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Direct Support Professional Reviews
What is it like working as a Direct Support Professional?
June 2015
A C.N.A job without C.N.A pay!
Direct Support Professional:
A great starting job for those fresh out of high school. However, no place to form a career.
May 2015
Not too bad.
Direct Support Professional:
Pros: You can dress casually, paid sick leave, no hard lifting required, and extra hours can be acquired. You can choose to be prn, part-time, or full-time. You can go out with clients to eat or participate in events.
Cons: Hard to keep up with mileage sheets. Take clients/residents to appointments. Coworkers can be mean and/or bad. Can be very stressful.
May 2015
Not too bad.
Direct Support Professional:
Pros: Health insurance available.
Can pick up extra hours.
Can go out with clients out to eat, take part in events.
You get to help and make a difference in someone's life who needs it.
Cons: Hard to change schedules.
Coworkers slack on the job.
Vacation time is small.
It is hard to have a schedule that makes study and work possible.
Can become stressful.
April 2015
Rewarding.
Direct Support Professional:
Pros: I love experiencing my consumers success. I like feeling of accomplishment.
Cons: I do not enjoy how everything involving the consumer is black and white with no grey area.
March 2015
I love it.
Direct Support Professional:
Pros: The clients.bnbn sfnsdfn wshbfjhdf adf asd a d.
Cons: Occasionally there is too much gossip.
February 2015
I love that I have something to offer someone that is in nee.
Direct Support Professional:
Pros: The joy that I see from helping others.
Cons: The work load.
January 2015
Working family.
Direct Support Professional:
Pros: The family like staff and boss. Feeling like I have people to talk to about personal problems.
Cons: The pay could be better or larger. Sometimes it is an emotionaly draining and I get burnt out if I work five or six days in a row.
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