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Are you looking for meaning and self-discovery?
Do you enjoy working on a team?

Apply to be an Assistant/Direct Support Professional (DSP)!

  • Debora and Megan are seated across from another, paying close attention to each other and smiling. Debora's walker is between them as they do some physical therapy exercises.
  • Members of Highland house are gathered together. They're in a sandy place with water and the sunset behind them. Eight people are standing, two people are using wheelchairs, and one person is kneeling.

Generous Benefits

  • Compensation starting at $20 per hour
  • Generous paid time off; including sick time
  • Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
  • Fully paid disability and life insurance
  • Matching 401k (retirement savings plan) contributions after one year
  • Professional trainings and development opportunities
  • Eligible for loan forgiveness under Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Positive Work Culture

  • Above-average national DSP salaries, starting at $20 per hour
  • Lower Assistant (DSP) to Core Member (adult with intellectual disability) ratios (1:4 or less)
  • Active, compassionate, and approachable management and leadership staff
  • Equitable policies and procedures
  • Team and home cultures that are welcoming, hospitable, kind, and affirming

  • Investment in you as a person

Become An Assistant!

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Apply Today!

Read the Assistant/DSP Role Description ⬇

DSP Role Description

Questions?

Reach out to Crisely Melecio-Zambrano, Recruitment Coordinator,
join@larche-gwdc.org

After Submitting Your Application:

Once you complete your online application, you can expect to hear back from us within 24-48 hrs about a follow-up interview.

→View All Open Positions at L’Arche GWDC Here←

L’Arche GWDC’s Compensation Philosophy
L’Arche Greater Washington D.C. provides meaningful and equitable compensation and tools for assistants to foster well-being at work and in community life. Through mutual relationships and caregiving, assistants participate in the vital work of making known the gifts of core members. L’Arche prioritizes this work by offering desirable employee benefits and invitations for long-term commitments from assistants.
Find Meaningful Work

Become An Assistant

Apply Now | AssistantView All Open Positions

Are you looking for meaning and self-discovery? Do you enjoy working on a team?

Apply to be an Assistant/Direct Support Professional (DSP)!

Grow in relationship alongside people with disabilities · Be invested in as an employee · Develop personally
  • Debora and Megan are seated across from another, paying close attention to each other and smiling. Debora's walker is between them as they do some physical therapy exercises.
  • Members of Highland house are gathered together. They're in a sandy place with water and the sunset behind them. Eight people are standing, two people are using wheelchairs, and one person is kneeling.

Generous Benefits

  • Compensation starting at $20 per hour
  • Generous paid time off; including sick time
  • Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision coverage
  • Fully paid disability and life insurance
  • Matching 401k (retirement savings plan) contributions after one year
  • Professional trainings and development opportunities
  • Eligible for loan forgiveness under Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

Positive Work Culture

  • Above-average national DSP salaries, starting at $20 per hour
  • Lower Assistant (DSP) to Core Member (adult with intellectual disability) ratios (1:4 or less)
  • Active, compassionate, and approachable management and leadership staff
  • Equitable policies and procedures
  • Team and home cultures that are welcoming, hospitable, kind, and affirming
  • Investment in you as a person

Become An Assistant!

Three icons of humans, one using a wheelchair and two standing, are all holding hands in a united stance.

Apply Today!
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Read the Assistant/DSP Role Description

DSP Role Description
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Questions?

Reach out to Crisely Melecio-Zambrano
Recruitment Coordinator
join@larche-gwdc.org

After Submitting Your Application:

Once you complete your online application, you can expect to hear back from us within 24-48 hrs about a follow up interview.

→View All Open Positions at L’Arche GWDC Here←

L’Arche GWDC’s Compensation Philosophy
L’Arche Greater Washington D.C. provides meaningful and equitable compensation and tools for assistants to foster well-being at work and in community life. Through mutual relationships and caregiving, assistants participate in the vital work of making known the gifts of core members. L’Arche prioritizes this work by offering desirable employee benefits and invitations for long-term commitments from assistants.