Now Hiring: Direct Support Professional – Adult Residential
Location: Hagerstown, MD
Pay Rate: Starting at $19.00/hour (higher based on experience)
Available Schedules: Part-Time Evenings (2–11 PM), Part-Time Overnights (10 PM–9 AM), Full-Time Evenings (2–11 PM), Part/Full-Time Weekend Shifts
Work Setting: Residential homes
- Make a Real Difference Every Day!
Join The Arc of Washington County and help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities live more independent, happy, and empowered lives. Current openings are in homes with behavioral or medical support needs, so we’re looking for candidates with previous IDD experience and behavioral management experience within IDD communities or similar settings.
Support personal care: bathing, grooming, dressing
Prepare meals and encourage healthy eating
Keep homes safe and clean (light housekeeping)
Administer medications (training provided)
Lead outings and activities
Encourage independence and life skills
Provide behavioral support safely
Be a consistent, positive presence
✔️ 18 or older
✔️ Previous IDD experience and behavioral management experience within IDD communities or similar settings
✔️ Valid U.S. driver’s license 2 years (permit excluded)
✔️ Pass background check, drug screen, physical, ergonomic assessments
✔️ Can attend 3 weeks + 2 days paid New Hire Training (M–F, 8:30–5)
✔️ Caring, dependable, ready to grow
Health, dental & supplemental insurance (shared cost)
Company-paid life insurance & short-term disability
403(b) retirement plan with company match
14 days PTO + 7 paid holidays
Cash out unused time
Tuition reimbursement (up to $4,000/year)
Casual dress code & staff events
Ongoing support, training, and career growth
DSP Certification Bonus Program: earn $1,500–$2,000 per certification level in Year 1 (up to $5,250 total) + annual bonuses
Apply now and join a team where your work changes lives every day.
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