunity laws.

Our Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) (with automatic Partners contribution)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Casual Dress Environment
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Profit Sharing
• Employee Appreciation Events
• Kudos Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Collaborative, empathetic, supportive, and rewarding company culture