Direct Support Professional

Here at ABiLITY, becoming a Direct Support Professional (DSP) is often the first step towards a fun, long-lasting, and rewarding career—they act as a connection between people with developmental disabilities and their communities. DSPs work alongside people and support them to become integrated and involved in their world, to be valued for who they are, to gain independence, and to follow their dreams. We enhance lives here.

While working in a supported setting, DSPs assist individuals with all aspects of their life. These include skills that are necessary to meet their physical needs; personal hygiene, grooming, dressing, toileting, ambulating, and eating. These may also include some more complex activities like; managing finances, medication management, housekeeping, and exercise of the mind and body.

Requirements:

• Must be 18 years of age at the time of application.
• Must have a high school diploma/GED/equivalent or be enrolled in a general equivalency program at time of application
• Valid driver's license
• Valid and current state minimum auto insurance
• No prior experience is needed to apply.

Certifications (Company-paid training and certifications will be provided)

• Level One Medication Aide (L1MA).
• First Aid/CPR/AED
• Crisis Prevention
• DSP training modules (accessible through the online portal).

Pay Breakdown:

• Part-time: $20.00 per hour with opportunity for advancement
• Weekend only: $25.00 per hour**
• We recognize previous DSP experience and will compensate you for each applicable year!
• Mileage reimbursement

Availability: 

We provide the option for both full-time and part-time positions, designed with flexibility to suit your schedule, while also ensuring that every other weekend availability is met to support the needs of the individuals.

• Evening availability: 2pm-11pm /-
• Overnight availability: 10pm-9am /-
• Weekend availability: Every other (required for FT/PT employees) or Weekend Only employees who work every weekend.
• Washington, Union MO, and Sullivan locations

Statuses:

Full Time= Employees working 30 or more hours per week

Part-Time = employees working less than 30 hours per week

Weekend only = must commit to required weekends

Benefits: 

• Medical Insurance
• Voluntary Insurance Plans – Dental, vision, term life, short-term disability, accident, cancer, critical illness, and health savings account
• $25,000 Basic Life/ADD Insurance
• 401(k) with matching
• Separate vacation and sick accrual for full-time employees, starting on day one!
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Professional development assistance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Refer-a-Friend Program of $500.00 per referral, no limit

**ABiLITY provides comprehensive support to its employees and clients through module-based training tailored for DSPs using the Relias platform, enhancing their capacity to serve effectively. The allocation of locations and training paths is subject to the specific support requirements of individuals and discretion of agency management.

Additional Information

Federal Exclusions Screening Notice  

All candidates for this position are subject to a mandatory screening against the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) database as part of our pre-employment process.

EOE MFDV