Temporary full-time Direct Support Professional

Karis Disability Services; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Karis Disability Services in Ottawa is hiring a Direct Support Professional for a temporary, full-time role lasting about three months. The position is on-site and requires 35 hours per week, with day, evening, and every-other-weekend shifts.

Pay ranges from CAD 24.20 to CAD 28.31 per hour, with applications accepted until November 22, 2026. The role involves assisting daily living activities, promoting community belonging, and collaborating with the team, families, and partners.

Qualifications

• Provide daily living support to people served.
• Promote self-determination and community belonging.
• Collaborate with families, advocates, and community partners.

Responsibilities

• Assist with activities of daily living and promote life development per person-centered plans.
• Collaborate with the team, families, advocates, friends, and community partners.
• Complete administrative duties as required or assigned.

Job description

Job Details

Posting Details

• Posted on November 13, 2026

Locations

• Ottawa area
• Ottawa, ON, CAN
• On-site
• Direct Support
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: TEMPO010426

Description

Ottawa: Temporary for approximately 3 month, full-time for 35hours/week; Days, evenings, and every other weekend.
The pay range is $24.20-$28.31 per hour.
We are accepting applications until November 22, 2026.

The Direct Support Professional provides critical services to the people supported by Karis Disability Services and works to ensure that people belong to communities in which their God-given gifts are valued and respected. The Direct Support Professional seeks to promote Karis Disability Services' Service Principles by enhancing relationships, promoting citizenship, valuing people’s gifts, recognizing self-determination, encouraging growth and development, and recognizing the need for holistic supports in a manner that considers each person’s intrinsic value.

They assist with activities of daily living and promotes life development as outlined in person centered plans. This is done through collaboration with their team, families, advocates, friends, and community partners. The Direct Support Professional completes administrative duties and responsibilities as required or assigned.

The Direct Support Professional helps build communities of belonging in accordance to the core Values of Karis Disability Services; Valuing People, Fostering Belonging, Serving Others and Respecting Gifts. They respect and upholds the Values, Vision and Mission of Karis Disability Services, demonstrating the highest standards of courtesy, respect and integrity in their dealings with persons supported, other employees and both internal and external stakeholders.

Karis Disability Services seeks to hire a workforce that represents the diversity of our communities where we serve. We are committed to promoting communities of belonging where Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour feel valued, respected, represented, and heard. We encourage applications from qualified candidates from members of groups with historical or current barriers to equity. We seek to provide accessibility through all stages of the hiring process for all applicants with disabilities, consistent with our Accessibility Policies and the AODA. Please let us know if you require accommodation, and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.