URGENT NEED - Direct Support Professional in West Middlesex, PA

Abound Health; West Middlesex (Mercer County); On-site; USD 20,457 - 29,136; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Flexible scheduling

Paid onboarding and holidays

Medical, dental, and life insurance

401(k) available based on hours worked

Signing bonuses after 90 days, 6 months, and 1 year

Job summary

A compassionate health services provider is urgently seeking a Direct Support Professional to provide 1:1 support to a young individual facing significant challenges including high agitation and frequent seizures. This role requires emotional strength, patience, and adaptability. The DSP will provide care in the family home, assisting with daily activities and ensuring a stable presence. Competitive wages and benefits, including medical and dental insurance, are offered along with a signing bonus after certain periods. If you are compassionate and dedicated, this is a profoundly impactful role.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage emotional and physical demands of the role.
• Experience in caregiving or similar roles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct 1:1 care in a family home.
• Assist with daily activities including showers and medication management.
• Provide supervision and emotional support during periods of agitation.

Skills

Emotional strength

Patience

Adaptability

Creativity

Consistency

Lifting ability

Job description

Urgent Need for a Compassionate, Strong, and Steady Direct Support Professional

West Middlesex, PA

$18/HR

Schedule: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun — 3 PM to 11 PM

1:1 Support in a Family Home

Some caregiving roles ask for patience. This one asks for heart, resilience, and unwavering commitment.

We are urgently searching for a deeply caring, mentally strong, and adaptable DSP to support a young woman whose daily life is shaped by high agitation, frequent seizures, and constant change. Her needs are intense, immediate, and emotionally demanding — and the right person will become a source of stability in a world that shifts for her every single day.

Why This Role Matters

She experiences extreme agitation throughout the day, often making distressed, uncomfortable sounds that continue for long periods. She is not aggressive toward staff, but the emotional toll is real. This work requires mental fortitude, empathy, and the ability to stay grounded even when the day feels heavy.

Her seizure activity has increased significantly. With that comes unpredictability — what works today may not work tomorrow. She needs someone who can adapt, think creatively, and meet her where she is, moment by moment.

Above all, she needs someone who genuinely cares.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will provide 1:1 care in her family home, where she lives with her sister, grandmother, and nephew. The home has one dog and one cat.

Your Support Will Include

• Full supervision
• Assistance with showers, eating, and medication management
• Helping her walk with assistance and providing lifting support (no adaptive equipment available)
• Transporting her in her wheelchair when needed
• Being a calm, steady presence during periods of high agitation
• Adjusting to constant changes with patience and creativity

She is non-verbal but often happy — and she depends on the people around her to help her feel safe, understood, and supported.

Who We Need

Someone who is:

• Emotionally strong and able to stay steady through long periods of agitation
• Caring and patient, even on the hardest days
• Adaptable, because her needs shift constantly
• Creative, willing to try new approaches
• Consistent, because stability is everything
• Comfortable with lifting
• Committed to true 1:1 support

This is not an easy role. But for the right person, it is profoundly meaningful.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Flexible scheduling
• Paid onboarding and holidays
• Competitive wages
• Medical, dental, life insurance, and 401(k) available based on hours worked

Signing Bonus Details

• $333 after 90 days (minimum 20 hours/week)
• $333 after 6 months (minimum 20 hours/week)
• $334 after 1 year (minimum 20 hours/week)

Note: Bonus not available for Residential Services or Relative as Provider (RAP) hires. Applicants must not have worked for Abound Health or its affiliates within the past 18 months.

If you’re looking for a workplace that values your heart, your time, and your growth — Abound Health is the place to be.

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