Direct Support Professional (Second Shift Summer Seasonal Position)

Are you a college student heading into summer break looking for a meaningful job? Apply to work as a Direct Support Professional (DSP), a role that offers real‑world experience in social work, psychology, healthcare, education, recreation therapy, occupational therapy, and related fields.

This is a summer opportunity for individuals who can start by June 23, 2026 and work through mid‑August. You have to be available for 18 hours per week but as a seasonal employee you can work up to 40 hours per week.

We offer competitive pay ranging from $20.00 to $23.00 an hour during second shift.

No experience is necessary. We provide training to help you succeed!

ABOUT CHILEDA AND THE ROLE

Chileda's mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals with cognitive and behavior challenges. DSPs work directly with our students to teach important life, social, and communication skills, support them in activities of daily living (ADLs), and provide physical behavior interventions.

This role is ideal for someone is compassionate, quick on their feet, motivated, and eager to make a meaningful impact in the lives of children.

Our DSP's play a vital role in helping our students and residents meet their treatment and program goals and gain important life skills.

JOB DUTIES:

• Use a Trauma Informed Approach by communicating with and about students in a respectful, positive, and age- appropriate manner while consistently using a therapeutic tone even in high stress situations.

• Encourage individuality of students by allowing self-expression and opportunities to make choices throughout their day.

• Record behavior data, goals and communication logs of all assigned students, and complete Emergency Intervention Forms (EIFs), Incident Reports (IRs), and/or Employee Accident Reports.

• Communicate with house/classroom leads when there is an incident or emergency intervention.

• Participate in debriefing and check out with house lead or classroom prior to leaving before your shift, ensuring all chores, data, and forms are completed.

• Review expectations with students prior to transitions, activities, or events.

• Help students to understand their rights by offering opportunities for self-advocacy.

• Use Crisis management techniques taught in trainings including verbal de-escalation, creative redirection, topic changes, and allowing space and time for processing during a crisis.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE NEEDED:

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Must be at least 18 years old

• Behavioral skills and judgment conducive to role modeling appropriate skills for students

• Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities is a plus

GENERAL HOURS OF DUTY:

• Second shift hours are between 3:00pm and 12:00am. Shift lengths can vary.

• DSPs work rotating holidays and overtime as approved.

• DSPs will work collaboratively with the Scheduling Coordinator to establish schedules

• Shifts are scheduled in a two-week period and repeat after those two weeks.

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