Residential Direct Support Professional - West Alexander PA

About the role

Make a Difference Every Day — Become a Residential Direct Support Professional at PathWays! At PathWays, we believe that every person deserves to live a life filled with independence, dignity, and joy. That’s why we’re looking for dedicated, compassionate, and dependable individuals to join our Residential Team and help adults with intellectual disabilities and Autism thrive. If you're someone who wants to create meaningful moments, teach essential life skills, and be a real-life difference maker — we’d love to meet you!

Pay

Starting Rate: $18/hour. If you already hold one or more National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) certifications, you may be eligible for a higher starting rate — up to $24/hour.

Career Development: PathWays offers the NADSP Certification Program, which includes three levels of certification. Each certification level comes with valuable professional development opportunities and a $1.50 per hour rate increase as you advance.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision – Starts the 1st of the month after you’re hired
• Generous Paid Time Off – vacation, sick days & holidays (after 90 days!)
• Paid Trainings – CPR, Medication Administration, and more!
• FREE Employee Assistance Program
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Employee Referral Bonuses

Responsibilities

As a Residential Direct Support Professional, you’ll support individuals in our Residential Homes with daily living and life-enriching experiences. You’ll help build routines, teach skills, and most importantly — be someone they can count on.

• Personal care: eating, grooming, bathing, dressing, etc.
• Meal prep and kitchen fun (yes, cooking together counts!)
• Light housekeeping
• Medication administration and medical appointments
• Fun community outings, errands, and day trips
• Building confidence, independence, and meaningful connections

Who We’re Looking For

• You treat everyone with dignity, respect, and kindness
• You’re reliable, responsible, and ready to be a role model
• You’re a helper at heart, with a strong sense of compassion
• You’re ready to support physical, emotional, and social growth
• You want a job that matters — and changes lives

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED – required
• Must be at least 18 years old with a valid driver’s license – and keep it valid while employed
• 1 year of direct care experience – required
• Clean Motor Vehicle Record
• Up-to-date Criminal Background Checks (Don't worry we will help get these for you)
• Pre‑Employment Physical & TB Test