Direct Support Professional UP TO$2,500.00 SIGN ON BONUS!

Make a bigger difference as a Direct Support Professional

Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) are caring, positive role models who work one-on-one or in small groups to help people of all ages lead safe, full, and independent lives.

As a Direct Support Professional at The Jewish Board, youll be a teacher, a mentor, a role model, and a friend, helping the people you work with achieve a great quality of life. Your client could be anyone from a child who is in the foster care system, to a young adult living with ongoing mental health issues, to an adult with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Youll work to support them in a caring manner, in everything from daily routines such as making plans with friends, to joining community events, to grocery shopping and cooking, to participating in recreational activities, and building skills around personal care and relationships.

Being a DSP is not just a job its an amazing opportunity to help others thrive.

Qualifications

• A High School diploma or GED equivalent
• A current, valid drivers license with a clean driving record

Reasons youll love working as a DSP at The Jewish Board

• If you have a particular age or type of person youre interested in working with,you can find your niche here.
• Our clients and staff areas diverse as New York City, and include people of all cultures, religions, races, genders, and sexual orientations.
• With over 50 locations throughout the five boroughs, you can workclose to where you live.
• Generous vacation time and paid holidays help you achieve a healthywork/life balance.
• We offer anexcellent benefits packagewith affordable, high-quality health and dental insurance with low co-pays.
• Youll getextensive, on-the-job trainingto help you grow and succeed

If you join us, youll receive these great benefits

• A signing bonus of $2,500
• Generous paid time off (3 weeks to start) in addition to 15 agency holidays and 15 sick days
• Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plan
• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension
• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation
• 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program
• Life and disability insurance

Why The Jewish Board? Because youll make a Bigger Difference

At The Jewish Board, we dont just make a difference we make a bigger difference, delivering innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults.

We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us. Join our team and see just how big of a difference you can make.