Direct Support Professional

About the Organization

Community Living Alternatives (CLA) Corp is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization founded in 1987 that provides residential support services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Northern Virginia.

CLA operates 12 homes for 42 individuals, promoting development of daily living skills, community participation, and family involvement. We collaborate with county support coordinators, families, and experts to create person‑centered plans. Relationships are the foundation of our work, emphasizing dignity, respect, choice, and collaboration.

Direct Support Professional

Rate of Pay
: $18.00/hr + $1 weekend differential rate from Saturday 8 am to Sunday 11 pm.

Schedule
:
Friday 11 pm–9 am, Saturday 9 pm–9 am, Sunday 9 pm–9 am.

• Bring joy into the lives of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Assess activities and physical space for risks (physical or emotional) and provide necessary support.
• Communicate verbally and in writing about activities and safety.
• Support adults in finding, engaging, and advocating for joy independently.
• Accountable and honest.
• Can lift up to 50 pounds.
• Familiarity with adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities.
• Team player, patient, and flexible.

• Health Insurance – 95% covered for single coverage lowest option plan.
• Dental – 95% covered for single coverage lowest option plan.
• Vision coverage.
• Life Insurance – 1× salary up to $50,000, fully CLA‑paid.
• 401(k) match.
• Qualified employer for Student Loan Forgiveness.
• Flexible Benefits Plan (Unreimbursed Medical & Dependent Care).
• Differential pay for weekend, weather emergency, and COVID‑related situations.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Supplemental insurances (STD/LTD, etc.) with pre‑tax payroll deduction options.
• 4 weeks paid parental leave.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Generous vacation and sick leave.
• 10 paid holidays per year for full‑time employees.
• Bereavement leave.
• Paid jury duty leave.

Must regularly stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach, taste or smell, talk or hear. May occasionally climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must lift up to 50 pounds and provide physical support to individuals weighing 200 pounds or more. Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and focusing.

Community Living Alternatives is an equal employment opportunity employer. We make employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, military status, citizenship, age, or disability.

This position is currently accepting applications.