Direct Support Professional (DSP)

BAYADA Home Health Care

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Dover, DE 19901 39.154775745 Until 10/5/2026 1+ years exp First posted August 6, 2026 Last posted August 6, 2026
Job description

Join BAYADA and Make a Difference in Your Community as a Direct Support Professional (DSP)!

Would you like to give compassionate care to clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the comfort of their own homes? To qualify for this position, you must have at least one year of verifiable work experience with individuals who have intellectual/developmental disabilities.

We have current Direct Support Professional (DSP) openings in the following locations:

  •  New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties

BAYADA offers Direct Support Professionals (DSP):

  • Weekly pay
  • Flexible scheduling to fit your lifestyle
  • Short commute times – we try to match you to opportunities near your home  
  • Positive work environment and the tools you need to do your job
  • Scholarship programs
  • A stable working environment – we invest in our care team  
  • Paid time off
  • 24 / 7 on call clinical manager support

Job Responsibilities of a Direct Support Professional (DSP): 

  • Passion for providing mental/behavioral health care to individuals with ID/DD
  • Ability to work independently in the community

Locations: Wilmington Manor, Bayview Manor, Collins Park, Minquadale, and surrounding areas.

Pay: $17.50-$18/hr (dependent on experience)

BAYADA recognizes and rewards our Direct Support Professionals who set and maintain the highest standards of excellence. Join our caring team today!

As an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider, BAYADA complies with all state/local mandates.

BAYADA is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability. Learn more about our 50th anniversary celebration and how you can join in here.

BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc., and its associated entities and joint venture partners, are Equal Opportunity Employers. All employment decisions are made on a non-discriminatory basis without regard to sex, race, color, age, disability, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, military status, or any other similarly protected status in accordance with federal, state and local laws.  Hence, we strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

About this role

Summary

Provide mental/behavioral health care to individuals with ID/DD in community settings.

Job title

Direct Support Professional (DSP)

Experience level

at least 1 year

Minimum experience

1+ years exp

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

Dover, DE, remote work not specified

Salary

$18k–$18k

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

verifiable work experiencemental health carebehavioral health careindependent work

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

mental healthbehavioral healthID/DD carecommunity work
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Unknown location

Work arrangement unknown