Support daily life. Be supported in yours.
Meaningful one-on-one work supporting one person at a time — helping them build skills, independence, and a fuller everyday life, with local schedules, paid training, and competitive rates with benefits for eligible employees across Oregon.
Paid training · Relationship-based matching · Local care-team guidance
Oregon counties · statewide certified
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Benefits for eligible employees
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Filter by county and schedule to see the roles that match your life.
A practical career with real support.
Compensation varies by role, schedule, experience, and required training. Benefits are available to eligible employees.
Full-time employees working 30+ hours/week are eligible.
Employer match and paid time off for eligible employees.
Paid annual training and professional development.
Covered for approved customer community outings.
$500 at 3 months matched, another $500 at 6 months. Terms apply.
“Likely the most fulfilling job you'll ever have.”
Teaching a new skill, riding the bus together, building independence — direct support is relational work that changes two lives at once.
A team that supports its people and lives its values.
Direct support is demanding, relational work. We invest in paid training, real time off, peer connection, and local coordinators who know our DSPs as people — not just names on a schedule.
PTO, benefits for eligible employees, paid training, and support that helps DSPs do meaningful work well.
Local coordinators and fellow DSPs are available to answer questions, solve problems, and help you grow.
Every value ends in “y” because every value brings us back to why we do this work. They build on each other: Integrity grounds us. Empathy helps us understand. Community creates belonging. Synergy moves us together. Advocacy keeps each person’s voice at the center. Legacy is the difference that remains. We live all six as we make a difference every day.
We do what is right for the people we support and for one another — even when no one is watching.
We listen first, seek to understand, and meet each person with patience, respect, and genuine care.
We create belonging — for customers, families, DSPs, and the local communities we share.
We work as one team because customers, families, DSPs, and coordinators accomplish more together.
We speak up, protect choice, and keep each person’s voice at the center. This is why we do what we do.
We turn everyday support into confidence, skills, and positive change that continues long after the moment.
Our values are not words on a wall. We live them in every conversation, every decision, every match, and every ordinary moment that helps someone move forward. That is how we make a difference every day.
Clear steps. No guessing.
Apply to a specific role or start with a general DSP Interest form — whichever fits.
The recruiting team reviews your application and typically reaches out within 1–2 business days.
Talk through fit, schedule, and county, then verify credentials and complete the required documentation.
Finish paid onboarding and training, then begin your best-fit customer match.
Could you make a difference at Empowered Services?
In one minute, our team describes what a Direct Support Professional really does — from helping someone tie their shoelaces to riding the bus together, building the everyday skills that grow independence. If you have a heart for people, this could be the most fulfilling work you'll ever do. Press play, or read the full transcript below.
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[0:00] Do you have a heart for people and a desire to make a difference at Empowered Services? Our goal is to inspire, support, and provide opportunities to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As a Direct Support Professional, you would do everything from teaching someone how to tie their shoelaces to working with someone on learning how to ride the bus. You would support our customers by developing their current life skills, teaching them new skills, and helping them gain as much independence as possible.
[0:30] Does this sound like you? Working with Empowered Services is likely the most fulfilling job you'll ever have. If you're looking for a full or part-time position that pays well, has flexible hours, paid training, a retirement fund, and more, go to empowered-services.org to apply. Don't forget that dash — it's empowered-services.org. Certain stipulations like having a car and passing a background check are required.
What candidates ask first.
Ready to be part of something meaningful?
Whether you’re ready to apply or still just wondering if this is for you, a real person on our team is here to talk it through — no pressure. Call, submit DSP Interest, or browse open roles.
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