Looking for work with purpose, heart, and real human connection? Join Edwards Center and help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities build safe, meaningful, joy-filled days.
About the Role
Every shift is a chance to support someone’s independence, celebrate progress, and make everyday routines feel empowering. As a Direct Support Professional, you’ll provide respectful, hands-on support in residential homes and community settings while helping people live with dignity, choice, confidence, and connection.
- You’ll help people build daily living skills such as cooking, hygiene, household routines, and community participation.
- You’ll support personalized goals, Individual Support Plans, and Safety Plans in a way that honors each person’s choices and strengths.
- You’ll promote inclusion, independence, and confidence during everyday routines and community adventures.
- You’ll keep clear documentation so each person’s support team has accurate, timely information.
What You’ll Do
- Provide respectful, person-centered support with activities of daily living, skill development, recreation, and community involvement.
- Assist with medication administration, health-related documentation, and follow-through on physician or nursing orders after training.
- Recognize changes in health, behavior, or safety and respond calmly, promptly, and appropriately.
- Help maintain clean, organized, and safe home environments.
- Communicate with participants, coworkers, families, and community partners in a clear and professional way.
- Use basic computer systems for documentation, logs, emails, and incident reporting.
- Drive agency vehicles for appointments, errands, and outings when needed and in line with safety policies.
Why This Role Is Worth Waking Up For
- No two days are exactly alike: you might help with a favorite meal, support a community outing, encourage a new skill, or celebrate a personal win.
- You’ll build real relationships while supporting independence, safety, and belonging.
- You’ll receive training and teamwork to help you feel prepared and confident.
- You’ll go home knowing your work mattered to someone’s day.
You’ll Thrive Here If You Are
- Compassionate, patient, dependable, and ready to jump in.
- A great listener who communicates clearly and respectfully.
- Flexible when plans change and steady when someone needs support.
- Committed to confidentiality, safety, inclusion, and participant rights.
- Comfortable using basic technology for documentation and communication.
- Open to coaching, training, and learning through hands-on experience.
Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Ability to pass required background checks.
- Valid Oregon driver’s license and an insurable driving record; driver must be over 21 and have at least 3 years of driving experience.
- Willingness to complete Edwards Center training, including Oregon Intervention System, First Aid/CPR, Bloodborne Pathogens, and mandatory reporter training.
- Basic computer skills and a positive attitude toward learning new systems.
Work Environment & Physical Demands
This is an active, hands-on role in residential homes and community settings. With or without reasonable accommodation, team members may need to:
- Walk and move frequently throughout homes and community locations.
- Assist with transfers, mobility equipment, and transportation needs.
- Lift or carry up to 50 lbs frequently and up to 100 lbs occasionally.
- Bend, stoop, reach, kneel, push, or pull as part of daily support and household tasks.
- Hear, see, and communicate consistently to support safety and connection.
- Work indoors and outdoors in a variety of residential and weather conditions.
- Respond quickly and calmly to medical, behavioral, or safety situations.
Why Join Edwards Center?
- Do work that matters in the lives of adults with I/DD.
- Join a mission-driven team built on dignity, respect, empathy, and reliability.
- Gain valuable training and experience in human services, healthcare support, community inclusion, and person-centered care.
- Be part of everyday wins: a new skill learned, a goal reached, a successful outing, a safer routine, or a moment of confidence.
Ready to Apply?
If you’re caring, reliable, and ready for a role where your work truly matters, we’d love to meet you. Apply today and help create safe, supportive, meaningful days for the people we serve.
