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Direct Support Professional

Arc Human Services
Springdale, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/29/2026

Arc Human Services is seeking Direct Support Professionals (DSP) to join our team!  

Up to $3,500 Sign On Bonus for Full-Time Hires !!!

Starting rate $17.50/hr. plus $2.50/hr weekend shift differential and $5.00/hr for holiday shift differential when applicable.

Do you have your DSP certification? At ARC Human Services, we value the dedication, skill, and professionalism that certification represents. That’s why we offer enhanced pay rates for certified Direct Support Professionals because the work you do every day matters, and your expertise should be recognized. Join our team and be part of an organization that invests in you just as much as you invest in the people you support.

  • DSP 1 - plus $1.75/hr
  • DSP 2 - plus $0.75/hr
  • DSP 3 - plus $0.75/hr

Are you looking for a meaningful job that provides a dynamic work environment, opportunity for advancement and the chance to MAKE A DIFFERENCE in the lives of others? Arc Human Services is a premier provider of intellectual and developmental disability and mental illness support. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of those we serve since 1952. 

Check us out on our company website; www.archumanservices.org 

 

 

Job Description: 

 

Direct Support Professional (DSP) ensures the health and safety of program participants by providing varying levels of personal care within a community home setting including cooking, cleaning, transportation, community engagement, dispensing medications, supporting goals, and accurate documentation of care. This position is responsible for assisting in the development of independent living skills, behavior strategies, self-advocacy and prepares participants to become more independent in their homes and communities. 

 

We offer: 

 

• Full time, pt, per diem flexible shifts available 

• Excellent Benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision and Supplemental Insurances 

• Generous Paid Time Off 

• Company paid life and disability insurances 

• 401K Retirement Plans with 5% employer match 

• Non-Profit employee discounts and eligibility for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness 

• Opportunity to work overtime and holiday bonuses 

Qualifications:

• Experience helpful, but not necessary- Complete PAID training provided 

• 18 years of age or older 

• High School Diploma or GED preferred 

• Valid PA Driver’s License 

• Candidate will need to have the ability to pass background checks, physical, TB (ALL company paid!) - must regularly lift and / or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds.

 

Arc Human Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

Salary : $18 - $23

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