Direct Support Professional - Relief

Do you find yourself getting bored with routine? Do you thrive on solving a staffing shortage while helping multiple teams?

This role offers variety with changing shift days, shift hours, and work locations. Opportunities to become part‑time or full‑time are available for the right candidate.

Paid training and on‑the‑job training are provided.

• Fun & Rewarding:
  Work at a place where your effort directly results in making another human being’s life easier…have fun attending community events.
• Job Security and Local Work: LEAP has been in the Farmington Maine area for over 40 years; job openings available even during other business closures.
• Retention and Employee‑Centric Culture: LEAP has an average tenure of 8.5 years and values each employee.

Life Enrichment Advancing People (LEAP) is a private nonprofit supporting people with developmental, cognitive, and intellectual disabilities. LEAP provides small group and individualized residential services, adult case management, and training services, aiming to empower individuals to lead joyful, independent lives.

• Supervise and assist supported individuals in activities that enhance independence, including community and social activities.
• Assist with care of homes and personal possessions; perform housekeeping tasks when directed; report unsafe conditions.
• General housekeeping, snow removal, vehicle upkeep, and meal preparation.
• Paperwork, reporting, meetings, training, and other assigned tasks.

• You are at least 18 years old with a high school diploma or GED. Prior experience as an Ed Tech, CAN, BHP, or PSS is a plus.
• You possess a valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and a clean driving record.
• You exercise good judgement and maintain sustainable interpersonal relationships.
• You are empathetic, reliable, and meet scheduling commitments.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&DD, Short- and Long-Term Disability, and HSA.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid time off with rollover and buy‑back programs.
• Tuition reimbursement and over $1,000 of company‑paid certification training.
• Employee referral bonuses and other variable compensation.
• Occasional BBQs, rafting trips, gardening opportunities, ice cream trucks, and more.
• Note:
  
  Some health benefits only available to employees working more than 30 hours per week.

EEOC Statement:
Life Enrichment Advancing People (LEAP) is dedicated to building a diverse staff. We encourage people from all diversity types to seek career opportunities within our programs and organization. We are committed to sustaining a culturally and ethnically diverse environment.