DSP Caregiver

Horizon Project, Inc; Milton; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a compassionate team dedicated to supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As a Direct Support Professional, you'll create a nurturing home environment where individuals can thrive. Your role will involve assisting with daily routines, encouraging hobbies, and ensuring a safe living space. This position offers flexible scheduling, opportunities for overtime, and a range of benefits including health and dental insurance. If you are reliable, caring, and ready to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you to grow and impact lives positively.

Benefits

Paid sick and vacation

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Casual dress code

Client transportation in company vehicle

Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old and pass a background check.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients with daily routines and medication management.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment for the clients.
• Support clients in community involvement and activities.

Skills

Communication Skills

Compassion

Reliability

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

Computer

Job description

Description

Starting Pay: $16 - $18.50 per hour, DOE (Full pay scale is $16-$22)

Be the Heart of a Home – Join Our Residential DSP Team!

Looking for a career that matters? At Horizon Project, our Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) are the heart of our residential programs—supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) right where they live. As a DSP, you’ll help create a safe, caring, and engaging home environment where individuals thrive. From assisting with daily routines to encouraging hobbies, meaningful activities, and community involvement, you’ll empower the people we serve to live joyful, independent lives. If you’re compassionate, reliable, and ready to make a lasting difference in someone’s life (and your own), we’d love to have you on our team.

Job Duties (Full description provided during interview stage):

• Give clients their daily medication
• Maintain a clean and safe home for the clients
• Provide individualized care that is unique to each client's needs
• Track client financials and household accounts
• Help the client bathe and go to the bathroom
• Assist with cooking, cleaning, and laundry
• Use a computer to complete daily client documentation
• Go with clients on outings to the store, museum, library, county fair, or music concerts

Schedule (open shifts may vary based on location):

• Option for day shift, swing shift, or graveyard shift
• Consistent schedule every week
• opportunities for overtime (not mandatory)
• +$1 per hour for working on Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday
• 1.5x pay for working on a holiday

Benefits:

• Paid sick and vacation
• Disability insurance, Life insurance, Employee assistance program (company paid)
• Health Insurance and Dental Insurance (partially company paid)
• Vision insurance, additional life insurance, critical illness insurance, hospital insurance, and accident insurance (employee paid)
• Casual dress code
• Client transportation is done in a Company Vehicle
• Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) for federal student loans

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Must pass a background check (renewed every 2 years)
• Must pass a drug test
• Must be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (written and spoken)

Equal Opportunity Employer

HPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, age, military service, veteran status, receipt of public assistance, because of a juvenile criminal record that has been expunged, genetic and family medical history information, physical or mental disability, and/or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, when recruiting, hiring, training, transferring or promoting employees at all levels.