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Direct Support Professional Reviews
What is it like working as a Direct Support Professional?
July 2020
Rewarding knowing that ive made a difference in my clients life.
Direct Support Professional in Ellisville:
Pros: I enjoy interacting with the special people
Cons: The pay
July 2020
Unappreciate and tooken advantage of. Over worked and not paid fairly.
Direct Support Professional in Oak Forest:
Pros: close to home
Cons: pay rate not enough
June 2020
Rewarding and debilitating.
Direct Support Professional in Jeffersonville:
Pros: Caring for my clients; my coworkers; flexible schedule
Cons: raise freezes; small bonuses; money not going directly to clients; complicated to communicate with upper management; paid less in this branch of VOA than other local branches
June 2020
Direct Support Professional in St. Helens:
Pros: I have awesome coworkers and I live my job
Cons: I commute 30 minutes one way to work and the stress level of the job
May 2020
SPECIAL NEEDS SERVICES. Helping students to develop skills that will help them live normally in the future and exploit their potential.
Direct Support Professional in Boston:
Pros: Though in special needs circumstances some are very pride
Cons: When some students harm themselves or are hyper.
April 2020
Week day job, no weekends, that's why I took the job.
Direct Support Professional in Bloomsburg:
Pros: Because I was hired with no weekends I have an option if I want to work it or not.
Cons: Not enough employees to cover all shifts. People are getting burned out having to do doubles every week. No pay increase like they said in the interview you would get. Slow to react to important things in the client's homes like broken appliances. Not enough equipment to work with.
April 2020
I hate it.
Direct Support Professional in Oconto Falls:
Pros: The individuals I serve
Cons: There’s no raises, the management doesn’t seem to care, basically never able to ask off
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