Support Specialist - Direct Support Professional
Open in 2 locations
Easterseals Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore posts this job separately for each location. Apply to the one where you can work: the unit, shifts, schedule and pay can differ between locations.
Delaware
2 open- $17/hr
Dover, DE (opens on this page)
Full Time · Posted 2w ago
- $17/hr
Newark, DE (opens on this page)
Full Time · Posted 1mo ago
How this pay compares
This posting states $17 an hour. Open direct support professional jobs in Delaware post a median of $17.38 an hour, the middle half $17–$19.20, across 7 jobs that state their pay, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Direct support professionals employed in Delaware earn a median of $16.50 an hour (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
Direct support professionals in Delaware: pay by town and employer
The Caregivers & Home Health Aides job market: pay, applicant demand and hiring, researched nightly
Caregiver and home health aide jobs in our research
- How long these jobs stay listed: Still listed at 7 days 85.3%
- Applicant demand per open job on this site (1.00x is the average job): Index 0.79x · Clicks 27
- How often these jobs state their pay: Jobs stating any pay 71.0% · Stating an hourly rate 68.4%
From every open job we read and every apply click on this site, as of 5 Nov 2026. Every figure for Caregiver and home health aide jobs
About the job
Position Opening – Direct Support Professional (Support Specialist)
Location: 100 Enterprise Place Dover, DE 19904
Have you always wanted to make a difference in the lives of others? Have you wondered what kind of impact you could make? Easterseals may have the perfect opportunity for you to work in a job that you love, while making a difference and earning a competitive pay and comprehensive benefits!
Easterseals is seeking a motivated and dedicated professional to provide support and guidance to individuals with intellectual disabilities in our Life Skills program. As you build relationships with the people you serve, you will share in the joy that they experience when learning a new skill of participating in their community.
Qualifications
- Must have compassion for others and the desire to support adults with disabilities
- Must be able to work M-F (daytime) 30-hours/week
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Driving record in good standing to drive company vehicles
Preferred Skills
- Experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities
- Job-specific paid training provided on site What Easterseals Offers:
- A welcoming environment filled with people who are passionate about our mission
- Competitive wages and a comprehensive, affordable benefits package
- Retirement plan with company match up to 5%
- 12-paid holidays
- Generous PTO package including three weeks’ vacation after two years’ service
- Consistent, performance-based merit increases
- Student loan forgiveness qualifying organization
- Sign on bonus
- Opportunities for career advancement
This position starts at $17.00 per hour with the opportunity to earn more as experience and increased job responsibility is achieved. Email resume and cover letter to Alex Older at aolder@esdel.org
Easterseals is proud to create a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunity employer. Visit https://www.easterseals.com/de/ to learn more about our CARF accredited programs. EEOE
IND123
From Easterseals Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore's job posting for Dover, DE, checked 5 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
Selected agencies hiring now
All agencies and apps →
Cross Country HealthcareTravel nursing agency
A national staffing company placing travel nurses, allied professionals, therapists and locum tenens providers, with local and per diem work too.
Places: Nurses, NPs & PAs, Doctors, CNAs & PCTs
White Glove PlacementTravel nursing agency
Places travel, local, per diem and locum tenens clinicians across nursing, allied health, behavioral health and physician roles.
Places: Nurses, NPs & PAs, Doctors, CNAs & PCTs
These agencies and apps pay CareJobs.Now a referral fee when someone we introduce is placed or signs up. It costs you nothing and never changes your pay. Hospital and clinic jobs below keep their own order.
Sponsored jobs from job networks, which pay CareJobs.Now when you click one.
Free tools for this application: check your resume against this job, answer the application's questions or see every free tool.
New caregiver and home health aide jobs in Delaware, by email
One email a week with the newest ones, straight from the employers' own careers sites, with the pay each posting states. Free, stop anytime.
About Easterseals Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore
Easterseals Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore hires therapists, mental health staff and caregivers in Delaware and Maryland.
Hires in Delaware, MarylandPay on its listings: 15.8% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
More open jobs at Easterseals Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore
More caregiver and home health aide jobs
Experienced in home care or senior care?
One profile for every employer here. Hospitals, clinics and care companies ask us for people with a specific license, specialty, language or schedule: add yours once, and when a job fits, we introduce you, only with your yes. Free.
Easterseals Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore openings, sent to you weekly
Each week we send the newest postings from Easterseals Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore's own careers site, along with similar openings at other hospitals and care employers. It costs nothing and you can stop anytime.