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Direct Support Provider

Bridges Homeward


Job Location:

Boston, MA - USA

Hourly Salary: USD 25 - 25
Posted: 2 October 2026 (19 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 30 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

PURPOSE & SCOPE: Direct Support Providers (DSPs) responsibilities may include teaching and fostering the acquisition retention or improvement of skills and abilities to prepare and support an individual for work and/or community participation and could not do so without this direct support. This service originates form the home of the individual and is generally delivered in the community.

Role of Direct Support Providers

  • Provide one-on-one direct support which may include job training transportation assistance with activities of daily living and participation in recreational activities.
  • Assist in developing and maintaining friendships of choice and skills to use in daily interactions
  • Provide support to explore job interests and community activities
  • Provide support to complete work or business activities including supports for individuals who own their own business
  • Training and support to increase or maintain self-help socialization and adaptive skills to participate in own community
  • Develop/maintain or enhance independent functioning skills in the areas of sensory-motor cognition personal grooming hygiene and other daily living and social skills

We are currently seeking a Direct Service Provider for the following opportunity:

Opportunity to work with an active enthusiastic 30-year-old individual on the Autism Spectrum. He lives in Jamaica Plain with his mother. He loves sports like basketball and is looking for someone to take him on community outings on the weekends. Job entails accompanying client on community outings to the movies library the YMCA to play basketball and on walks around the pond. This individuals goals are to increase health and be social in the community. The family is looking for someone to work an 8-hour shift on Sunday with flexibility.


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At Bridges Homeward, we advocate for children, teens, and families. We help youth and families develop healthy, permanent relationships and make sure they are living in stable, safe, and loving homes. As a result, they can build the resilience and power they need to advocate for thems ... View more

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