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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)!

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.
  • Brooke and Eric walk down a sidewalk with their arms around each other. There's flowers in bloom and it's a sunny day.
  • Cruz and Michael sit in the living room talking together
  • Hazel, Sarah, Lauren, and Kelly are all walking outside. It appears to be a sunny day. Everyone is smiling and Hazel is sitting half-up out of her wheelchair with her hand pointing upward in an excited looking way.
  • Anna, masked, and Joseph, unmasked, are outside next to picnic tables smiling into the camera.
  • Kelly and John are standing in front of the dishwasher unloading the dishes together.
  • Core members and assistants are standing together smiling into the camera.
  • 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.
  • Charles is standing behind Andrew who is using his wheelchair. Charles is pushing the wheelchair uphill on a sidewalk and smiling at the camera. Andrew is also smiling and looking to the side.

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.

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Read the Assistant/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.

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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.